Veronica Yatco Sophomore Monroe, La. St. Frederick HIgh School

2001-02 Season
* Competed in two tournaments compiling a 79.0 stroke average in six rounds
* Played in the Mason Rudolph (T40) and LSU/Cleveland (T46)...

High School
* 2000 First Team All-State while playing with St. Frederick's boys golf team
* Won state titles with the St. Frederick's team in 1998 and 1999
* Tied for ninth individually at both the 1999 and 2000 state championships
* Four year letterwinner
* Member of National Honor Society
* Earned a spot on the Cumulative A Honor Roll for St. Frederick's all four years.

Amateur
* Second woman ever to win the Louisiana Women's State Amateur and Junior
Girls State in the same year when she accomplished the feat in 1998 at age 15
* Won Junior Girls State three years in a row, 1998-2000
* Placed third at the Pizza Hut Southern Junior in 1999
* Nominated for Compaq Junior All-American status in 1999
* Three-time qualifier for the US Junior Girls Championship
* Medaled in the 2000 Women's Western Junior, placing second
* Qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2001
* Qualified for match play at the Amateur by making the cut and earning 33rd place.

Personal
* Born April 9, 1983
* Major is Economics with a minor in Financial Economics
* Began playing golf at age 8
* Buried a hole-in-one at Pine Isle Resort in April of 2000 during an AJGA event.

Veronica's Picks:
TV Show: Friends
Movie: October Sky
Book: The Giving Tree
Music Group: Dave Matthews Band
City: New York City
Athlete: Fred Couples
Pro Sports Team: Tennessee Titans
Women's Golfer: Annika Sorenstam
Course: Pebble Beach
Tournament Played: US Women's Amateur
Professional Tournament: US Open

Yatco's Season-By-Season Statistics

	Rounds	Strokes	Stroke Average
2001-02	6	474	79.0
Career	6	474	79.0

 

2001-02 Tournament	Finish	Scores	Par
Mason Rudolph	T40	79-75-79=233	+17
LSU/Cleveland	T46	81-81-79=241	+25