Kate Thomas

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bathurst, New South Wales, Aus

2008-09: Selected to the All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team and named to the ACC Honor Roll ... played in all 11 of Carolina's tournaments ... posted four top-20 finishes ... tied for fifth place at the rain-shortened Liz Murphey Collegiate and tied for 18th at the ACC Championships ... in the fall - tied for 15th place at The Landfall Tradition and tied for 19th at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.

2007-08: Played in all 10 of Carolina's tournaments ... carded four top-25 finishes - two in the fall and two in the spring ... best finish was a tie for ninth place at the SJSU Spartan Invitational in the spring ... tied for 13th place at the ACC Championships ... top performance in the fall was a tie for 10th place at the Tar Heel Invitational ... earlier in the fall tied for 22nd at the Cougar Classic.

2006-07: Cracked the starting lineup as a freshman, playing in all 11 of Carolina's tournaments ... named to the ACC Honor Roll ... best finish in the fall was a tie for 23rd at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship ... best finish in the spring was a tie for sixth place at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational ... placed in the top-25 in five tournaments ... tied for 20th at the Bryan National Collegiate and tied for 22nd at the Chrysler Challenge ... was the top Tar Heel finisher for the Tar Heels at the NCAA East Regional and the NCAA Championships ... tied for 13th at the East Regional and tied for 76th at the NCAA Championships.

Amateur: Winner of 2009 Pennant Hills Cup ... won four of five inter-club matches, playing #1 for Manly Golf Club ... tied for fifth at 2008 QLD Amateur Championship ... champion of 2007 Mount Warning Classic at Murwillumbah Golf Club ... tied for ninth place at 2008 New South Wales Stroke Play Championship after tying for fifth in 2007 ...runner-up at 2006 Lake Macquarie Amateur ... finished in top 15 at 2006 Australian Stroke Play Championship and Riversdale Cup ... won AGC medal at The Australian Golf Club ... top 15 at 2006 QLD Stroke Play Championships at Coolangatta/Tweed Heads Golf Club and at 2006 VIC Stroke Play Championships at Woodlands Golf Club ... top qualifier for the NSW Amateur, was defeated in the semifinals ... four-time Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation State Age Champion (12, 14-16) ... four-time member NSW State Junior Girls team, captain last two years ... six-time member NSW State of Origin team, captain last year ... member of 2004 Australian Junior Team ... Won Australian qualifying in Aaron Baddeley World Junior Championships ... top qualifier at NSW Amateur at Bonnie Doon Golf Club ... qualified for Australian Open (professional tournament) at 16 years old ... finished in top 25 at Callaway World Junior Championships.

Prep: Played at MacKillop College in Bathurst NSW Australia ... 2004 and 2005 NSW Combined Catholic Colleges champion in stroke play and match play ... honor student throughout high school ... third in HSC Business Studies in 2005 ... 2004 MKC Award for Distinction.

Personal: Double majoring in management and society, and history ... parents are Mark and Liz Thomas ... has one brother, Ryan ... born April 22, 1987.

More on Thomas
Favorite Food: Chocolate, Pasta
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Nobody Can Believe I Watch: Air Crash Investigation
The reality show I could win is: Survivor
Favorite Video Game: Mario Kart
Favorite Vacation Spot: Vanuatu or Fiji
CDs most likely on my iPod: Beyonce, Fall Out Boy, Modest Mouse, The Presets
Nobody can believe I listen to: ABBA
My greatest sports moment: Qualifying for the Women's Australia Open (at age 16)
Favorite Course: New South Wales Golf Course, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Favorite Golfer: Tiger Woods
I Have This Superstition: Never use a number 3 golf ball
Why I Chose Carolina: The combination of athletics and academics is the best in the United States.
Talents I have outside of golf: Cooking
The best thing about going to school at Carolina is: The amazing diversity of people you meet.
The best thing about Coach Mann is: Her emphasis on the mental game.
The funniest thing Coach Mann says all the time: Don't be late!