About the Women’s Finalists

Monica Vaughn
Reedsport High School Freshman

2010 Season:  Won the Oregon Public Links title at Wildhorse Resort shooting a 1-under par 72-71—143 on the 5,723 yard layout.

2009 Season:  Won titles in the Intermediate Girls Division in Oregon Junior Golf events at Willamette Valley, Klamath Falls, Roseburg, Diamond Woods, Reedsport and Sandpines.  Runner-up at the 79th Oregon Junior Amateur after recovering from a ruptured appendex and appendectomy.

2008 Season: Won titles in the Intermediate Girls Division in Oregon Junior Golf events at Oak Hills, Myrtle Creek, Roseburg, Reedsport, Coos, Ocean Dunes and Sandpines.

Won the Pee Wee (8-11) Girls Division at the Oregon Junior Amateur in 2006.

Erica Omlid
Career Highlights

AMATEUR/JUNIOR:  In summer of 2006, won the Oregon Junior Amateur Championship and a U.S. Junior Girls’ Amateur Qualifier (76). Also played a several other national junior events for the first time in ’06 – the Junior America’s Cup and Junior World tournament at Torrey Pines in San Diego.  As senior, won 5A state title by one stroke (76-77) on the Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis, Ore., and helped team to fourth-place finish. Finished eighth as a junior in the 4A state tournament (80-78-158) and helped team to 12th place at Stone Creek Golf Club in Oregon City.

One of three junior returnees in 2009-10 that will challenge for key slots on one of the West Coast’s top teams. In the fall of 2009, was one of three Ducks that played all four events. As a sophomore, she played in six events and carded squad’s lowest round for the first time in her career in Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational to help team to runner-up team finish. As a freshman, played in eight of the team’s 12 events. As a prep was an Oregon 5A state champion and claimed eighth as a junior.

Fall 2009: One of three Ducks that played all four events, and ranked fourth on team twice. Her lowest tourney score came in the opener, the Branch Law Firm Invitational (231). Her next stop, the Giustina Memorial Classic, was her career-best placing (14th, 233), and she ended the event with a season-best, three-over 75. She also shot a three-over 76 in the Branch Law Firm event final round.

2008-09: Played six events for Ducks, including three in both the fall and spring. Started fall with her most successful collegiate stretch, and equaled or topped her preseason best round (75) in five of her nine rounds (75x2, 74x2). Led UO for the first time of her career in the blustery, wet second round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational en route to her highest collegiate finish (28th-tie, 78-75-83-236). Added her second top-35 collegiate finish of season and fourth of her career in the next event, Kent Youel Invitational (31st-tie, 79-74-74-227), then repeated feat again in the Duck Invitational at nearby Shadow Hills Country Club (31st-t, 238) in late March. Overall over course of season, ranked fourth on squad in fall scoring average (76.7), and seventh in the spring (79.7) and sixth in the overall combined totals (78.2).

2007-08: Played eight events for Ducks, including six in the spring. Capped debut campaign with appearance in NCAA West Regional (80th, 79-77-76-232) and ranked fourth on team in final standings, as well as the spring opener, the Lady Gator Invitational (56th-tie, 81-75-79). Opened collegiate career with her highest overall finish in the Giustina Memorial Classic (31st-tie, 82-80-75-237). Also placed top 40 in her other fall stop, the USF Invitational (40th-tie, 81-84-79-244), and in UO’s Duck Invitational in late March (35th-tie, 77-83-76-235) and had fifth-best overall finish on squad in all three stops. Shot her season low 75 four times, including once in both fall events and the first two spring events. Ended season in the Regional with her first hat trick of scores in the 70s in the same tourney, including a 76 finale at the Sacramento-hosted event.