(above) DU's Stephanie Sherlock is the #1 ranked NCAA golferFrom: The Barre Examiner
by Ian Shanz
The Royal Canadian Golf Association named Stephanie Sherlock the 2008 Amateur Golfer Of The Year, which recognize season-long achievements and identifies the country's top amateur and junior golfers.
She finished second on that list last year behind Richmond, B. C.'s Kira Meixner.
"It speaks volumes about her dedication and desire to get better," Sherlock's longtime instructor, Murray St. Onge, said last night. "That's the key with Steph. She has a club in her hand almost every day. She just works hard."
Sherlock, a junior studying business at the University of Denver, elevated her game to new heights in 2008, winning the CN Canadian Women's Tour event in Winnipeg and the Sun Belt Conference championship, while continuing to hone her skills on Team Canada for a third successive year.
The 21-year old also finished second at the Royale Cup Canadian women's amateur championship -- an event she won in 2007.
She managed a tie for fifth at the NCAA Division 1 finals, was named a Division I All-American for the second consecutive season, and was a member of Canada's world amateur team that finished fourth at the world amateur team championships in Australia.
She was recently ranked No. 1 among NCAA female golfers, according to Golfweek.com, a website that tracks professional and amateur golfers.
Sherlock was recognized last July as SCOREGolf's 2007 female amateur player of the year. She won junior player of the year honors in 2005.
"She's got talent that's just incredible, and she's just going to get even better in my opinion," said St. Onge, who is currently teaching Sherlock, while she is home on Christmas break
She finished second on that list last year behind Richmond, B. C.'s Kira Meixner.
"It speaks volumes about her dedication and desire to get better," Sherlock's longtime instructor, Murray St. Onge, said last night. "That's the key with Steph. She has a club in her hand almost every day. She just works hard."
Sherlock, a junior studying business at the University of Denver, elevated her game to new heights in 2008, winning the CN Canadian Women's Tour event in Winnipeg and the Sun Belt Conference championship, while continuing to hone her skills on Team Canada for a third successive year.
The 21-year old also finished second at the Royale Cup Canadian women's amateur championship -- an event she won in 2007.
She managed a tie for fifth at the NCAA Division 1 finals, was named a Division I All-American for the second consecutive season, and was a member of Canada's world amateur team that finished fourth at the world amateur team championships in Australia.
She was recently ranked No. 1 among NCAA female golfers, according to Golfweek.com, a website that tracks professional and amateur golfers.
Sherlock was recognized last July as SCOREGolf's 2007 female amateur player of the year. She won junior player of the year honors in 2005.
"She's got talent that's just incredible, and she's just going to get even better in my opinion," said St. Onge, who is currently teaching Sherlock, while she is home on Christmas break
4 comments:
Will golf replace soccer as LetsGoDU's favorite women's sport?
We love "winners," but someone did ask today about the "LetsGoDU All-Hottie Team." With downtime over XMAS Break we'll come up with something to hold our readers attention. :-)
A LetsGoDU Boonekini team would be spectacular.
OK.
We're becoming more like Sports Illustrated every day.
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