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Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Commodores
Women's Golf Program
2601 Jess Neely Dr.
Nashville, Tennessee 37212
Organizations: NCAA Div I
Conferences: Southeastern (SEC)

Golf Scholarships: Yes Yes
Academic and Financial Need Scholarships:Yes Yes


Demographics Information
City/Town Pop. Type Founded Enrollment Gender Mix
500K - 1M Private 1873 6,900 40% M - 51% F

Tuition, Room, and Board
Area Resident State Resident Non-resident R & B
$ 42,118 $ 42,118 $ 13,650
Vanderbilt Commodores 2011 - 2012 Tournaments
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  Tournament Name Start Date Tournament Type Course Location Finish Place
1 Cougar Classic 09/11/2011 season Yeamans Hall Club Charleston SC 6
2 Mason Rudolph Fall Preview 09/23/2011 season Vanderbilt G.C. Nashville, TN 9
3 Stanford Intercollegiate 10/14/2011 season Stanford G.C. Stanford, CA 2
4 Mercedes-Benz SEC/PAC 12 Chall 10/21/2011 season Holston Hills C.C. Knoxville, TN 6
5 Central District Invitational 02/20/2012 season River Wilderness CC Parrish, FL 3
6 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 03/03/2012 season Long Cove G.C. Hilton Head, SC 3
7 LSU Golf Classic 03/09/2012 season University Club Baton Rouge, LA 4
8 PING/ASU Invitational 03/31/2012 season Karsten Golf Course Tempe, AZ 12
9 Vanderbilt / Texas Dual 04/14/2012 season The Legends Course Nashville, TN 1
10 SEC Women’s Golf Championship 04/20/2012 conf Blessings G.C. Fayetteville,AR 8
11 NCAA D1 Womens Central Region 05/10/2012 reg Ohio State Scarlet Course Columbus, OH 2
12 NCAA Women’s Championship 05/22/2012 champ The Legends Club Franklin, TN 11
Vanderbilt Commodores 2012 - 2013 Tournaments. (Note: Events & scores added as played)
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  Tournament Name Start Date Tournament Type Course Location Finish Place
1 Cougar Classic 09/09/2012 season Yeamans Hall Club Charleston SC 4
2 Mason Rudolph Women’s Champion 09/21/2012 season The Legends G.C. Franklin, TN 5
3 Liz Murphey Fall Preview 10/05/2012 season U. of Georgia GC Athens, GA 16
4 Stanford Int hosted by C. Rice 10/19/2012 season Stanford G.C. Stanford, CA 5
5 Central District Invitational 02/18/2013 season River Wilderness CC Parrish, FL 2
6 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 03/08/2013 season Long Cove G.C. Hilton Head, SC 2
7 Insperity Lady Jaguar Intercol 03/15/2013 season Forest Hills G.C. Augusta, GA 2
8 Bryan National Collegiate 03/29/2013 season Bryan Park Champions G.C. Brown Summit,NC 4
9 SEC Women’s Golf Championship 04/19/2013 conf Greystone G&CC Birmingham, AL 4
10 NCAA D1 Women’s West Regional 05/09/2013 reg Stanford G.C. Stanford, CA 3
11 NCAA Women’s Championship 05/21/2013 champ UGA Golf Course Athens, GA 18
Head Coach: Greg Allen
Office Phone: 615-343-8097
Fax: 615-322-4961
Email: greg.allen@vanderbilt.edu

Greg Allen, women's golf coach at Vanderbilt since 2007, was coach at University of Arizona from 2000-2006.  Allen led the UA Wildcats to two Pac-10 Championships and a runner-up finish at the 2002 NCAA Championship led by two future LGPA stars, Lorena Ochoa and Natalie Gulbis.

Vanderbilt University placed 18th in the NCAA Championship at University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga. USC took the lead from the outset and defeated runner-up Duke by 21 strokes. It ended a tremendous run for USC, which won the Pac-12 and West regional titles as well. Rounding out the top five were Purdue in third, UCLA in fourth and Arizona State fifth.
 
The Southeastern Conference led the way with seven schools in the 24-team national championship tournament, followed by the Pac-12 with six, the Big 10 with four and Big 12 with three. However, the Pac-12 dominated play, as it placed five teams among the top 13.
 
Weather at the par-72, 6,372-yard course was mixed. It was warm and breezy throughout, and particularly windy during the final round, when the average score increased by three strokes. A two-hour lightning and rain delay during the second round caused 27 players and six teams to finish their rounds the following morning. The average 18-hole score in the 126-player field was 75.6 strokes.
 
Jenny Hahn tied for 17th (71-67-79-76=293) to lead the Commodores. Irina Gabasa took 36th (74-72-77-74=297).
 
Vanderbilt finished third in the 2013 NCAA D-I West Regional at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif. USC shot a final round of 4-under par 280 to win the tournament by one stroke over Purdue. Weather conditions were sunny at the par-72, 6,267-yard course. The average 18-hole score among the 126-player field was 76.0 strokes.
 
The top eight teams earned a berth to the NCAA tournament. Following USC and Purdue were Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Stanford, Arizona, Oregon and San Jose State. Arizona, Oregon and San Jose State tied for sixth, one stroke ahead of tough-luck Baylor, which missed nationals as the ninth-place team.
 
Kendall Martindale led the Commodores, tying for third (71-71-68=210). Jenny Hahn tied for 10th (74-72-70=216), while Lauren Stratton tied for 30th (73-73-75=221).

Vanderbilt University claimed fourth in the 2013 Southeastern Conference Championship at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Ala. Alabama bested runner-up Georgia by 14 strokes to win the title. Filling out the top five were South Carolina, Vanderbilt and, in a tie for fifth, Kentucky and Mississippi State. Weather conditions made the par-72, 6,401-yard course difficult. It was windy throughout the three-day competition, with rain during the first round, and morning temperatures in the 30s. Medalist Stephanie Meadow of Alabama shot an even par 216 (75-69-72) to win by nine strokes.

Vandy's low scorers tied for 14th in Irina Gabina (80-79-71=230) and Kendall Martindale (75-73-82=230).

Vanderbilt took 11th in the 2012 NCAA Championship, second at the NCAA D1 Central . The Commodores tied for 10th in the 2011 NCAA Championship.They took seventh in 2010.

Coach Allen is a 1993 graduate (journalism) from Murray State University focusing on sports. From 1993 to 1998 he worked for the AJGA as a communications director and tournament director.

Allen served as assistant men’s coach at University of Texas from 1998-2000.

 
Facilities:
School Owned Course: The Legends Club is a 36-hole facility that was built in 1992 and has already hosted important championships including the 1997 USGA Girls Championship and the LPGA Tour.
Other Area Courses: Golf Club of Tennessee, Belle Meade Country Club and Brentwood Country Club
Practice Facilities: Their course has a short-game practice area just for the Vandy teams.
Recent Freshman Class Profile:
Average SAT (Math & Verbal Only) 1435 (Verbal/Critical Thinking 710 & Math 725)
Average SAT (Includes Writing) 2140 (Verbal/Critical Thinking 710, Math 725, Writing 705)
SAT 25-75 Percentile 1360 - 1530
Average ACT 32.0
ACT 25-75 Percentile 30.0 - 34.0
Application Deadline 1/3
Acceptance Rate 16%
(The 25-75 Percentile indicates the middle 50%)
Avaliable Major Fields of Study
African/Asian and International Studies, Art, Classics, Communications, Drama, Economics, Education, Liberal Arts, Music, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine, Psychology, Religion, ROTC - Air Force, ROTC - Army, ROTC - Navy, Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc.), Sciences (Computer Science), Sciences (Engineering), Sciences (Environmental Sciences), Sciences (Mathematics), Social Sciences
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