(above) Like Happy Gilmore, DU's Stephanie Sherlock has hockey blood coursing through her veinsSources: Barrie Examiner, Hockey's Database
The University of Denver's most famous golfer, Stephanie Sherlock, is currently the #1 ranked player in NCAA women's golf. Stephanie was born in Germany, where her father was playing professional hockey, grew up in Florida and moved back home to Canada when she was 12.
Recently she was named the top amateur women's golfer in Canada by the Royal Canadian Gold Association and she hopes to lead the Pioneers to the NCAA National Championship and then turn professional after she graduates.
Sherlock, who has two spring golf seasons remaining with the University of Denver, is trying not to look too far ahead. But she is conscious of her situation, and she does have aspirations of eventually turning pro.
"I didn't take it too seriously up until this year. Now, it's like, I only have one year of school left," she said. "What am I going to do? I've got to do something. I'm definitely going to try (turning professional). I don't want to not try and wonder what would have happened."
Her father Dave Sherlock played college hockey at Northeastern University and then spent nine years playing and coaching hockey in Germany. After finishing his career in Germany, Dave moved the family to Florida.
David remembers the first time he introduced his daughter to golf.
Having bought into the Countryway Golf Club in Tampa, Fla. -- where he worked as superintendent and still has ownership stake -- it was only natural to hand then seven-year-old Stephanie Sherlock a club.
"She was more interested in driving the golf cart," David said. "She'd hit the ball and just run after it. It was too slow for her."
In truth, for a young girl living in Florida, the sport bordered on the lamest of activities.
"He would bring me out and I'd hate it," Stephanie said. "So boring. What kid wants to play golf? I'd just run around and hit the ball the odd time."
David might not have been the late Earl Woods, yet, despite his daughter's initial lack of interest in the sport and seemingly short attention span on the links, he kept her in the game.
"It's a fine line, and I tried not to push her," David said. "But she had athletic ability, for sure."
He was right about that.
The University of Denver's most famous golfer, Stephanie Sherlock, is currently the #1 ranked player in NCAA women's golf. Stephanie was born in Germany, where her father was playing professional hockey, grew up in Florida and moved back home to Canada when she was 12.
Recently she was named the top amateur women's golfer in Canada by the Royal Canadian Gold Association and she hopes to lead the Pioneers to the NCAA National Championship and then turn professional after she graduates.
Sherlock, who has two spring golf seasons remaining with the University of Denver, is trying not to look too far ahead. But she is conscious of her situation, and she does have aspirations of eventually turning pro.
"I didn't take it too seriously up until this year. Now, it's like, I only have one year of school left," she said. "What am I going to do? I've got to do something. I'm definitely going to try (turning professional). I don't want to not try and wonder what would have happened."
Her father Dave Sherlock played college hockey at Northeastern University and then spent nine years playing and coaching hockey in Germany. After finishing his career in Germany, Dave moved the family to Florida.
David remembers the first time he introduced his daughter to golf.
Having bought into the Countryway Golf Club in Tampa, Fla. -- where he worked as superintendent and still has ownership stake -- it was only natural to hand then seven-year-old Stephanie Sherlock a club.
"She was more interested in driving the golf cart," David said. "She'd hit the ball and just run after it. It was too slow for her."
In truth, for a young girl living in Florida, the sport bordered on the lamest of activities.
"He would bring me out and I'd hate it," Stephanie said. "So boring. What kid wants to play golf? I'd just run around and hit the ball the odd time."
David might not have been the late Earl Woods, yet, despite his daughter's initial lack of interest in the sport and seemingly short attention span on the links, he kept her in the game.
"It's a fine line, and I tried not to push her," David said. "But she had athletic ability, for sure."
He was right about that.
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