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<P><CENTER><h2><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333399">Kim Evans</font></h2><P><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333399"><b>Head Coach</b></font></CENTER>
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<P>NCAA Championship appearances, Auburn and Kim Evans all go hand in hand. Evans, who enters her fifth season at Auburn, has led the Tigers to three consecutive NCAA Championship appearances along with the development of three All-Americans. The 1981 Auburn graduate has turned a once mediocre program into a consistent national top-20 contender. Auburn is ranked ninth in the nation heading into this year.</font>
<P>Evans led the Tigers to their third consecutive NCAA Championship appearance at the University of Wisconsin's University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis., where the Tigers finished 19th in the nation in 1998. Robin Cook was named second-team All-American, three Tigers garnered All-SEC honors along with three Tigers being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
<P>The Tigers finished 13th in the nation in 1997 as the team advanced to the NCAA Championship at the Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio. Katie Gallina was named an All-American and the Tigers had four All-SEC selections and two SEC Academic Honor roll picks.
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<TR><TD bgcolor="#000000" ALIGN=CENTER><font color="#FFFFFF">Remar<stong>KIM</strong>ble EVANS</font></th></TR>
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<UL><LI>Led Tigers to three-straight NCAA Championship appearances.
<LI>1996 SEC Coach of the Year
<LI>1996 District South Coach of the Year
<LI>Has a 466-229-11 (.668) record in five years at Auburn
<LI>NCAA South District Selection Committee, 1995-96
<LI>Selected by the PGA of America to appear in a public service announcement, 1995
<LI>Featured in PGA Magazine, January 1996, on the National PSA
<LI>Coaches Representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Auburn University, 1995-96
<LI>NCAA Program Certification Sub-Committee, Auburn University (Government & Commitment to Rules Compliance)
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<P>Evans led the Tigers to a 143-36 (.799) record during the 1996-97 season. In 1996, Evans became only the second women's golf coach in Auburn history to be named SEC Coach of the Year and District South Coach of the Year, along with the legendary Bud Marsee.
<P>Auburn's 1996 SEC Championship was the school's second ever, the first coming in 1989. Evans also led the Tigers to their first trip to the NCAA Championship in six years in 1996 as the Tigers finished 18th in the country. Marci Clemons was an All-American and won the prestigious Dinah Shore Award and Edith Munson Award. Three Tigers were selected All-SEC and one to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
<P>Evans was formerly an assistant coach for the men's golf team at Georgia Tech from 1988-1994 and the executive director of the Atlanta Junior Golf Association for six years.
<P>In 1981, she graduated from Auburn with a Bachelor's of Science degree while also lettering for the Tigers from 1978-81.
<P>Upon her graduation from Auburn, Evans worked as a golf activity coordinator and golf professional at Sandestin Resort in Destin, Fla., where she obtained her PGA Class A status.
<P>Evans has a long list of golf achievements including being awarded the Georgia PGA Junior Golf Leader Award in 1992; was a member of the PGA National Junior Golf Steering Committee from 1992-93; Georgia State Golf Association Advisory Committee, 1992-1994; Georgia Junior Golf Foundation Board of Directors, 1992-1994; Special Olympics Committee for Golf in 1994; and PGA Video Clinic, Instructor for the LPGA Mazda Executive Women's Clinic in 1993. She was the guest speaker for the USGA Women's Regional Workshop in 1990 and at the AAHPERD Regional Convention in 1993.
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<H4>KIM EVANS YEAR-BY-YEAR</H4>
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Year Record NCAA SEC
1994-95 66-56-1 (.541) -- t-6th
1995-96 119-52-3 (.693) 18th Champions
1996-97 143-36 (.799) 13th 3rd
1997-98 98-66-5 (.595) 18th 5th
Totals 426-210-9 (.667)
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<P>She spearheaded and directed the "See Jane Build Golf Day" in September 1995 to benefit Habitat for Humanity in Lee County and was selected to the South District Selection Committee for 1995-96.
<P>While at Georgia Tech, she was involved in several campus activities such as directing the Georgia Tech Annual Gift Giving, The United Way for four years, the Tournament Coordinator of the Local Contributors Golf Tournament for the NCAA Women's Final Four in 1993 and the Mandy Miller Golf Classic (Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment Program) for three years. Evans was a co-Director for the "Go For the Gold Twilight Run" (fund raising for women's athletics) in 1991.
<P>Evans is also working with the Girls & Boys Club of Lee County and is a member of the Professional Golf Association of America.
<P>Among Evans' achievements from the recent past include the creation of the Auburn Tiger Invitational (now named the Auburn Tiger-Derby Invitational after former Auburn golfer and Curtis Cup Champion Virginia-Derby Grimes) that has now completed its fifth year. She was also instrumental in landing the 1996 NCAA East Regional that was held at Grand National, one of six home courses for the Tigers.
<P>"The individuals are the best part of coaching," said Evans of her players. "Of course everybody likes to win. But, when you're dealing with individuals, and they accomplish their goals, we all come together and accomplish our team goals.
<P>"When you have quality student-athletes and mix them with the game of golf, I can't see a better combination."
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