Tara Whelan
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- Hometown:
- Clonlara, Ireland
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Villiers Secondary School
Bio
2015-16: Participated in all 21 rounds of golf for the Blue Devils... Averaged a score of 83.5 as a sophomore... Finished first on the team at Hartford Invite, coming in sixth place overall, shooting a 158 (80-78)... Tied for third place in the standings at Monmouth for a 78 round effort... Also, totaled 1,754 strokes on the year.
2014-15: Played all 22 rounds as a freshman for Central...Ranked second on the team with a scoring average of 81.1...Posted two top-10 finishes on the season, including a fifth-place finish at the Rutgers Invitational...Fired a 75 and 76 at the Rutgers Invitational...Shot a season-low 74 in the opening round of the Brown Bear Invitational... Shot two rounds of 74 at the IUPUI/Valpo Match Play...Finished 17th at the Northeast Conference Championship...Earned a spot on the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Before Central: Whelan won the 2013 East Leinster Girls Plate and qualified in the top-15 of the Irish Girls Close Championship....Holds the women's course record at her home course, East Clare Golf Course, with a score of even par 72...She is an experienced team player as well, as Whelan was selected to the Munster Girls team in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013...In 2012, she helped Munster to the Girls Interprovincial Title for the first time in 20 years, while also winning All-Ireland's.
News mentions
Freshman shoots another 72 on Sunday to finish in third place
Abrahamova shoots 72 in second round, moves to third place
Blue Devils shoot day one score of 314 and are one stroke back of second
Abrahamova ties for 17th place overall
Round two will take place on Sunday morning
Ella Williams leads Blue Devils and ties for second overall
Williams leads Blue Devils with first round score of 77
Williams leads Blue Devils in a tie for 45th place overall
Blue Devils will complete first tournament of the spring on Tuesday morning
Kristyna Abrahamova leads the Blue Devils with a sixth place finish.
The final round tees off on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 9:00 a.m.
Freshman Kristyna Abrahamova leads Blue Devils with three round score of 245
Stoddart and Abrahamova pace Blue Devils on Monday
Freshman Kristyna Abrahamova finishes in a tie for fifth place overall
Blue Devils shoot a team score of 308 on Saturday
Blue Devils climb one spot in standings on day two
Junior Ella Williams helps pace CCSU on Sunday