Player Biography

MARCY HART Birthdate: December 10, 1977 Birthplace: Thomasville, N.C. Age: 29 Ht: 6' Home: Winston-Salem, N.C. College: North Carolina Turned Professional: 2000
Joined LPGA Tour: 2001 LPGA Victories: None Player Notes: Won the 1995 U.S. Girls’ Junior and the 2000 U.S. Women’s Amateur…Also a semifinalist at the 1998 U.S. Women's Amateur…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 as the individual most influencing her career...Father Ernie Newton has competed in the USGA Senior Amateur… Married Robert Hart on Nov. 16, 2002...Maiden name is Newton...Competed as Marcy Newton from 2001-02... Qualified for the 2001 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles…Hobbies include shopping and playing with her dogs, Yorkshire terriers named Roy and Waverly...Has her own Web site, www.MarcyHart.com...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. Professional 2006 • Had the best season of her career with $235,243 in earnings aided by a career-best finish at the Wegmans LPGA, where she tied for third and carded a season-low 66 in the third round. • The next week, recorded her second top-10 finish of the season with a tie for ninth at the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 24/64 (66) Rds in the 60s: 9/64 (79) Birdies: 182 (75) Eagles: 2 (76) Greens in reg: 69.3% (27) Driving accuracy: 78.7% (9) Sand saves: 36% (102) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (60) Driving avg: 241.3 (142) 2005 • Recorded a season-best finish at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, where she tied for 15th. • Carded a season-low 67 in the final round at the Weetabix Women’s British Open. • Also carded 67s during the second round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children and the opening round of the Office Depot Championship at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles. 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 19/63 (61) Rds in the 60s: 7/63 (81) Birdies: 173 (78) Eagles: 1 (85) Greens in reg: 64.9% (83) Driving accuracy: 79.9% (15) Sand saves: 19.6% (155) Putts per GIR: 1.85 (87) Driving avg: 235 (148) 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.