2012-13 Women's Golf Roster
Casey Grice
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- College Station, Texas
- High School:
- A&M Consolidated
Fall 2012: Tied for 14th with an even-par 216 at the Cougar Classic... finished tied for 13th in the Mason Rudolph Championship with an 8-over 224... placed second individually at the Fall Preview... finished with a 2-under 214 total after going 1-under in the final round... tied for seventh place in the Tar Heel Invitational with a 2-over 218 total.
2011-12: Carded top-10 finishes in all four of Carolina's tournaments, one as an individual ... finished in eighth place at the Cougar Classic, competing as an individual ... led the Tar Heels tying for eighth at the Mason Rudolph Fall Preview and the Tar Heel Invitational ... also was the low Tar Heel at The Landfall Tradition by tying for 10th place ... led Carolina with a 72.42 scoring average ... fired four under-par rounds, two in the 60s and carded two even-par rounds... finished in 20th place at the Central District Invitational... tied for 20th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with an 8-over 150... finished with a 232 total at the LSU Classic to tie for 36th place... tied for 16th at the Bryan National Collegiate... shot a 2-under 70 in the second round... finished with a 7-over 223... shot a 1-under 71 in the final round of ACC Championships... finished with a 5-over 217 and in fifth place individually... named Tar Heel Performer of the Week for April 9-15, 2012... was selected as a member of the All-ACC Women's Golf Team in 2012... tied for 35th place in the NCAA West Regional with a 7-over 223 total... tied for 63rd placee after shooting a 13-over 301 at the NCAA Championships... was selected as Honorable Mention All-America in 2012.
2010-11: Played in all 11 of Carolina's tournaments, carding three top-10 finishes and five top-25 finishes ... tied for second place at the Cougar Classic, her first tournament as a Tar Heel, firing a 3-under-par 213 total ... tied for third place at The Landfall Tradition where she fired an even par 216 total ... tied for seventh place at the ACC Championships, tied for 20th at the NCAA East Regional, tied for 25th at the Bryan National Collegiate and tied for 26th at the NCAA Championships, played near her hometown of College Station, Tex. ... tied for 35th at the Tar Heel Invitational, tied for 41st at the Mason Rudolph Championships, tied for 43rd at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, tied for 52nd at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate and tied for 61st at the LSU Golf Classic ... boasts a 74.32 scoring average ... carded six under-par rounds and four even-par rounds.
Amateur: Advanced to match play at 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur and 2011 North and South Women's Amateur ...advanced to second round of match play at 2011 Texas Women's State Amateur ... member of 2010 Canon Cup Team, helping lead the West to a win over the East ... won 2009 Colorado Junior at Flying Horse ... runner-up at 2009 AJGA Abilene Junior ... tied for third place at 2010 Laredo Energy Junior at Traditions and the 2009 Arizona Silver Belle Championship where she tied for fith in 2010 ... placed eighth at 2010 Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship and tied for ninth at 2009 Polo Junior Golf Classic ... carded three additional top-35 finishes in junior amateur events.
Prep: Four-year golf letterwinner at A&M Consolidated High School ... 2008 Texas State 5A Girls Golf Champion and the runner-up in 2010 ... three-time regional champion, 2008, 2009, 2010 ... three-time district champion, 2007, 2008, 2010 ... four-time MVP of A&M Consolidated High School, 2007-10 ... presented 2010 Kevin Gray Award as the quintessential team member ... won eight tournaments her senior year, runner-up once and finished fourth once.
Personal: Participant in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Rising Stars program ... mother is Kristen Grice ... born October 16, 1991.
More on GriceHobbies: Playing golf
Favorite food: Tuna salad
The best-tasting food I make is: I don't cook
Favorite TV shows: NCIS
Nobody can believe I watch: Project Runway
The reality show I could win is: Minute to Win It
Favorite video games: Mario Kart
Favorite movie: The Blind Side
Favorite vacation spot: Estes Park, Colorado
Favorite musical performers: Kenny Chesney
CDs most likely to be on my iPod: Carrie Underwood
Favorite song: Angel Eyes by Love and Theft
Nobody can believe I listen to: Nicki Minaj
If I could spend three hours doing anything, it would be: Swim with dolphins
My greatest sports moment: Winning ACC Freshman of the Year
Career competitive round: 66, Colorado Junior at Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Summer 2009
Favorite course: Yeaman's Hall, Charleston, South Carolina
Favorite golfer: Rory McIlroy
Favorite athlete: Serena Williams
I have these superstitions: None
Why I chose Carolina: Carolina has the best combo of athletics and academics
Talents I have outside of golf: Drawing, designing
Person or people in history I'd most like to meet: Eleanor Roosevelt
Person or people I admire the most and why: My swing coach, Jeanne Sutherland, because of her work ethic and dedication to the game
My most prized possession is: Family and friends
Post-school ambition: Play professionally.
Most notable thing someone in my family other than me has accomplished: My cousin worked the Beijing and London Olympics
The best thing about going to school at Carolina is: Being a part of the Carolina family
The best part about being a Tar Heel golfer is: Traveling to awesome places
The best thing about Coach Mann is: Her dedication to the team
Person I would most like to receive a golf lesson from: My granddad
Person I would like to play a round of golf with: My granddad
I did this for fun this summer: Volunteered at St. Jude in Memphis, Tennessee for the St. Jude Classic
Grice's Career Tournament Results
Fall 2010
Cougar Classic......................................... 71-72-70-213 (T2)
Mason Rudolph Women's Championship...... 71-74-73-218 (T41)
Tar Heel Invitational.................................. 77-70-72-219 (T35)
The Landfall Tradition................................ 77-71-74-216 (T3)
Spring 2010
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate*............. 78-77-73-228 (T52)
LSU Golf Classic..................................... 78-80-78-236 (T61)
Bryan National Collegiate........................... 74-78-78-230 (T25)
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic................... 72-76-80-228 (T43)
ACC Championships................................ 77-72-73-222 (T7)
NCAA East Regional................................ 75-72-73-220 (T20)
NCAA Championships.................................... 75-75-73-74-297 (T26)
Fall 2011
Cougar Classic*....................................... 70-68-74-212 (8)
Mason Rudolph Fall Preview...................... 73-72-73-218 (T8)
Tar Heel Invitational.................................. 72-69-71-212 (T8)
The Landfall Tradition................................ 75-75-77-227 (T10)
Spring 2012
Central District Invitational........................ 73-72-78-223 (20)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate....................... 76-74-150 (T20)
LSU Golf Classic..................................... 75-77-80-232 (T36)
Bryan National Collegiate........................... 77-70-76-223 (T16)
ACC Championships................................ 74-73-70-217 (5)
NCAA West Regional............................... 72-74-77-223 (T35)
NCAA Championships.............................. 77-72-77-75-301 (T63)
Fall 2012
Cougar Classic........................................ 72-69-75-216 (T14)
Mason Rudolph Championship................... 73-77-74-224 (T13)
Liz Murphey Fall Preview......................... 73-70-71-214 (2)
Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational............... 72-73-73-218 (T7)
*Competed as an individual
Grice's Statistics
RDS CT/
TN RDS PCT PAR -PAR 60s LO HI STKS AVG
2010-11 11 34* 31/100.0 4 6 0 70 80 2527 74.32
2011-12 11 33* 26/86.7 5 6 2 68 80 2438 73.88
Fall 2012 4 12 12/100.0 2 3 1 69 77 872 72.67
Totals 26 79# 69/94.5 11 15 3 68 80 5837 73.89
*Competed 3 rounds as an individual
#Competed 6 rounds as an individual
