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Georgia Golfers Earn All-America, All-Scholar Honors
July 01, 2009 | Women's Golf
ATHENS, Ga. --- Four Georgia women's golfers earned national honors from the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) for the 2008-09 season. Mallory Hetzel and Marta Silva Zamora was tabbed honorable mention All-Americans, while Carolina Andrade and Tess Fordham were named to the All-America Scholar teams.
Hetzel, a senior from Summerville, S.C., picked up her second All-America certificate. She also earned honorable mention honors as a freshman in 2006. Hetzel finished with a team-best eight top-20 individual finishes in 11 tournaments, highlighted by tying for medalist honors at the UNLV Spring Invitational with Silva Zamora.
Silva Zamora, a freshman from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, also was named SEC Freshman of the Year after leading the Bulldogs in stroke averaged (73.61), par or better rounds (13) and top-10 finishes (7). In addition to the UNLV title, she also captured the individual crown at the SEC Championships.
Both golfers also earned All-America recognition from Golfweek magazine. Silva Zamora was included on the publication's third-team list, while Hetzel was an honorable mention inclusion.
Andrade, a junior from Cadiz, Spain, represented Georgia in all 11 events, with four top-20 and one top-10 finish. She was the only golfer to contribute a scoring round in all 31 loops the Bulldogs played during 2008-09.
Fordham, a freshman from Metter, Ga., was in the playing five for eight of 11 tournaments and chipped in scoring tallies in 73.5 percent of her rounds. She posted a season-best 74 in the third round of the NCAA Championships.
The national honors add to the programs lengthy ledger or national award recipients. All told, 26 Georgia golfers have combined to earn 42 All-America certificates since 1980. Fourteen Bulldogs have secured a total of 24 All-America scholar recognitions.
Hetzel, a senior from Summerville, S.C., picked up her second All-America certificate. She also earned honorable mention honors as a freshman in 2006. Hetzel finished with a team-best eight top-20 individual finishes in 11 tournaments, highlighted by tying for medalist honors at the UNLV Spring Invitational with Silva Zamora.
Silva Zamora, a freshman from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, also was named SEC Freshman of the Year after leading the Bulldogs in stroke averaged (73.61), par or better rounds (13) and top-10 finishes (7). In addition to the UNLV title, she also captured the individual crown at the SEC Championships.
Both golfers also earned All-America recognition from Golfweek magazine. Silva Zamora was included on the publication's third-team list, while Hetzel was an honorable mention inclusion.
Andrade, a junior from Cadiz, Spain, represented Georgia in all 11 events, with four top-20 and one top-10 finish. She was the only golfer to contribute a scoring round in all 31 loops the Bulldogs played during 2008-09.
Fordham, a freshman from Metter, Ga., was in the playing five for eight of 11 tournaments and chipped in scoring tallies in 73.5 percent of her rounds. She posted a season-best 74 in the third round of the NCAA Championships.
The national honors add to the programs lengthy ledger or national award recipients. All told, 26 Georgia golfers have combined to earn 42 All-America certificates since 1980. Fourteen Bulldogs have secured a total of 24 All-America scholar recognitions.
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