Tara Lyons

Class:
Senior
High School:
North Myrtle Beach HS
Hometown:
Little River, SC

Fall 2013: Finished the fall ranked fifth on the team with a 75.9 stroke average...Finished with one Top 10 and one Top 20 finish...Shot a season low of 69 in the first round of the Cardinal Cup...Finished third at the Cardinal Cup with a score of 223.

As a Junior (2012-13): Appeared in nine tournaments for the Cardinals...Posted a 75.9 to place her stroke average as second-best on the team...Shot a low of 70 on the second day at The Alamo Invitational...Her best finish was at the BIG EAST Championship where she tied for 10th with a final score of 224.

As a Sophomore (2011-12): Appeared in eight tournaments...Ranked fifth on the team in stroke average with a 77.2 average...Shot a season low 71 and a tournament low of 220 at the Tar Heel Invitational...Finished tied for 16th at the BIG EAST Championship for her best tournament finish...Finished the season with two Top 20 finishes.

As a Freshman (2010-11): Appeared in 11 tournaments...Finished the season with a 79.9 stroke average...Shot a collegiate low round of 69 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown...Best finish was fourth place finish in the Wild Eggs 4 Cards JV Challenge with a two round score of 162....Finished tied at 19th in the BIG EAST Championship with a score of 239...Finished the season with one Top 10 finish and one Top 20 finish.

High School: Played four years at North Myrtle Beach High School...Was named the Toast to the Coast Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009...Also earned the Chief Award from 2006-09...Finished first in the regional tournament in 2008 and 2009...Finished second at the EJGA Championship...Was a Coker Scholar for two years and a member of the National Honor Society...Lettered one year in soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Michele and the late Ray Lyons...Born May 24, 1992...Major is communications...Her brother Sam played collegiate golf at Coastal Carolina University.