Crimson Tide finishes tied for fourth to advance to the Vanderbilt Legends Club on May 22-25
OUTLOOK:
Jennifer Kirby brought an impressive résumé to the University of Alabama and has only added to it during her first two seasons in Tuscaloosa ... a two-time All-SEC selection ... captured the SEC Freshman of the Year honors in 2010 and was selected first-team All-SEC while garnering All-America honors ... finished her freshman season by earning a berth in the 2010 U.S. Women's Open at the Oakmont County Club in July and then advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 U.S. Women's Amateur at the Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club ... also qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open and made it to match play at the 2011 U.S. Amateur ... ranked sixth in the Golfweek/Titleist Women's Amateur rankings to begin the 2010-11 season ... has played in all 22 events for the Crimson Tide and 66 total rounds during her Alabama career with a 73.79 scoring average ... broke the year-old Alabama freshman scoring average record with a 73.06 (2,338 strokes) ... has seven career top-10 and 12 top-20 finishes ... the Team Canada golfer arrived in Tuscaloosa fresh off of six amateur wins in Canada in 2009 ... very long off the tee enabling her to hit par 5s most are unable to reach ... also a very good iron player and an excellent putter.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE):
She collected three top-10 finishes and four top-15 showings as a sophomore ... ranked fourth on the team with a 74.47 stroke average over 34 rounds (2,532 strokes) ... earned second-team All-SEC honors ... 54th in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index ... carded seven rounds under par and two rounds in the 60s, including a career-low 66 in the final round of the 2010 Fall Preview, which propelled Alabama to the tournament victory ... she finished tied for ninth at the Fall Preview at 4-under-par 212 ... shot 5-over at the Mason Rudolph ... fired rounds of 71, 68 and 71 for a tie for sixth at the Tar Heel Invitational as Alabama captured its second team title of the season ... was the Tide's second-best finisher at the SEC/Pac-10 Challenge, shooting a 4-over 217 to post a tie for 13th ... her third top 10 of the year came at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, where Kirby opened the spring with rounds of 71, 78 and 73 to finish tied for ninth at 6-over par ... shot 7-over 223 at the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, firing a 73 in the final round to help UA finish second ... tied for 47th at the LSU Golf Classic and Liz Murphey Classic ... tied for 32nd at the SEC Championship, shooting rounds of 74, 79 and 76 -- counting towards the UA score in two rounds ... shot 73 and 74 in the first two rounds of the NCAA East Regional ... finished tied for 69th at the NCAA Championships.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN):
Kirby made an immediate impact in the Crimson Tide lineup as a true freshman ... was selected as the 2010 SEC Freshman of the Year and first-team All-SEC ... earned third-team All-America honors from Golfweek ... finished second on the team and sixth in the SEC with a 73.06 scoring average ... appeared in all 11 of Alabama's tournaments during the year, totaling 2,338 strokes over 32 rounds ... top finish was a runner-up showing at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic ... ranked 22nd in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index while ranking sixth nationally in par-5 scoring (4.80), tied for 18th in sub-par scoring (2.94), 12th in greens in regulation (.712) and 23rd in the Golfstat Cup according to Golfstat ... opened her Crimson Tide career by tying for 13th at the NGCA Match Play Qualifier at 2-over-par 146 ... then went 1-1-1 in match play as the Tide finished sixth ... posted rounds of 70 and 75 in the rain-shortened Mason Rudolph Women's Championship for a 1-over-par 145 ... was 19th at the Tar Heel Invitational and second on the team at 3-over-par 219 ... turned in a top-20 finish at the 2009 NCAA Fall Previw at The Landfall Tradition, firing rounds of 76, 76 and 69 en route to a tie for 17th ... began the spring schedule with an impressive showing that included a then-career-low 67 in the opening round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ... carded scores of 75 and 73 in the second and third rounds in Puerto Rico to finish tied for seventh and tied for the top mark for Alabama ... posted her fifth top-20 finish with a tie for 12th at the Tiger/Wave Golf Classic ... fired rounds of 71, 78 and 74 in strong winds and difficult scoring conditions in New Orleans at the English Turn Golf and Country Club ... carded a 5-over-par 221 at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic to finish second ... tamed a UGA Golf Course that presented many challenges, including firm and fast greens and winds in excess of 20 mph ... opened the Ping/ASU Invitational with a 1-under-par 71 and then followed with a 3-over-par 75 and a 1-over 71 to finish tied for 29th at 3-over-par 219 ... posted her third top-10 finish of the season with an even-par 213 ... her tie for 10th place helped the Crimson Tide win their first SEC Championships by four strokes ... opened with a 1-under-par 70 in round one and closed with a 3-under-par 68 in the final round ... finished tied for 60th at the NCAA West Regional with a 54-hole total of 231 ... Kirby's first and third round scores counted on the team scores ... produced the top individual finish in the history of the Alabama women's golf program at the NCAA Championships with a tie for seventh at 4-under-par 284 ... her final three rounds of the 2010 NCAA Championships were under par at the Country Club of Landfall Dye Course ... the second and third rounds were 2-under 70s with a final round 69 that was the lowest round by any UA player during the tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
She played for Paris District High School in Paris, Ontario ... a three-year member of the Canadian National Development Team ... ranked second in the Royal Canadian Golf Association's Girls Order of Merit ... finished fourth at the 2008 U.S. Girls Championship ... qualified for match play at the British Amateur in 2008 and 2009 ... made the round of 32 in 2008 and the round of 64 in 2009 ... in 2009 became the first golfer to win both the Royale Cup Canadian Women's Amateur and the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship in the same year ... Kirby won six events in 2009, including the CN Future Links Pacific Championship, the Toronto Star Amateur, the Ontario Amateur Championship and the Ontario Junior Championship along with both Royale Cup events ... competed in the CN Canadian Women's Open in the fall of 2009 ... daughter of Ken and Sandra Kirby ... undecided on a major.
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