University of North Carolina Athletics
2012-13 Women's Golf Roster
Courtney Gunter
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Matthews, N.C.
- High School:
- Porter Ridge
General: 2010 NGCA All-America Scholar ... named to 2010 All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team and the 2010 ACC Honor Roll.
Fall 2012: Played in the Mason Rudolph Championship as an individual... placed 77th in the tournament with a 34-over 250 total... tied for 67th as an individual in the Tar Heel Invitational.
2011-12: Played in all four of Carolina's tournaments, competing as an individual in one ... top performance was a tie for 12th place at the Cougar Classic ... tied for 39th at the Mason Rudolph Fall Preview and tied for 53rd at The Landfall Tradition ... tied for 76th at the Tar Heel Invitational while competing as an individual ... 75.50 scoring average ... carded two under-par rounds and two even-par rounds... placed 70th in the Central District Invitational... played as an individual in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and finished tied for 38th... posted a 12-over 154 in the tournament... tied for 31st at the LSU Classic... carded a 77, 78 and 76 in the tournament... finished tied for 72nd at the Bryan NAtional Collegiate... finished tied for 84th at the NCAA Championships... scored an even-par 72 in the first round.
2010-11: Played in six tournaments for the Tar Heels ... carded two top-20 finishes ... low finish was a tie for sixth place at the Cougar Classic ... tied for 19th at the Tar Heel Invitational ... tied for 39 at the Bryan National Collegiate, tied for 58th at The Landfall Tradition and tied for 67th at the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship ... 75.44 stroke average ... scored three under-par rounds, one in the 60s, and two even par rounds.
2009-10: Selected a NGCA (National Golf Coaches Association) All-America Scholar ... named to 2010 All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team and the 2010 ACC Honor Roll ... played in all 11 of Carolina's tournaments ... carded three top-20 finishes and five top-35 finishes ... tied for sixth place at the Tri Match at Ironwood and tied for 16th at the ACC Championships ... was the low Tar Heel, tying for 17th place at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic ... tied for 29th at the NGCA Collegiate Match Play Championship in the fall and tied for 31st at the LSU Tiger/Wave Golf Classic.
Amateur: 2011 Carolinas' Amateur champion ... tied for ninth place at 2011 North and South Amateur ... tied 15th at the 2011 Women's Eastern Championship ... advanced to match play at the 2011 U.S Amateur after tying for 10th during stroke play ... selected the 2008-09 Girls Senior Athlete of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association ... named 2008 Carolina's Golf Association Female Golfer of the Year ... the only athlete from North Carolina to be chosen to the National High School Coaches Association's Athlete of the Year Team ... member of 2009 Canon Cup East Team ... 2008 AJGA Honorable Mention All-America ... EA Sports All-America for women's golf in 2007 and 2008 ... three-time Charlotte Observer Women's Golfer of the Year (2006, 2007, 2008) ... champion of the 2007 AJGA Golf Pride Tournament played at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, N.C. and was the runner-up in 2008 .... finished third at the 2008 AJGA Heritage Junior played in Bluffton, S.C. ... quarterfinalist at 2008 U.S. Junior Girls in Hartford, Conn.
Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail ... won the N.C. 1A/2A/3A State High School Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... won the conference championship four times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) ... four-time all-conference performer in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ... three-time Player of the Year (2005, 2007, 2008) ... National Honor Society member and 2008 AJGA HP Scholastic All-America selection.
Personal: Majoring in psychology and exercise & sport science ... parents are Shane and Jennifer Gunter ... born July 11, 1991.
More on Gunter
Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family, being outside, sports
Favorite food: Mac-n-Cheese
The best-tasting food I make is:
Favorite TV show: Modern Family
The reality show I could win is: Wipeout
Favorite video game: Mario Kart on Nintendo 64
Favorite movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite vacation spot: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Favorite musical performers: Darius Rucker
CDs most likely to be on my iPod: Jack Johnson, Corey Smith, Hootie & The Blowfish
Favorite song: Slide, Goo Goo Dolls
Nobody can believe I listen to:
If I could spend three hours doing anything, it would be: On the beach
My greatest sports moment: Playing in two US Amateurs
Career competitive round: 66, 2008, AJGA Betsy Rawls
Favorite course: Pinehurst #2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
Favorite golfer: Rory McIlroy
Favorite athlete: Tiger Woods
I have these superstitions:
Why I chose Carolina: It's amazing. It's the best of academics, athletics, golf, environment, and people.
Person or people I admire most and why: My parents
Post-school ambition: Play on tour
The best thing about going to school at Carolina is: Everything
The best part about being a Tar Heel golfer is: Wearing Carolina blue and representing the University
The best thing about Coach Mann is: Her drive to make us our very best
The funniest thing Coach Mann says all the time: "Would you agree?"
Person I would most like to receive a golf lesson from: Rick McCall
I did this for fun this summer: Went to the Outer Banks with my family
Gunter's Career Tournament Results
Fall 2009
NGCA Collegiate Match Play Championship 75-76-151 (T29)
Duramed Cougar Classic............................ 78-78-69-225 (T45)
Tar Heel Invitational.................................. 73-79-76-230 (T61)
NCAA Fall Preview.................................. 77-77-72-226 (T36)
Spring 2010
The Challenge at Kinderlou Forest............... 80-83-80-243 (T75)
LSU Tiger/Wave Golf Classic..................... 74-84-70-228 (T31)
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic................... 75-76-77-228 (T17)
Bryan National Collegiate........................... 74-77-79-230 (T61)
Tri Match at Ironwood............................... 76-73-149 (T6)
ACC Championships................................ 74-74-79-227 (T16)
NCAA East Regional................................ 71-74-77-222 (T39)
Fall 2010
Cougar Classic......................................... 69-71-75-215 (T6)
Mason Rudolph Women's Championship...... 75-75-76-226 (T67)
Tar Heel Invitational.................................. 70-72-72-214 (T19)
The Landfall Tradition................................ 75-73-86-234 (T58)
Spring 2011
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate............... 81-75-78-234 (T79)
Bryan National Collegiate........................... 76-79-80-235 (T39)
Fall 2011
Cougar Classic......................................... 73-70-71-214 (T12)
Mason Rudolph Fall Preview...................... 72-74-80-226 (T39)
Tar Heel Invitational*................................ 73-72-83-228 (T76)
The Landfall Tradition................................ 77-81-80-238 (T53)
Spring 2012
Central District Invitational........................ 76-77-85-238 (70)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate*..................... 78-76-154 (T38)
LSU Golf Classic*.................................... 77-78-76-231 (T31)
Bryan National Collegiate*......................... 78-81-77-236 (T72)
NCAA West Regional............................... 73-78-75-226 (T49)
NCAA Championships.............................. 72-83-75-75-305 (T84)
Fall 2012
Mason Rudolph Championship................... 79-86-85-250 (77)
Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational............... 80-77-77-234 (T67)
*Competed as an individual
Gunter's Statistics
RDS CT/
TN RDS PCT PAR -PAR 60s LO HI STKS AVG
2009-10 11 31 27/87.1 1 3 1 69 83 2357 76.03
2010-11 6 18 16/88.9 2 3 1 69 86 1358 75.44
2011-12 10 30* 16/84.2 3 2 0 70 85 2296 76.53
Fall 2012 2 6^ --- 0 0 0 77 86 484 80.67
Total 29 85# 59/86.8 6 8 2 69 86 6495 76.41
*Competed 11 rounds as an individual
^Competed 6 rounds as an individual
#Competed 17 rounds as an individual
