2011-12 Armstrong Women's Golf News
May 24, 2012
Jenna Birch Earns Honorable Mention All-America Women's Golf Honors
Sophomore named honorable mention DII All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) this week
May 19, 2012
Jenna Birch Finishes 21st At NCAA DII Women's Golf Championships
Sophomore fires a second consecutive 79 to wrap up action as the first Armstrong women's golfer ever to participate in the NCAA Championships
May 18, 2012
Birch Shoots 79, Tied For 20th At NCAA Championships
Armstrong sophomore cards best round of the week but falls two spots in the individual standings
May 17, 2012
Jenna Birch Moves Up To 18th At NCAA Women's Golf Championships
Birch fires a second-round 80 on Thursday, moves up six spots with two rounds left in the NCAA DII Women's Golf Championships in Louisville
May 16, 2012
Jenna Birch Tied For 24th After First Round Of NCAA DII Women's Golf Championships
Birch fires a nine-over-par 81, sits nine strokes off the lead after the first of four rounds at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club in Louisville
May 8, 2012
Jenna Birch Wins Playoff On Chip-In To Advance To NCAA DII Women's Golf National Championships
After carding a final-round 76, Armstrong sophomore chips in from 18 feet to birdie Hole No. 1 and punch her ticket to Louisville, becomes Pirates' first national qualifier in women's golf
May 7, 2012
Jenna Birch Moves Up To Fifth At NCAA South Regional
Armstrong sophomore fires an even-par 72 on Monday and holds down one of three individual qualifying spots for the NCAA National Championships heading into the final day of action
May 6, 2012
Jenna Birch Tied For 10th At NCAA South Regional
Sophomore fired a first-round 75 on Sunday, sits six strokes off the lead at the Stonebrook Golf Club in Pace, Fla.
April 30, 2012
Jenna Birch Earns Armstrong Women's Golf's First NCAA Postseason Bid
Sophomore will compete as an individual at the South Regional on May 6-8 in Pace, Florida
April 10, 2012
PEACH BELT CHAMPIONS! Armstrong Women's Golf Captures First Title By 11 Strokes
Pirates finish with a final-round 311, notch first league title over UNC Pembroke and Flagler on Tuesday at Callaway Gardens
April 9, 2012
Sammarco's Record 65 Has Pirates Tied For Lead At PBC Women's Golf Championships
Sophomore Kristen Sammarco fires a league-record six-under-par round at Callaway Gardens, Armstrong shoots school-record 304 to tie with Flagler for the first-round lead
April 8, 2012
Birch, Sammarco Earn All-Peach Belt Conference Women's Golf Honors
Birch earns first-team honors while Sammarco named to the second team at the league's annual awards banquet on Sunday
April 3, 2012
Jenna Birch Finishes Second At Marsh Landing Intercollegiate
Birch fires a final-round 70, ends up two strokes off the lead at the Jacksonville University-hosted tournament on Tuesday
April 2, 2012
Jenna Birch Tied For Sixth At Marsh Landing Intercollegiate
Playing as an individual, Armstrong sophomore cards rounds of 77 and 72 on Monday, sits nine strokes off the lead after Monday
March 27, 2012
Armstrong Tied For 8th At Ralph Hargett Memorial
Women's golf fires a first-round 326 on Monday in Charlotte; senior Kim Knox leads the Pirates individually after a first-round 78
March 27, 2012
Armstrong Women's Golf Ties For 7th At Ralph Hargett Memorial
Pirates shoot a final-round 331 on Tuesday, moves up one spot in Charlotte
March 15, 2012
Kelly Pearce Named PBC Women's Golfer of the Week
Junior captured the Dana Rader Intercollegiate for her first collegiate win
March 13, 2012
Kelly Pearce Captures Dana Rader Intercollegiate Title
Junior fires a second-day 74, wins a scorecard tiebreaker to become the third Armstrong women's golfer to win a tournament this spring
March 12, 2012
Pearce, Birch In Contention At Dana Rader Intercollegiate
Pair of Pirates fire first-round 75s, each three strokes off the lead after the first round in Charlotte on Monday
March 6, 2012
UNC Pembroke Captures 2012 Armstrong Pirate Women's Golf Invitational
No. 10-ranked Braves lead wire-to-wire, capture title by 10 strokes over No. 21 Central Oklahoma; Jenna Birch finishes second to pace Pirates
March 5, 2012
UNC Pembroke Leads 2012 Armstrong Pirate Women's Invitational; Sammarco Leads Individually
Braves fire a first-round 318, lead by eight shots over Flagler (326) and nine over Armstrong (329); Sammarco's first-round 75 gives her one-shot lead heading into final round
March 4, 2012
Armstrong Hosts Pirate Women's Golf Invitational Monday And Tuesday
Pirates host 15 other women's golf teams from around the nation at Savannah Quarters beginning Monday at 8:30 a.m.
February 23, 2012
Jenna Birch Named PBC Women's Golfer of the Week
Sophomore earns the weekly honor after capturing the Newberry College Invitational title in just her second collegiate start
February 20, 2012
Armstrong Notches First Women's Golf Win With Victory At Newberry Invitational
Pirates go wire-to-wire in capturing the Hilton Head tournament by 22 strokes over host Newberry for first team title in program history
February 19, 2012
Armstrong Women's Golf Leads Newberry Invitational By 13 Strokes
Pirates shoot first-round 311 at Moss Creek Country Club in Hilton Head, S.C. on Sunday
February 9, 2012
Kristen Sammarco Named PBC Women's Golfer of the Week
Sophomore captured first career tournament title at the Tusculum College Invitational in Kiawah Island, S.C.
February 5, 2012
Kristen Sammarco Captures Tusculum Women's Invitational Title
Sophomore fires rounds of 74 and 70, becomes only second Armstrong women's golfer to win an individual tournament title in seven year history of women's golf
February 4, 2012
Pirates Fifth After First Round Of Tusculum Invitational
Armstrong shoots a first-round 311, sits 15 shots behind leaders Florida Southern and Lynn after Saturday
October 25, 2011
Women's Golf Finishes 10th At Flagler Fall Slam
Armstrong improves by one stroke over Monday's round but falls two spots after the final day of action in St. Augustine
October 24, 2011
Women's Golf 8th At Flagler Fall Slam On Monday
Pirates shoot a first-round 326 at the Marsh Creek CC in St. Augustine on Monday; Kelly Pearce leads Armstrong after a first-round 79
October 18, 2011
Pirates Finish 13th At CSU/Wendy's Fall Invitational
Armstrong shoots a final-round 314 on Tuesday in Charleston, S.C., to move up one spot in the standings
October 17, 2011
Women's Golf 14th At Wendy's/Charleston Southern Invitational
Pirates shoot a first-round 327 at the Coosaw Creek Country Club in Charleston, S.C., on Monday; 14th out of 16 teams as the only DII team in the field
October 4, 2011
Women's Golf Seventh At 12th Annual Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate
Pirates fire a first-round 323 on Monday in the women's portion of the Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate, hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne
October 4, 2011
Armstrong Women's Golf Finishes Eighth At LRU/Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate
Pirates shoot a second-round 338, slide one spot on the final day of play at the Sea Trail Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
September 22, 2011
Kelly Pearce Named PBC Women's Golfer of the Week
Armstrong junior helped the Lady Pirates' to a third-place finish at the Mercer Eat-A-Peach Invitational, firing a school-record round of 70 on Monday
September 19, 2011
Armstrong Women's Golf Shoots School-Record Round, Finishes 3rd
Lady Pirates card a program-best 305 on the second day of the Mercer Eat-A-Peach Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday in Macon, Ga.
September 18, 2011
Lady Pirates 3rd At Mercer Eat-A-Peach Collegiate Invitational
Armstrong fires a first-round 329 on Sunday to sit in third place after the first round at the Oakview Golf Club in Macon, Ga.



