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Nathalie Mansson
 Nathalie Mansson
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Stockholm, Sweden

High School:
Farsta

Height:
5-4

Birthdate:
05/16/1989

AT TENNESSEE: 2008-09: Posted arguably the most impressive freshman season ever by a Lady Vol golfer...Earned honorable mention All-America honors from Golfweek...Led the Lady Vols with a 73.79 stroke average and 10 rounds of par or better...Average broke the Tennessee freshman record previously set by Violeta Retamoza in 2002-03...Named to the All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team...Garnered All-East Region accolades...Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Posted a team-best finish in six different tournaments and never finished lower than third on the team...Score counted toward the team total in 32 of 33 rounds (97.2 percent)...Posted her season-low round of 1-under 69 at the NCAA East Regional, nabbing a tie for third place with a 212 (+2) total...Tabbed as Lady Vol Athlete of the Week after her performance at the regional...Capped off her debut season by finishing t48th at the NCAA Championships with a total score of 81-77-71-76=305 (+17)...Began her Tennessee career in impressive fashion at the Cougar Classic, firing an even-par 216 to finish t12th...Was the top Lady Vol at the NGCA Hooters Match Play Qualifier, earning a tie for 21st place with back-to-back rounds of 73...Compiled a 2-1 record during the match play portion of the NGCA event...Kicked off the spring season with a career-high third-place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, propelling Tennessee to a runner-up placement at the tournament...Fired a 4-over 220 (+4) in San Juan, P.R...Followed that up with a 3-over 219 at the Wildcat Invitational...Tied for 13th at both the Bryan National Collegiate and the SEC Championship, carding 226 (+10) and 220 (+7) totals, respectively.

AMATEUR: Helped Sweden place fifth at the European Women's Amateur Team Championship in Bled, Slovenia over the summer...Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Ladies British Amateur Championship this past June, compiling a 3-1 record...Carded a 54-hole total of (+1) 217 to tie for 40th at the Annika Sorenstam-hosted Scandinavian TPC, a Ladies European Tour event in August 2008...Won the 2007 Swedish Srixon Junior Open...Won the Swedish Junior Matchplay in 2007 and 2008...Placed second at the Skandia Junior Open...Competed on the European PING Junior Solheim Cup Team that defeated the U.S. in 2007...Tied for 51st (75-75-77=227) at the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships as a member of the Swedish Junior National Team...Participated in the 2006 and 2007 Swedish Team Championships.

PERSONAL: Majoring in criminal justice...Highest ambition is to play in the LPGA...Admires Sorenstam and Tiger Woods...Top thrill in golf was playing at the Scandianvian TPC...Has a brother, Niklas, 13...Nathalie Sofie Mansson, daughter of Goran and Jeanette Mansson, was born May 16, 1989, in Huddinge, Sweden.

QUICK FACTS
Rounds 33
Strokes 2,435
Average 73.79
Rounds of Par or Under 10
Low Round 69, 2009 NCAA East Regional
Low Tournament (54 holes) 212; 2009 NCAA East Regional
Top-10 Finishes Two
Best Finish 3rd, Lady Puerto Rico Classic

SCORECARD
2008-09
Cougar Classic t12th 74-70-72=216
Mason Rudolph t50th 74-76-77=227
Mercedes-Benz t36th 73-79-73=225
NGCA Match Play t21st 73-73=146
Lady Puerto Rico 3rd 77-70-73=220
Wildcat Invitational t12th 74-73-72=219
UCF Challenge t30th 70-78-71=219
Bryan National Collegiate t13th 80-72-74=226
SEC Championships t13th 71-76-73=220
NCAA East Regional t3rd 69-72-71=212
NCAA Championships t48th 81-77-71-76=305
Low Round - 69 (NCAA East Regional)
Low Total - 212 (NCAA East Regional)

YEAR RNDS STKS AVG LOW
2008-09 33 2435 73.8 69