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Talley Earns All-America Honor From NGCA
May 27, 2012 | Women's Golf
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FRANKLIN, Tenn.GÇöSenior Emily Talley added one
last GÇ£firstGÇ¥ for the University of Colorado womenGÇÖs golf program,
earning honorable mention All-America honors from the National Golf
Coaches Association at the conclusion of the 2012 NCAA
Championships here Saturday. Talley becomes the first womenGÇÖs golf
All-American in CU history.
"It's an amazing honor, one that I was dreaming about
achieving throughout college and I'm truly ecstatic," Talley said.
"It's even more special that I am the first CU golfer that has been
awarded it and this is the best thing to end a college career
with."
Taken into account are the players ranking in both the
Golfstat and Golfweek individual rankings list and the playerGÇÖs
performance against the top 65 players throughout the season, among
other factors. Entering the championships, Talley was ranked
No. 47 in Golfweek and No. 44 in Golfstat.
Talley led the way for the Buffs at the NCAA Championships,
carding a 9-over par 71-76-76-74GÇö297 scorecard. At the
conclusion of the championships, she talked with an NCAA.com
reporter about her time at CU:
ON HER CAREER AT CU
GÇ£ItGÇÖs a good feeling knowing that IGÇÖm going to leave but they
wonGÇÖt fall flat on their faces, they have great girls playing who
will be here for a couple years and some great girls coming in next
year. It was special being part of a team that was able to
change, that was about to get better and thatGÇÖs exactly what I
wanted out of a college career. I wanted to go somewhere I
could make a difference and I feel like I did make a difference and
it was very special four years.GÇ¥
ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF GETTING TO NATIONALS FOR THE
FIRST TIME
GÇ£Honestly how we got here, I feel like the Regional was our
National this year. It was on our home course, we had so many
spectators, so many fans, people who had supported us for four
years were out there. We struggled the first two days but the
final day we really pulled it together and honestly that was the
most special round of golf. The fact we got to nationalGÇÖs,
something this program had never done before, is something of an
accomplishment. Coming in here, you want to do well. I
was pleased with my first round, but the last couple of rounds
werenGÇÖt so great, but itGÇÖs kind of just this is a tough course and
a fantastic field, and it was enough of an awesome experience that
way.
ON IF CU CAN SUSTAIN ITS SUCCESS
GÇ£There are challenges to every program, but now that CU is in
the Pac-12, weGÇÖre more than capable of being up there with the best
of them. Honestly our weather isnGÇÖt really that bad at all.
WeGÇÖre traveling during the months that the weather may be a
little iffy at home, so it doesnGÇÖt really affect us. Now they
have a great practice facility to use.GÇ¥
ON HER FUTURE TURNING PROFESSIONAL
GÇ£IGÇÖm going to give it a shot, I love the game, I still have so
much fun with it. The day that itGÇÖs not fun anymore, and
maybe IGÇÖm not as successful, I think those go hand-in-hand, is the
day that IGÇÖll probably hang up the clubs. I donGÇÖt see that
any time soon, IGÇÖm going to give myself a couple of years, it would
be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I would regret it if I
didnGÇÖt try. So here I go to the real world. IGÇÖll be
surrounded with all these same girls. IGÇÖve made some great
friends through college golf, from all the different teams, most of
them are probably trying to go pro, so weGÇÖll have some camaraderie
out there.GÇ¥
Talley has a trip to Europe planned and then has been selected
to the 2012 NCAA Collegiate All Star Golf Team and will tour Asia
this summer with that team. After that she plans to try and
qualify for the United States Amateur Championship before turning
pro later in the summer, potentially at the Canadian Open.
She will then head to the Q-School to try and earn her card
for the Symertra Tour, formerly known as the Futures Tour.
The Buffs also lose senior Jess Wallace, who
in just two seasons also left an incredible mark on the program.
Wallace plans on turning professional immediately and will
make her debut in next weekGÇÖs HealthONE Colorado WomenGÇÖs Open,
which will take place May 30-June 1 at the Green Valley Ranch Golf
Club. Wallace is one of four players making their pro debut
at the Open. She will then play in a U.S. Open Qualifier
before returning to Boulder to finish her degree this summer.
Wallace also sat down and talked about her time at CU at the
conclusion of the NCAA Championships:
ON PLAYING AT NATIONALS:
GÇ£I think it was a great experience for this team and this
program and school in general. We know we didnGÇÖt play the way
we wanted to and weGÇÖre disappointed with our play, but itGÇÖs also
showing that things are going up from here, this is a great team
and the girls that are coming back are awesome players so it will
be fun to keep my eye on them.GÇ¥
ON HER TIME AT CU:
GÇ£It feels awesome, I didnGÇÖt expect some of the things to
happen while I was here, and it turned out to be better than I had
hoped. I think itGÇÖs something we will all remember for the
rest of our lives. ItGÇÖs really cool, when I came, I didnGÇÖt
know who the twins were at all, theyGÇÖre great golfers, theyGÇÖll be
awesome upperclassmen for the team and helping out the freshmen who
will be here next year. We didnGÇÖt know Alex was coming in a
year after we did, and everything came together at the right
time.GÇ¥
Sophomore Jenny Coleman also earned
NGCA All-West Region honors for finishing in the top 10 at the West
Region. Coleman finished tied for 10th on the strength of her
final round 3-under par 69. For the three rounds, she was
2-over par 218 and led the Buffaloes.
In an apparent flaw in the Golfstat rankings,
sophomore Alex Stewart, who was ranked No. 41
in Golfstat and No. 36 in Golfweek, was not honored. When she
withdrew from the second round of the NCAA West Regional due to
illness, the Golfstat system gave her a loss against the field,
even though she came back and shot a 1-under par 71 in the final
round to help the Buffs advance.
Stewart will also be busy this summer and first on the docket
is a U.S. Open Qualifier tournament she plans to play in on June 3.
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