Head Coach Ali Wright: “Mary has provided great leadership to our team on and off the golf course. Her desire to play beyond college has been very inspiring to our team. It is obvious that Mary’s hard work is continuing to pay off, as along with shooting a career-low round of 68, Mary finished second twice during the fall.”
Fall 2008: Averaged 75.15 through 13 rounds … Career-best 18-hole score (68) that tied school record at Richmond/Spider Fall Invitational, finishing as runner-up … Career-best 36-hole score of 144 (76-68) at Richmond/Spider Fall Invitational … Career-best 54-hole score of 225 (77-75-73) at Iowa/Hawkeye Intercollegiate, finishing as runner-up … Earned three Top Five finishes among five Top 20 efforts … participated in the 2009 Duramed FUTURES Tour Qualifying Tournament November 4-7, 2008 in Lakeland, Florida, but did not make the 54-hole cut (+8) among the field of qualifiers after her rounds of 77-78-78--233 (+17).
2007-08: Averaged career-best 76.86 through 22 rounds … Season-best 18-hole score (72) at both William and Mary/Colonial Intercollegiate and Western Carolina/Great Smokies Collegiate … Season-best 36-hole score of 145 (73-72) at Colonial Intercollegiate while earning first collegiate victory … Season-best 54-hole score of 226 (74-74-78) at Old Dominion/Lady Monarch Invitational, tying for third … Earned five Top Five finishes among seven Top 20 efforts … National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar.
2006-07: Averaged 82.95 through 22 rounds … Season-best 18-hole score (76) at Elon/Sea Trail Intercollegiate … Season-best 36-hole score of 155 (76-79) at Sea Trail Intercollegiate … Season-best 54-hole score of 240 (79-82-79) at Rollins/Ross Resorts Invitational … Earned two Top 20 efforts … Division I Independent All-Academic Team … NGCA All-American Scholar.
2005-06: Averaged 79.95 through 20 rounds … Season-best 18-hole score (75) at Winthrop/Shamrock Intercollegiate … Season-best 36-hole score of 156 at Western Carolina/Great Smokies Intercollegiate (78-78) and at William and Mary Intercollegiate (79-77) … Season-best 54-hole score of 232 (79-78-75) at Shamrock Intercollegiate, tying for third … Earned one Top Five finish among three Top 20 efforts … Division I All-Independent 3rd-Team … Division I Independent All-Newcomer Team … Longwood Freshman Female Athlete of the Year.
Junior/Amateur: 2007 and 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Qualifier … 2007 Syracuse Women’s District Golf Association (SWDGA) Champion … 2006 New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) Women’s Amateur semifinalist … 2005 SWDGA Championship runner-up … 2004 NYSGA Girls Amateur runner-up … 2004 Central New York Player of the Year … 2003 NYSGA Girls Amateur medalist.
High School: Played three years of golf at Cortland High School in Cortland, New York … Team MVP as a senior … Also participated in basketball and field hockey for four years each … Team MVP, captain, and All-League in field hockey as a senior.
Personal: Majors in exercise science with minor in pre-professional clinical studies … Summer 2008 internship with Jeff Handler, a strength and conditioning specialist for PGA Tour Players (Mike Wier) … Brother (William) plays lacrosse at St. John’s University … Daughter of Timothy and Adelaide Carmody.
