Aug. 23, 2006

BRUSSELS, Belgium- University of Memphis golfer Dawn-Marie Conaty, a native of Dublin, Ireland, will represent her home country in the upcoming Saab International Juniors Tournament of Nations this week at the Royal Golf Club of Belgium.

Conaty will tee off in the first round this morning. Eighteen holes of stroke play are scheduled for today, Thursday, and Friday. After the first three rounds, the lowest 30 finishers will advance to Saturday's final round. For more information and results, please visit www.sij.be.

Conaty joined the Tigers in 2005 after transferring from North Carolina State. Her success this summer is rooted in a strong performance last spring that included a fourth-place finish at the Lady Eagle Invitational. In five spring tournaments, Conaty recorded a 77.9 scoring average, the second best average on the team.