Leah Hart

High School: An Australia Day Sportswoman of the Year ... A two-time qualifier for the Australian Amateur and currently holds a stoke average of 76.8 which is ranked 26th in the country ... With scores of 72-73-72-71, Hart placed third at the 2002 Queensland State Medal and finished fifth at the 2001 Inpooroopilly Women's Open, a pro event, with a four-round total of 294.
2002-03: Enjoyed a sensational freshman season at Augusta State ... Burst on the scene as one of the top freshman golfers in the nation ... Named the NCAA All-Independent Player-of-the-Year, Freshman-of-the-Year and an NCAA All-Independent first-team selection ... Recorded three victories and eight top-five finishes ... Did not finish worse than fifth in any of ASU's eight tournaments ... Was the squad's top finisher in all eight events ... Posted a team-best 73.3 stroke average ... Shot in the 70's in 22 of her 23 rounds ... Turned in 10 rounds of par or better ... Finished third in her first collegiate start with a six-over 222 (75-75-72) at Memphis Intercollegiate Classic ... Won her first individual title in just her second event in the Lady Razorback Invitational at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark. ... Carded a 10-over 226 (74-73-79) to lead ASU to its a third-place showing, its highest finish of the season ... Won again in her very next event, the Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate at Greenville Country Club in Greenville, N.C. ... Posted 73-72 in first two rounds before fashioning a four-under 67 in final round ... Took third in her last fall event before opening the spring with a tie for fifth at the Edwin Watts/Carolinas Classic ... Picked up her third win of the season at the Bradford Creek Spring Invitational at Bradford Creek Golf Club in Greenville, N.C. ... Booked a pair of fourth-place finishes in her last two events ... Posted low 54-hole total, a one-under 212, at Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate (73-72-67) ... Finished under par on three occasions ... Qualified for the U.S. Women's Open ... Shot three-over 145 (69-76) in a sectional qualifier at Champions Golf Club's Jack Rabbit course in Houston ... Edged LPGA Tour pro Kristi Albers and Auburn's Maru Martinez for the third and final spot in the 25-player field with a birdie on the first playoff hole ... Season Lows: First Round: 70 (-2) at John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate and at Lady Seahawk Invitational; Second Round: 70 (-2) at Lady Seahawk Invitational; Third Round: 67 (-4) at Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate.
2003-2004
Transferred to Auburn from Augusta State prior to the start of the season ... preseason second-team All-American by Golfweek ... had a 76.75 stroke average in the fall ... tied for 24th in the Franklin Street Partners Invitational with a 78-76-77--231 ... played as an individual and tied for 28th in the Mason Rudolph Championship with a 71-76-79--225 ... tied for 41st with a 78-79--157 in the SEC-ACC Challenge.
Playing on the Futures Tour in 2005.

Futures Tour record
Year¬Events¬Best Finish¬Top 10¬Cuts Made¬Earnings¬(Rank)¬Average Score¬(Rank)
*2005*¬6¬T49¬3¬$598¬(109)¬75.40¬(74)

BEST TOURNAMENT: Tied for 49th at the 2005 Lima Memorial Hospital FUTURES Classic in Lima,
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2005 Finishes
Tournament¬Date¬Score¬Finish¬Earnings
Lakeland FUTURES Golf Classic (Lakeland, FL)¬74-76-79 229¬T69¬$140  
Tampa Bay FUTURES Golf Classic (Oldsmar, FL)
March 18 - 20¬76-78 154¬M/C
IOS FUTURES Golf Classic (El Paso, TX)¬79-73-75 227¬T63¬$182  
Northwest Indiana FUTURES Golf Classic (Merrillville, IN)¬79-73 152¬M/C
Quality Concepts Kankakee FUTURES Golf Classic (Saint Anne, IL)¬72-81 153¬M/C
Lima Memorial Hospital FUTURES Classic (Lima, OH)¬71-75-70 216¬T49¬$276