Tara Lyons
Tara Lyons

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Little River, SC

High School:
North Myrtle Beach HS

Height:
5-7

Experience:
HS


04/22/2013

Women's Golf One Stroke Behind in the BIG EAST Championship After Two Rounds

Sophomore Emily Haas leads the field after shooting a collegiate low

04/21/2013

Women's Golf Leads After One Round in the BIG EAST Championship

Tara Lyons and Katie Petrino lead four Cards in the Top 10

04/19/2013

Women's Golf Begins Play in the BIG EAST Championship on Sunday

Cardinals enter the tournament as the second seed

03/31/2013

Women's Golf Finishes 17th at Bryan National Collegiate

Field featured 14 nationally ranked teams

03/30/2013

Women's Golf is tied at 13th After Two Rounds in the Bryan National Collegiate

Katie Petrino leads the Cardinals on the second day

Fall 2012: Finished the fall ranked second on the team with a 74.9 stroke average...shot a season low round of 70 in the second round of the Alamo Invitational...Finished tied for 15th in the Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational...Shot a season tournament low of 219 in the Alamo Invitational...Finished with one Top 20 finish.

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.

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