| Desiree Karlsson |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Ljunghusen, Sweden
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 | High School: Sundsgymnasiet HS
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Notes: During the summer of 2007, finished 11th in stroke play at the Ladies' British Open Amateur with a two-over 146 (72-74) ... Karlsson and Breanne Loucks of Wales needed golf's version of overtime to settle their opening round of match play with Karlsson falling to Loucks, 1-up, on the 20th hole of the round ... With a average of 75.33 after one year and only one additional round needed to qualify her for the WCU career stroke average rankings, she is poised to debut on the career chart in first-place.
2006-07: Played in 10 of the 12 seasonal events, posting the second-lowest stroke average on the team at 75.33 (1808 strokes, 24 rounds) ... Her scoring average also ranked as the third-lowest in school history ... Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year as voted on by the league's head coaches, becoming the third Catamount to earn the honor ... Ranked fourth in the SoCon in scoring average and was the second-highest ranking freshman in the league ... Led WCU with the lowest single round (70), two-round score (143 at Great Smokies Intercollegiate) and three-round tally (216 at NCAA East Regional) ... Was the Catamounts' low-scorer in three events ... Led Western with a 23rd place finish at the NCAA East Regional after carding an even-par 216 (72-74-70) ... Posted her career-low round of 70 in the final round of NCAA Regional play ... Named to the WCU Dean's List in the Spring of 2007.
Prior to Western: In 2005, established herself as one of the top juniors not only in her native Sweden, but in all of Europe by finishing 23rd on the Junior Solheim Cup Order of Merit, which ranks all European golfers age 18-and under ... As a member of the Swedish National Team, played individually in the 2005 British Junior Girls Championships, marking the eighth time she has competed in an international competition.