Sydney Crane

Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jamestown, N.C.
High School:
Ragsdale

Fall 2008: Played in all four of Carolina's tournaments and carded two top-10 finishes ... tied for fourth place at the Cougar Classic and tied for eighth at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship ... shot four rounds under par with two being in the 60s to lead the team in both categories.

2007-08: Selected to the All-ACC Team ... named to the All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team and also selected to the ACC Honor Roll ... played in eight tournaments for the Tar Heels ... carded three top-10 and five top-25 finishes - all in the spring ... tied for fifth place place in the SJSU Spartan Invitational in San Jose, Calif., and at the Bryan National Collegiate in Browns Summit, N.C. ... tied for ninth place at the ACC Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla. ... tied for 21st at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. and tied for 22nd at the NCAA West Regional played at Lincoln Hills Golf Club in Lincoln, Calif. ... played in three fall tournaments, including one as an individual ... top finish was a tie for 48th place at the Cougar Classic ... her play in the fall was hampered by a wrist injury.

2006-07: Selected to the All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team and also named to the ACC Honor Roll ... played in all 11 of the Tar Heels' tournaments ... had a low round of 71 ... top finish was a tie for 14th at the Cougar Classic in the fall and the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic in the spring ... finished in the top 30 in five of the 11 tournaments ... tied for 15th place at the ACC Championship and finished 18th at the Chrysler Challenge ... tied for 81st at the NCAA Championship.

2005-06: Selected to the All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team and also named to the ACC Honor Roll ... cracked the starting lineup as a freshman, playing in seven of Carolina's 10 tournaments ... started in all but one of the Tar Heels' spring events ... won the Jimmy Dixon award ... low finish came at the ACC Championship where she tied for 26th place ... top outing was a tie for 34th place at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship where she and Lauren Hunt were the low Tar Heels.

Amateur: Advanced to match play in the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur before losing in the first round of match play ... advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2008 North and South Amateur played in Pinehurst ... member of the Carolinas team in the 2006 Virginia-Carolina Matches ... semifinalist in 2006 Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship ... qualified for 2005 U.S. Junior Girls Amateur ... won 2005 Twin States Junior Girls ... member of Carolinas Junior Team in 2004 and 2005 ... runner-up at 2005 Carolinas Junior Girls Amateur at Bay Tree in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and at the 2004 N.C. Junior Amateur played at Alamance Country Club in Burlington.

Prep: Four-time golf letterwinner at Ragsdale High School ... all-conference performer in 2005 ... presented 2005 Gatorade Will To Win Athlete Award in 2005.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise & Sport Sceince ... elected to the 2006, 2007 and 2008 All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Teams ... also named to the 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 ACC Honor Roll ... academic captain for the 2007-08 team ... participant in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders program ... her mother, Sheree Marsh Crane (1976-78) and aunts, Page Marsh (1982-85) and Amber Marsh Elliott (1988-92) all played golf at Carolina.

More on Crane
Birthdate: August 10, 1987
Biggest Sports Thrill: Shooting 66 at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational last spring
Hobbies: Reading
Favorite Food: Salmon, ice cream
Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Song: Austin by Blake Shelton
Favorite Athlete: David Beckham
CDs most likely on my iPod: Rascal Flatts
Most Prized Possesion: My tennis shoes
Why I Chose Carolina: I had always wanted to be a Tar Heel!
The best thing about going to school at Carolina is: The combination of great athletics and academics
The best part about being a Tar Heel golfer is: The team
Post-School Ambition: I want to go to nursing school
Person with whom I would like to play a round of golf: Tiger Woods
Favorite Course: Pinehurst #8
Favorite Golfer: Phil Mickelson
I have these superstitions: I mark my ball with a coin that says "no cash value"