2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
Craig, Caroline
Caroline Craig
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- White County High School
- Hometown:
- Sautee Nacoochee, Ga.
Bio
Final Bio (including career stats)
2022-23 Season Highlights
• Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) At-Large All-District Team, a ledger including student-athletes from 12 sports.
• Honored as a member of the WGCA All-American Scholar team and SEC Academic Honor Roll for fourth time.
• Competed in six events – two fall tournaments and four spring events – and compiled a 74.47 season average.
• Opened her senior season with an individual appearance at the Cougar Classic before earning a spot in Georgia’s playing five in her last five starts.
• Posted par-or-better scores in half of her six fall rounds, headlined by a career-low 5-under 66 to close the Cougar Classic.
• Tied for 10th individually at the Cougar Classic.
• Wrapped up the fall with a 71.83 average, considerably better than her 74.66 career average entering her senior season.
• Missed the opening of the spring while recovering from a fractured thumb.
• Made her 2023 calendar debut at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
• Played considerably better in third rounds. In six events, averaged 76.00 in first rounds, 76.00 in second rounds and 70.80 in third rounds.
• Three of her four par-or-better rounds on the season, including her two in the 60s, came in final rounds of events
2021-22 Season Highlights
• Named to the SEC Community Service team for women’s golf for the second straight year.
• Compiled a 74.39 average while competing in eight tournaments – four in the fall and four in the spring – during the 2021-22 season.
• Signed for par-or-better scores in seven of 23 rounds and recorded one top-10 and a pair of top-20 finishes during her junior campaign.
• Fired a career-low 4-under 68 in the second round of the Cougar Classic to help the Bulldogs post a school-record 14-under 274 team tally on the day.
• Posted a career-best 54-hole score of 3-under 213 to tie for 13th individually and help lead Georgia to the team title at the Illini Invitational.
• Matched the best individual finish of her career by placing fourth at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite, which was also the top effort among the four Bulldogs who competed as individuals in that event.
2020-21 Season Highlights
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one of nine Bulldogs to earn the accolade during the 2020-21 season.
• Honored as Georgia’s member of the SEC Community Service team for women’s golf.
• In the Bulldogs’ lineup for six events and compiled a 75.22 average over 18 rounds.
• Georgia’s alternate for the NCAA Regional and NCAA Championships.
• Barely missed making the lineup for the first two events of the fall, losing on the final hole of qualifying for the Blessings Invitational and falling on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff for The Ally.
• Tied for seventh individually to lead Georgia at the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic, a performance that placed her ranked No. 19 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index after the fall campaign.
• Equaled her career-best 18-hole score – a 3-under 69 – the first round of the fall LMCC, which sparked her to a 54-hole career-low – even-par 216 – for the tourney.
• In the lineup for all five regular-season events in the spring, compiling a 75.87 average of 15 rounds.
• Opened her summer with a runner-up showing at the GSGA Georgia Top 60 Women’s Classic.
• Secured medalist honors at a U.S. Women’s Amateur qualifier at Caroline Trace Country Club by shooting 3-under 69 to top the field by three strokes.
• Tuned up for the Am by tying for third at the Tennessee Women’s Open, where she posted a 54-hole effort of 2-over 218.
• Posted rounds of 80-74 at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, missing the cut for match play by four shots.
2019-20 Season Highlights
• Named both a WGCA All-American Scholar and featured on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Competed in six of seven events, including as an individual at the White Sands Invitational, Lady Puerto Rico Classic and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
• Tied for the second-most birdies on the team with 51 red numbers.
• Posted a 74.44 stroke average and recorded a 66.7 counting percentage in nine team rounds.
• Led the Bulldogs individually at two tournaments, her first (The Molly) and final (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate) events of the season.
• Made quite a splash in her collegiate debut, leading the Bulldogs and tying for fourth individually at The Molly after shooting 2-over 218.
• Fired a 3-under 69 in the second round of The Molly, her low effort of the season.
• Wrapped up her freshman season by tying for 10th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, doing so against a field that featured 13 top-25 teams and 20 of the nation’s top-50 ranked golfers.
• Named SEC Freshman of the Week following her top-10 effort at the Darius Rucker.
Pre Collegiate Highlights
• Named 2017 Girls Junior Player of the Year by the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA).
• Captured medalist honors at the 2017 Georgia Class 4A State Championships competing for White County High School.
• Selected as Southeastern Junior Golf Tour (SJGT) Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, as well as winning the Tour’s Sportsmanship Award in 2014.
• Posted five victories on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour in 2016 and 2017, winning the 2017 Furman Junior Classic, the 2016 Baytowne Junior Classic, the 2016 Seminole Junior Classic, the 2016 Furman Junior Classic and the 2016 UGA Invitational.
• Notched six top-10 finishes in AJGA tournaments, headlined by a runner-up showing at the 2016 JAS Core Academy at PGA National.
• Qualified for the 2018 USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship, teaming with Mississippi State’s Ally Williams.
• Secured a two-shot victory at the 2018 Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship, shooting 2-under 142 at Mount Vintage Golf Club in North Augusta, S.C.
• Helped lead Georgia to victory at the 2018 Women’s Southeastern Challenge Match, where Georgia’s 25.5 points topped Florida (25.0) and Alabama (12.5).
• Finished as runner up at the 2017 GSGA Match Play Championship.
• Member of GSGA team that secured a 19-17 win at the 2017 Georgia-South Carolina Girls’ Challenge Match.
• Played at Niceville (Fla.) High School as a freshman, where she tied for 11th at the Florida Class 3A State Tournament and helped the Eagles to a runner-up team finish.
Personal:
• Born February 9, 2001, Caroline is the daughter of Sandi and Eric Craig and is majoring in Sport Management. She also is pursuing a Sports Media Certificate from UGA's Carmical Sports Media Institute.
• Recipient of a Ramsey Scholarship for Academic & Athletic Excellence for 2021-22.
2022-23 Season Highlights
• Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) At-Large All-District Team, a ledger including student-athletes from 12 sports.
• Honored as a member of the WGCA All-American Scholar team and SEC Academic Honor Roll for fourth time.
• Competed in six events – two fall tournaments and four spring events – and compiled a 74.47 season average.
• Opened her senior season with an individual appearance at the Cougar Classic before earning a spot in Georgia’s playing five in her last five starts.
• Posted par-or-better scores in half of her six fall rounds, headlined by a career-low 5-under 66 to close the Cougar Classic.
• Tied for 10th individually at the Cougar Classic.
• Wrapped up the fall with a 71.83 average, considerably better than her 74.66 career average entering her senior season.
• Missed the opening of the spring while recovering from a fractured thumb.
• Made her 2023 calendar debut at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
• Played considerably better in third rounds. In six events, averaged 76.00 in first rounds, 76.00 in second rounds and 70.80 in third rounds.
• Three of her four par-or-better rounds on the season, including her two in the 60s, came in final rounds of events
2021-22 Season Highlights
• Named to the SEC Community Service team for women’s golf for the second straight year.
• Compiled a 74.39 average while competing in eight tournaments – four in the fall and four in the spring – during the 2021-22 season.
• Signed for par-or-better scores in seven of 23 rounds and recorded one top-10 and a pair of top-20 finishes during her junior campaign.
• Fired a career-low 4-under 68 in the second round of the Cougar Classic to help the Bulldogs post a school-record 14-under 274 team tally on the day.
• Posted a career-best 54-hole score of 3-under 213 to tie for 13th individually and help lead Georgia to the team title at the Illini Invitational.
• Matched the best individual finish of her career by placing fourth at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite, which was also the top effort among the four Bulldogs who competed as individuals in that event.
2020-21 Season Highlights
• Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one of nine Bulldogs to earn the accolade during the 2020-21 season.
• Honored as Georgia’s member of the SEC Community Service team for women’s golf.
• In the Bulldogs’ lineup for six events and compiled a 75.22 average over 18 rounds.
• Georgia’s alternate for the NCAA Regional and NCAA Championships.
• Barely missed making the lineup for the first two events of the fall, losing on the final hole of qualifying for the Blessings Invitational and falling on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff for The Ally.
• Tied for seventh individually to lead Georgia at the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic, a performance that placed her ranked No. 19 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index after the fall campaign.
• Equaled her career-best 18-hole score – a 3-under 69 – the first round of the fall LMCC, which sparked her to a 54-hole career-low – even-par 216 – for the tourney.
• In the lineup for all five regular-season events in the spring, compiling a 75.87 average of 15 rounds.
• Opened her summer with a runner-up showing at the GSGA Georgia Top 60 Women’s Classic.
• Secured medalist honors at a U.S. Women’s Amateur qualifier at Caroline Trace Country Club by shooting 3-under 69 to top the field by three strokes.
• Tuned up for the Am by tying for third at the Tennessee Women’s Open, where she posted a 54-hole effort of 2-over 218.
• Posted rounds of 80-74 at the U.S. Women’s Amateur, missing the cut for match play by four shots.
2019-20 Season Highlights
• Named both a WGCA All-American Scholar and featured on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Competed in six of seven events, including as an individual at the White Sands Invitational, Lady Puerto Rico Classic and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
• Tied for the second-most birdies on the team with 51 red numbers.
• Posted a 74.44 stroke average and recorded a 66.7 counting percentage in nine team rounds.
• Led the Bulldogs individually at two tournaments, her first (The Molly) and final (Darius Rucker Intercollegiate) events of the season.
• Made quite a splash in her collegiate debut, leading the Bulldogs and tying for fourth individually at The Molly after shooting 2-over 218.
• Fired a 3-under 69 in the second round of The Molly, her low effort of the season.
• Wrapped up her freshman season by tying for 10th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, doing so against a field that featured 13 top-25 teams and 20 of the nation’s top-50 ranked golfers.
• Named SEC Freshman of the Week following her top-10 effort at the Darius Rucker.
Pre Collegiate Highlights
• Named 2017 Girls Junior Player of the Year by the Georgia State Golf Association (GSGA).
• Captured medalist honors at the 2017 Georgia Class 4A State Championships competing for White County High School.
• Selected as Southeastern Junior Golf Tour (SJGT) Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, as well as winning the Tour’s Sportsmanship Award in 2014.
• Posted five victories on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour in 2016 and 2017, winning the 2017 Furman Junior Classic, the 2016 Baytowne Junior Classic, the 2016 Seminole Junior Classic, the 2016 Furman Junior Classic and the 2016 UGA Invitational.
• Notched six top-10 finishes in AJGA tournaments, headlined by a runner-up showing at the 2016 JAS Core Academy at PGA National.
• Qualified for the 2018 USGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship, teaming with Mississippi State’s Ally Williams.
• Secured a two-shot victory at the 2018 Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship, shooting 2-under 142 at Mount Vintage Golf Club in North Augusta, S.C.
• Helped lead Georgia to victory at the 2018 Women’s Southeastern Challenge Match, where Georgia’s 25.5 points topped Florida (25.0) and Alabama (12.5).
• Finished as runner up at the 2017 GSGA Match Play Championship.
• Member of GSGA team that secured a 19-17 win at the 2017 Georgia-South Carolina Girls’ Challenge Match.
• Played at Niceville (Fla.) High School as a freshman, where she tied for 11th at the Florida Class 3A State Tournament and helped the Eagles to a runner-up team finish.
Personal:
• Born February 9, 2001, Caroline is the daughter of Sandi and Eric Craig and is majoring in Sport Management. She also is pursuing a Sports Media Certificate from UGA's Carmical Sports Media Institute.
• Recipient of a Ramsey Scholarship for Academic & Athletic Excellence for 2021-22.
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