Sarah Bonner-Shanks

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kingsport, Tenn.
High School:
Dobyns-Bennett High School

BONNER-SHANKS' PROFILE

AT TENNESSEE

Fall 2004: Played in two events in her first season as a Lady Vol...In the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships, Bonner-Shanks finished in a tie for 55th, shooting a total of 234...That effort included a first-round 75...Competed for the Big Orange in the Hooters Match Play Championships...The senior went 0-1 in competition at the event.

AT N.C. STATE:

Fall 2003:

2002-03: Ranked third on squad with a 77.6 scoring average...Fired a one-over 72 in the third round of the NCAA Regional...Turned in a 226 (80-74-72-) to tie for 44th at the regional...Finished in a season-best 10th-place stalemate with a one-over 72 (79-75-72=226) at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship...Tied for 22nd place at the Pine Needles Collegiate...Made a hole-in-one on the par-three, 146-yard, 16th hole at the ACC/SEC Challenge...

2001-02: Ranked second on the team, averaging 77.0 strokes per round...Notched three top-10 finishes in the first three outings of the spring...Finished in a tie for eighth at the Lady Moc Classic with a three-round total of 232...Notched another top-10 performance at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invite with matching rounds of 76 to end in a tie for ninth...Had her best career finish at the Lady Seahawk Invitational when she tied for seventh...Shot her lowest score of the season in the third round with an even par 72...Finished in ties for 18th and 41st, respectively, in the ACC Championships and the NCAA East Regional...Led the team in the spring with a low stroke average of 78.8 after fall competition...Fired the lowest round of the fall season with a 75 at the Hatter Fall Classic where she posted an eighth-place finish...Tied for 23rd at the Tar Heel Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Twice earned all-state recognition...Led squad to region and conference championships in 2000...Named to the all-region and all-conference first team in 1999 and 2000...Captured a Tennessee all-state medal in 1999 and 2000...Was a member of the Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Junior Classical League.

AMATEUR:
Tabbed as a Ruth Eller Junior Medallist by the Tennessee Women's Golf Association in 2000...Finished in sixth place at the 1998 AAU Junior Olympic Tournament...Fired a 241 to take 12th place at the 2000 AJGA-Shell World Golf Village Junior Championship...Captured five event medals at the state or regional level from 1998 to 2000.

PERSONAL:
Plans to pursue a bachelor of science degree with a major in chemistry...Has two sisters, Suzanne, 18; and Janie, 14...Hopes to attend dental school after concluding her playing career...Seven different family members have attended the University of Tennessee...Golf ambition is to be a member of an NCAA Championship team...Married David Shanks July 9, 2004...Daughter of Andy and Johnnie Bonner...Born Sarah Elizabeth Bonner on Nov. 24, 1982, in Kingsport, Tenn.

BONNER-SHANKS' SCORECARD

YEAR	RNDS	STKS	AVG	LOW
2001-02	28	2156	77.0	72
2002-03	30	2328	77.6	71
2003-04	3	251	83.7	75
TOTALS	61	4735	77.6	71

2003-04 (at N.C. State)
Franklin StreetTrust	43rd	89-75-87=251
Low Round	75	(2- Patsy Rendlemen)
Low Total	251	(Patsy Rendlemen)
2002-03 (at N.C. State)
Mason Rudolph Championships	t26th	78-75-77=230
ACC/SEC Challenge	t16th	74-73-77=224
Franklin Street Trust/Tar Heel Inv.	t36th	81-74-73=228
Lady Paladin	t11th	74-73-75=222
Pine Needles Collegiate	t22nd	77-71-86=234
Texas A&M "Mo"moria	t94th	86-89=175
Suntrust Lady Gator	No place	83-DQ-76=159
Bryan National Collegiate	t73rd	78-83=161
Lady Boilermaker	t50th	84-80-79=243
ACC Championships	t10th	79-75-72=226
NCAA Regional	t44th	80-74-72=226
Low Round	71	(2 - Pine Needles Collegiate)
Low Total	222	(Lady Paladin)
2001-02 (at N.C. State)
ACC/SEC Shootout	34th	80-79-81=240
Tar Heel Invitational	t23rd	80-76-77=233
Hatter Fall Classic	t8th	75-78-82=235
Pine Needles Invitational	t30th	81-79=160
Lady Moc Classic	t8th	75-81-76=232
Peggy Kirk Bell	t9th	76-76=252
Lady Seahawk Invitational	t7th	76-76-72=224
Bryan National Collegiate	t23rd	80-74-72=226
ACC Championships	t18th	74-77-80=231
NCAA Regional	t41st	74-72-78=224
Low Round	72	(Three Times)
Low Total	224	(Two Times)

Italics indicate round of par or better

2003-04 ROUND-BY-ROUND BREAKDOWN

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Low	89	75	87	N/A
Rounds	1	1	1	N/A
Strokes	89	75	87	N/A
Average	89.0	75.0	87.0	N/A

COLLEGIATE QUICK FACTS
	Rounds: 61 Strokes: 4735 Average: 77.6 Rounds of Par or Under: Four Low Round: 71; 2003 Pine Needles Collegiate Low Tournament (54 holes): 222; Lady Paladin Top-10 Finishes: Five Best Finish: t-7th; 2001 Lady Seahawk Invitational