MARCY HART
Birthdate: December 10, 1988
Birthplace: Thomasville, N.C.
Age: 16
Ht: 6'
Home: Scottsdale, Ariz.
College: North Carolina
Joined LPGA Tour: 2001
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Recorded a career-best finish at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, where she tied for ninth and closed with a season-low 66.
• Second top-10 finish of her career came at the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King, where she tied for 10th.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 20/49 (45)
Rds in the 60s: 10/49 (50)
Birdies: 149 (111)
Eagles: 6 (27)
Greens in reg: 65.4% (62)
Driving accuracy: 78.2% (15)
Sand saves: 40.6% (42)
Putts per GIR: 1.80 (27)
Driving avg: 247.6 (102)
Career
• In 2003, fired a career-low 65 during the first round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship.
• In 2002, returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 10th to earn exempt status for the 2003 season.
• In 2001, best finish of the season was a tie for 16th at the Welch's/Circle K Championship.
• In 2000, turned professional Aug. 15 and competed in one event on the SBC Futures Tour, where she tied for 19th; qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 23rd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2001 season.
Amateur
Hart's amateur career is highlighted by wins at the 1995 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and the 2000 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and is one of six players to win both championships. She was also a semifinalist at the 1998 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. While at the University of North Carolina, she won the 1997 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic, the 1999 Fripp Island Intercollegiate and the 2000 Bryant Invitational. . .Started playing golf at the age of 10...Credits her father and teacher Amy Fox, an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional member, as the individuals most influencing her career...Married Robert Hart on Nov. 16, 2002...Maiden name is Newton...Competed as Marcy Newton from 2001-02...Hobbies include playing with her dogs, Yorkshire terriers named Roy and Waverly, and playing poker..