05/11/2013 Burger Qualifies For NCAAs But Bulldogs Fall ShortBurger Qualifies For NCAAs But Bulldogs Fall Short 05/10/2013 Georgia Stands Eighth At West RegionalGeorgia Stands Eighth At West Regional 05/09/2013 Burger Leads Georgia To Solid Start At West RegionalBurger Leads Georgia To Solid Start At West Regional 05/07/2013 UGA Treks To Stanford For West RegionalUGA Treks To Stanford For West Regional 05/06/2013 Burger, Carbajo Ré & Walsh Earn SEC HonorsBurger, Carbajo Ré & Walsh Earn SEC Honors Pre Collegiate Highlights ◊ Entered the fall ranked No. 12 in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com women's rankings. ◊ Ranked No. 22 and No. 23 nationally in the Class of 2012 by Polo and Golfweek, respectively. ◊ Named to the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) HP Scholastic All-America Honor Roll. ◊ Competed in the 2011 U.S. Women's Amatuer and the 2010 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. ◊ Arrives at UGA following an impressive run of 2012 results. ◊ Fired a 69 to finish second in qualifying at the Jones/Doherty Women's Amateur and reached the quarterfinals of the match play bracket. ◊ Posted consecutive seventh-place showings at the Dixie Amateur in 2011 and 2012. ◊ Shot 70 to finish third in qualifying at the 2012 Southern Am. After suffering a first-round upset in match play, notched four victories to win the consolation bracket. ◊ At the 110th North & South Amateur, carded tallies of 70-74-71=215 to finish fourth among 112 competitors in stroke play qualifying. Then advanced to the quarterfinal round of match play. ◊ Recorded six top-7 finishes in two seasons competing in AJGA events, culminating with third-place showings at the 2011 Cleveland HealthCare Foundation Junior and the 2011 AJGA Florida Junior. ◊ Completed her junior and senior years of high school as a student at Laurel Springs College Prep (based in Ojai, Calif.) after attending Saint Andrews' School in Boca Raton as a freshman and sophomore. ◊ Played six years of high school varsity golf from the sixth through 11th grades before not competing as a senior. Played for Saint Andrews for five seasons before representing Boca Raton High as a junior. ◊ Earned All-County recognition for all six years of high school competition and advanced to the State Championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior. ◊ Led Saint Andrews' to runner-up and fifth-place team finishes in the Florida State High School Championships for Class A as a freshman and sophomore, respectively. Personal ◊ Born April 12, 1993, Kailey is the daughter of Karen and Joe Walsh. ◊ The younger sister of two former college athletes. Her brother Ryan played soccer at Harvard from 2005-09. Her brother Blair was Georgia's placekicker from 2008-12. Blair, who is currently kicking for the Minnesota Vikings, completed his career as the all-time scoring leader for UGA and the Southeastern Conference - as well as fifth in NCAA history - with 412 points. ◊ Major: Pre-Business. |
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