Ann Laney

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Myers Park

2006-07: Played in eight tournaments for the Tar Heels ... carded two top-20 finishes in the fall - tied for 11th place at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational and tied for 20th at the Cougar Classic ... missed the first three spring tournaments due to a back injury ... played in the last four tournaments ... carded two top-25 finishes ... tied for 18th place at the ACC Championship, played at her home course, Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. ... tied for 23rd place at the NCAA East Regional after firing a five-under-par 67 in the final round.

2005-06: Selected to the All-ACC team, one of 12 players named to the squad ... played in all 10 of Carolina's tournaments ... awarded the Chuck Erickson Award ... carded five top-25 finishes ... finished third at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, the first event of the spring campaign, where she scored her first career hole-in-one in the first round on the par 3, 150-yard 11th hole at CoCo Beach Golf Course ... tied for 11th place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational and tied for 24th at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, both in the spring ... in the fall she tied for 22nd place at the Cougar Classic and tied for 23rd at the Wildcat Fall Invitational.

2004-05: Played in all of Carolina's events including the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship ... carded five top-25 finishes...finished in sixth place at the ACC Championship where she was the low Tar Heel ... tied for 10th place at the Bryan National Collegiate, tied for 13th at the Texas A&M "Mo"morial Invitational, placed 14th at the Cougar Classic at Yeamans and tied for 23rd place at the ACC/SEC Challenge.

Amateur: Quarterfinalist at 2007 North and South Amateur, defeating 2007 NCAA champion Stacy Lewis in the second round ... advanced to third round of 2006 Women's North and South Amateur ... quarterfinalist at 2005 North and South Women's Amateur ... won 2004 Carolinas Match Play Championship in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. ... member of 2004 Carolinas Team in Carolina vs. Maryland/Virginia team matches ... champion of 2003 North and South Junior Amateur in Pinehurst ... also won 2003 state qualifier for Independent Insurance Junior Classic in Pinehurst and the 2001 Carolinas Junior Girls Match Play Championship in Columbia, S.C. ... finished third at the 2004 Independent Insurance Agents Junior Classic ... runner-up at 2003 Charles Tilghman Junior in Myrtle Beach and the 2003 AJGA Club Corporation Players Championship at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va.

Prep: Three-time golf letterwinner at Myers Park High School ... three-time cross country performer and two-time basketball letterwinner ... three-time Charlotte-Mecklenburg County scholar and North Carolina academic scholar.

Personal: Majoring in Exercise & Sport Science ... selected to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team ... named to the 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 ACC Honor Roll ... academic team captain for the women's golf team ... participant in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders program.

More on Laney
Birthdate: October 21, 1986
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the 2003 North and South Junior Amateur.
Favorite Food: Shrimp or Chocolate Chess Pie
Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Nobody can believe I watch: Flavor of Love
To get ready for a tournament, I like to: Relax and listen to my iPod
Person from whom I would most like to receive a golf lesson: Tiger Woods
Person or people with whom I would like to play a round of golf: Tiger Woods and Tom Watson
Favorite Course: Pinehurst #2, Pinehurst, N.C.
Favorite Vacaation Spot: Cayman Islands
Talents I have outside of golf: Playing the piano
Music Most Likely On My iPod: Random mixes from friends
Nobody can believe I listen to: Oldies
Why I Chose Carolina: Because of the academics, facilities and family atmosphere
The best thing about going to school at Carolina: Meeting new people every day