2012 National Championship
2012 ncaa national CHAMPIONS Alabama shot a 19-over 1,171 to edge Southern California by one shot over 72 holes to win the program's first national championship on the Crimson Tide’s eighth visit to the NCAA Finals. It was head coach Mic Potter’s seventh trip to the NCAAs at Alabama and his 22nd NCAA Championships appearance overall for the WGCA Hall of Famer. UA was led by senior Brooke Pancake, who finished runner-up individually at 2-under 286. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native drained a four-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to secure the national championship. The Tide carded rounds of 286 (-2), 285 (-3), 306 (+18) and 294 (+6). Pancake won the Honda Award, which goes to the nation's best women's golfer and the Crimson Tide had three first team All-Americans in Pancake, Jennifer Kirby and Stephanie Meadow. 2012 Honors Honda Award (National Player of the Year) Brooke Pancake WGCA All-Americans First Team: Brooke Pancake, Jennifer Kirby Second Team: Stephanie Meadow
Records & History
Golfweek All-Americans First Team: Brooke Pancake, Stephanie Meadow, Jennifer Kirby Capital One Academic All-American Brooke Pancake Capital One Academic All-American of the Year (At-Large/Overall) Brooke Pancake WGCA Edith Cummings Munson Award Brooke Pancake WGCA National Coach of the Year Mic Potter WGCA East Region Coach of the Year Mic Potter First-Team All-SEC Brooke Pancake, Jennifer Kirby and Stephanie Meadow SEC Coach of the Year Mic Potter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Brooke Pancake WGCA All-American Scholars Team Brooke Pancake, Stephanie Meadow and Johanna Tillström
Alabama’s 2012 NCAA Championship team: (kneeling) Susan Rosenstiel, Brooke Pancake and Stephanie Meadow. (standing) Courtney McKim, Mic Potter, Hannah Collier, Jennifer Kirby.
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