Annie Giangrosso

As a senior (Fall 2007) Fired a 75 at the Blue Hills Country Club in Kansas City, Mo., to tie for first at the U.S. Women[apos]s Open local qualifier, which was good enough to advance to the sectional qualifier in Chicago … For the third consecutive year qualified for the U.S. Women[apos]s Amateur Public Links Championship after firing a 71 at the Overland Park Golf Course to win the qualifying invitation … Earned two top-15 finishes out of Kansas[apos] five tournaments while averaging 76.86 … Began the fall season shooting a 227 to place 12th at Nebraska[apos]s Chip-N-Club Invitational … Carded a 77 in the third round to tie for 26th place at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate … Notched a tie for 15th place at the Marlynn Smith Sunflower Invitational where she shot consecutive rounds of 73 and 78 for a 151 total … Finished in a tie for 29th place after carding a 230 at the Price[apos]s [quote]Give [apos]Em Five[quote] Intercollegiate … Wrapped up the fall season at the UA-Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate in a tie for 80th place with a three-round score of 241. As a junior (Spring 2007) Tied teammate Camilla Svensson for 42nd at season-opening Baja Invitational after shooting a two-round 162… Also placed 42nd at Chrysler Challenge after a final-round 81 gave her a total score of 248… Shot a 226 in KU[apos]s fourth-place finish at Mountain View Collegiate… Carded a 231 to help Kansas place fourth at Susie Maxwell Berning Classic to close out regular season… Tied for 32nd after notching a 239 at Big 12 Championships… Qualified for U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship for the third year in a row. As a junior (Fall 2006) Started the season in a tie for 46th place at Colorado State[apos]s Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic after carding a 230… Tied for 27th at Nebraska[apos]s Chip-N Club Invitational after scoring a 244… Finished in eighth with a 230 as Kansas hosted the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational… Finished in a tie for 69th place with a three-round score of 240 at Price[apos]s [quote]Give `Em Five Fund[quote]/New Mexico State Invitational… Concluded the fall seaon at The Derby Invitational in a tie for 75th place with a two-round total score of 161. As a sophomore (Spring 2006) Began the season shooting a 235 to tie for 44th at the Central District Invitational… Notched a tie for 28th place after carding a 239 at the Texas A&M [quote]Mo[quote]morial… Tied for 46th place after shooting a 242 at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational… Posted a 218 to tie for seventh at the Mountain View Collegiate… Shot a 229 to tie for 26th place at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic… Finished the season in a tie for 46th place after carding a 242 at the Big 12 Championship… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team… Kansas Women[apos]s Golf Association Amateur champion. As a sophomore (Fall 2005) Finished in 58th place by carding a 235 at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic… Tied for ninth place after firing a 231 at the ORU Shootout… Shot a 234 at the Marilynn Smith Invitational to place in a tie for 33rd… Posted a 236 to tie for 46th at the Tyson/Embassy Suites Invitational… Carded a 236 at The Derby Invitational, which placed her in a tie for 58th. As a freshman (Spring 2005) Shot a 254 to place in a tie for 85th at the Betsy Rawls Invitational… Carded a 233 to finish in a tie for 39th at the LSU/Cleveland Classic… Led the Jayhawks by placing in a tie for 15th at the Mountain View Collegiate after firing a 220… Placed in a tie for for 57th with a 241 at the Lady Boilermaker Invitational… Finished in 54th at the Big 12 Championships with a 249. As a freshman (Fall 2004) Placed in a tie for 74th in her first tournament after carding a two-day total of 164 while playing as an individual at the Jeanine McHaney Invitational… Shot a 245 to finish in a a tie for 71st at Price[apos]s [quote]Give `Em Five[quote]… Led the Crimson and Blue to a first-place finish at the Marilynn Smith Invitational after firing a 236 to finish in a tie for fifth place… Carded a 238 total to place in a tie for 44th at the Lady Razorback Invitational. High School Four-time letterwinner at St. Thomas Aquinas… Coached by Ryan Best… Medaled in every high school tournament she played in… Won the 5A individual state championship in 2001… Was a member of the 5A state championship team at Aquinas in 2002… Was named to the All Metro team from 2001-03… Midwest Section PGA Junior Player of the Year in 2004… Member of the 2001 Mid-America Junior Cup Champion Team… Earned two top-10[apos]s in AJGA events in the summer of 2003. Personal Born Antoinette Josephine Giangrosso on November 17, 1985, in Kansas City, Mo… Daughter of Renee Watson and Steve Giangrosso with step parents Jerry Watson and Anne Giangrosso… Majoring in sports management… Qualified for the Championship flight at the women[apos]s Western Amateur… In her free time she likes watching movies, hanging out with friends and watching college basketball… Her favorite movie is The Sandlot… If she could play any course in the entire world it would be any one of the Pinehurst[apos]s… Her favorite band is Coldplay.