2004-05 Women's Golf Roster
Biography
Starts the spring season ranking fifth on the Lady Chants[apos] career scoring chart with a 78.82 scoring average... Fall 2004: Played in all five fall events, averaging 74.27 strokes, good for second on the squad and a tie for 29th in the East Region... Posted all her finishes in the top 31, including two top-10 and another top-20 finish... Had her best finish of the fall in the Beacon Woods Invitational, firiing an even-par 216 to tie for fourth, with the 216 tying for the best 54-hole finish in CCU annals... Became just the second Lady Chanticleer in history to break 70, shooting a 69 in the opening round at Beacon Woods, Oct. 1... Also tied for ninth at the Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic... Had all 15 rounds at 77 or better, finishing the fall as the most consistent golfer on the squad... 2003-04: Led CCU with a 77.57 scoring average, the fifth best single-season average in school history, after playing in all nine events and 26 rounds... Earned All-Big South honors for the second straight year, garnering it on the coaches[apos] vote this time... Proved she was worthy by finishing third in the Big South Championship, the fifth time during the season she led CCU in scoring... Had four other top-20 finishes, including a tie for fifth at the Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic, leading the Lady Chants to the team title... Shot a career-best 71 in the second round of the ECU Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate, eventually tying for 11th with a then career-best 224 total...Also was named National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar for performance in the classroom and on the course... 2002-03: Played in all 10 events for the Lady Chants... Averaged 80.29, but saved the best for last, tying for 10th and earning All-Big South honors at the PUPS/Big South Conference Championship... Had 10 rounds in the 70s, led by a 76 in the second round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic... 2001-02: Played in nine events her first season, finishing with a 81.20 stroke average... Had three top-20 placings, including finishing 20th at the Big South Championships... Her best finish was a tie for 13th at the Catamount Intercollegiate, shooting a 36-hole career-best 155... Had nine rounds in the 70s, led by a career-best 74 in the final round of the Bay Tree Classic... Prior to Coastal: Finished in the top-five in 10 different events, including wins in the Ladies Captain Day, the Sunningdale Junior Medal and the Windlesham Junior Medal... Shot a 79 to finish third in the Worpleston Junior Open... Member of the Windlesham Ladies Scratch Team and the County Ladies Team... Junior team member for Windlesham and Sunningdale... Runner-up for the Burley Trophy in 1999... Personal: Full name: Natalie Anne Cruse... Born 8-14-82... Daughter of Peter and Ann Cruse... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
