Britta Olson

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Golden, Col.
High School:
J.K. Mullen

1999-00: Played in eight of CarolinaÕs 10 tournaments ... carded one top 15 finish in the fall tying for 14th place at the Auburn Tiger/Derby Invitational ... posted one top 20 finish in the spring, a 17th-place finish at the ACC Championships.

1997-98: Played in one tournament in the fall ... played as an individual in the Lady Tar Heel Invitational. Amateur: Runner-up at the 1997 Colorado State Tournament and the 1996 Colorado Junior Match Play Championship ... tied for eighth place at the '97 Buick Junior Open ... finished eighth at the '96 AJGA New Mexico Tournament and tied for eighth at the '96 AJGA Izzo ... champion of the '95 Colorado Junior Stroke Play, the '95 CJGA Western and the '95 CJGA Tournament of Champions.

Amateur: Advance to semi-finals in Colorado WomenÕs Match Play.

Prep: Four-time golf letterwinner at Mullen High School ... all-state in 1997 and all-region in 1996 ... won '96 state regional qualifying ... also played basketball her freshman year.

Personal: Majoring in Communications ... redshirted during the 1998-99 campaign.

Coach Austin's Comments: "Nobody works any harder than Britta. Her main focus this year will be gaining confidence and increasing distance. I know Britta has been working out hard and I feel confident that her golf will show that."

More on Olson

Birthdate: December 12, 1978
Major: Communications
Biggest Sports Thrill: Making a hole-in-one last summer
Career Round: 71, Lake Arbor, Col., Colorado Junior Stroke Play
Favorite Course: Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Col.
Favorite Golfer: Leif Olson
Favorite Athlete: Michael Bynum

Olson's Statistics

Year	TN	RDS	RDS CT/PCT	PAR	-PAR	60s	LO	HI	STKS	AVG
1997-98	1	3*	---	0	0	0	77	86	244	81.33
1999-00	9	24	12/50.0	0	0	0	73	93	1972	82.17
Total	10	27*	12/50.0	0	0	0	73	93	2216	82.07

*Includes 3 rounds played as an individual

Olson's Career Tournament Results
Fall 1997

Lady Tar Heel Invitational

77-81-86--244 (Ind.)

Fall 1999

Auburn Tiger/Derby Invitational	77-78-73--224 (T14)
Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel Invitational	82-77-82--241 (T43)
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship	82-82-82--246 (T66)
Lady Paladin Invitational	83-82-77--242 (T63)

Spring 2000

Bryan National Collegiate	83-85-84--252 (75)
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic	84-79-93--256 (T88)
ACC Championship	82-83-84--249 (17)
NCAA East Regional	85-85-88--258 (125)