The role of bridesmaid in women's golf is over for Rollins. The Tars saved their best round of the tournament for last, but they didn't shoot poorly in any of the four days as they waltzed to a to 39-stroke victory in the Division II Women's Golf Championships May 14-17 at Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.

Rollins, which placed second in 1996, 2000 and 2001, willed the bridesmaid tag to Florida Southern for this year's championship. That was a reversal for the Moccasins, who had won the crown for three consecutive years.

Rollins dominated play from the start, gaining a 29-stroke lead over Florida Southern after the first two rounds. Northern Colorado finished third in the team standings, followed by Grand Valley State and Longwood.

The individual competition was closer, but Rollins won that, too. Rollins freshman Charlotte Campbell claimed medalist honors by four strokes, matching the NCAA Division II tournament record for the lowest individual round with her two-under-par 71 in the final round. Campbell was named the NCAA Division II Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year before the tournament.

Pamela Feggans of Florida Southern placed second, and Freddie Seeholzer of Rollins and Emily Russell of Northern Colorado tied for third.

Though the Tars had not won an NCAA title since the championship began in 1996, Rollins is no stranger to golf titles, having won seven times when the championship was sponsored by the AIAW and the NCGA.

Rollins head coach Julie Garner was named the Division II Coach of the Year.

Championship summary

Regionals

West -- 1. Northeastern St., 959; 2. St. Mary's (Tex.), 961; 3. Western Wash., 989; 4. Tarleton St., 990; 5. Western N.M., 995; 6. West Tex. A&M, 1,006.

East -- 1. Longwood, 958; 2. Grand Valley St., 979; 3. Ferris St., 985; 4. Northern Ky., 989; 5. Indianapolis, 1,005; 6. SIU-Edwardsville, 1,064.

North -- 1. Northern Colo., 951; 2. Minn. St.-Mankato, 952; 3. Neb.-Omaha, 969; 4. St. Cloud St., 1,001; 5. Bemidji St., 1,002; 6. Southwest St., 1,022.

South -- 1. Rollins, 918; 2. Fla. Southern, 922; 3. Nova Southeastern, 977; 4. Lynn, 985; 5. Barry, 1,006; 6. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1,020.

The top two teams, along with the top two individuals not with a team, from each regional advanced to the championships. The following individuals advanced: Kathryn Bobbie, Ferris St.; Kim Keyer-Scott, Northern Ky.; Laura Lundbohm, Southwest St.; Sarah LeClair, St. Cloud St.; Lisa Bowden, Central Ark.; Rachel McFarland, Tusculum; Meredith Easley, West Tex. A&M; Kelly White, Western Wash.

Championship team results

1. Rollins, 315-307-310-305 -- 1,237; 2. Fla. Southern, 325-326-313-312 -- 1,276; 3. Northern Colo., 322-339-331-320 -- 1,312; 4. Grand Valley St., 332-332-332-325 -- 1,321; 5. Longwood, 336-343-318-327 -- 1,324; 6. St. Mary's (Tex.), 341-332-331-331 -- 1,335; 7. Minn. St.-Mankato, 335-337-323-342 -- 1,337; Northeastern St., 350-355-335-337 -- 1,377.

Championship individual results

1. Charlotte Campbell, Rollins, 78-74-76-71 -- 299; 2. Pamela Feggans, Fla. Southern, 80-76-71-76 -- 303; 3. (tie) Emily Russell, Northern Colo., 76-79-78-74 -- 307; and Freddie Seeholzer, Rollins, 78-74-75-80 -- 307; 5. Kim Keyer-Scott, Northern Ky., 74-77-79-80 -- 310; 6. Sarah Coleson, Fla. Southern, 77-79-79-76 -- 311; 7. Kathryn Bobbie, Ferris St., 78-78-79-78 -- 313; 8. Mariana De Biase, Rollins, 81-80-79-74 -- 314; 9. Melissa Sneller, Grand Valley St., 78-77-82-78 -- 315; 10. Kelly White, Western Wash., 83-80-78-77 -- 318; 11. Meredith Easley, West Tex. A&M, 77-83-82-79 -- 321; 12. Sabrina Gassner, Rollins, 78-79-82-83 -- 322; 13. Kristi Carlson, Minn. St.-Mankato, 81-83-78-82 -- 324; 14. Stephanie Hicks, Longwood, 82-85-77-81 -- 325; 15. Tiffany Woodyer, Longwood, 79-84-81-83 -- 327; 16. Rachel McFarland, Tusculum, 77-87-87-77 -- 328; 17. (tie) Jennifer Beames, Rollins, 89-81-80-80 -- 330; and Meagan Dahlberg, Northern Colo., 84-86-80-80 -- 330; 19. (tie) Kate Meyer, St. Mary's (Texas), 81-80-86-84 -- 331; Michelle Green, Minn. St.-Mankato, 84-80-80-87 -- 331; and Angie Armstrong, Fla. Southern, 82-85-84-80 -- 331; 22. (tie) Laura Lundbohm, Southwest St., 84-90-80-79 -- 333; Amanda Diamond, Longwood, 87-87-79-80 -- 333; and Nicole Wyne, St. Mary's (Tex.), 86-84-80-83 -- 333.

25. (tie) Jillian Wyne, St. Mary's (Tex.), 83-87-81-83 -- 334; Kristi Vienneau, Grand Valley St., 82-87-87-78 -- 334; and Jenny Otto, Minn. St.-Mankato, 82-83-79-90 -- 334; 28. Emily Tankey, Fla. Southern, 89-88-79-80 -- 336; 29. Charlotte Larson, Northern Colo., 80-87-86-84 -- 337; 30. (tie) Danielle Miron, Northeastern St., 88-84-82-84 -- 338; Allison Toomer, Northeastern St., 89-86-81-82 -- 338; and Catherine Carvajal, St. Mary's (Tex.), 91-82-84-81 -- 338; 33. (tie) Lisa Bowden, Central Ark., 86-83-89-81 -- 339; and Mary Millage, Longwood, 88-87-81-83 -- 339; 35. (tie) Shannon Briggs, Grand Valley St., 84-88-82-86 -- 340; and Megan Riley, Fla. Southern, 86-86-87-81 -- 340; 37. Melissa Riegle, Grand Valley St., 92-80-84-87 -- 343; 38. Petra Lindgren, Northern Colo., 82-87-91-84 -- 344; 39. Jenny Huff, Northeastern St., 88-89-83-85 -- 345; 40. Nicole Augustine, Grand Valley St., 88-93-84-83 -- 348; 41. Angie Glover, Northern Colo., 92-88-87-82 -- 349; 42. (tie) Sarah LeClair, St. Cloud St., 86-87-95-88 -- 356; and Jennifer Ellsworth, Minn. St.-Mankato, 96-91-86-83 -- 356; 44. Molly VanPetten, Northeastern St., 87-96-89-86 -- 358; 45. Chelsea Siler, St. Mary's (Tex.), 98-86-87-93 -- 364; 46. Arron Thompson, Northeastern St., 87-98-94-88 -- 367; 47. Tucker McCarthy, Longwood, 91-91-97-95 -- 374; 48. Becky Digman, Minn. St.-Mankato, 88-94-95-WD.