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By Mark Wright
Summerhays to Play LPGA U.S. Women's Open May 31
PROVO, UTAH -- Everyone knows the old saying, "like father, like
son." Well, here's a new one, "like father, like . . . daughter?"
That may very well be the new catch phrase as Carrie Summerhays takes
to the golf course to play in this year's LPGA U.S. Women's Open
which tees off on May 31 at the Pine Needles Lodge &Golf Club in
Southern Pines, North Carolina. An active member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and award-winning golfer at Brigham
Young University, Carrie is the daughter of professional golfer Bruce
Summerhays. Along with her brothers Boyd and Daniel, Carrie has
become yet another outstanding golfer in one of the most well-known
golfing families in the state of Utah.
As a member of a golfing family, Carrie has had a lot of experience
on the golf course. She's been golfing since she was a child and has
rubbed shoulders with golfing's elite. Not only has she caddied for
her father, a regular money-winner on the PGA Senior Tour, she's
walked the course with Arnold Palmer and eaten lunch with Jack
Nicklaus. In addition to being her personal golfing instructor,
Carrie's dad Bruce has also found the time to occasionally caddy for
Carrie during her college career.
Carrie earned her way into this year's Women's Open field by shooting
a final round 70 and finishing at one under par during last weekend's
Sectional Qualifying Tournament at the Legacy Golf Course in Phoenix,
Arizona. Summerhays tied with four other women for second place in
the tournament. Since the top eight finishers advance, Carrie was
selected to compete in the Open for the second year in a row. "I was
really excited," Summerhays said. "It was something that I've always
wanted to do. I guess I snuck in there this year." While her recent
success at the Qualifying Tournament is quite impressive, it's just
one more step on a trail of golfing excellence that Carrie started
walking long ago.
Making the BYU women's golf team as a freshman, Carrie was named
first-team All-Western Athletic Conference and finished in eighth
place at the WAC Championships. She was equally impressive during her
sophomore year when she was named Honorable Mention All-American and
repeated as an All-Mountain West Conference pick while shooting the
low score for the Lady Cougars at each of the 12 tournaments in which
she participated. This year, as a junior, Carrie continued to show
her stuff on the links when she set a new tournament scoring record
enroute to winning the Coors Beautiful 2-Women Best Ball Tournament.
While Carrie plans on returning to BYU for her senior year, all
indications point towards the strong possibility that she'll emerge
as a contender on the LPGA Tour soon after that. Although success in
professional sports is never guaranteed, given her pedigree and
strong showing to date, there is little doubt that the rest of the
world will have plenty of opportunities to watch Carrie play for
years to come.
Source:
Y women's golfer to tee off in LPGA U.S. Open
BYU NewsNet 9May01 S2
By Benjamin Boxer: NewsNet Sports Writer
See also:
LDS Senior PGA Pro Summerhays Stops Streak To Caddy for Daughter
LDS Pro Bruce Summerhays Leads Senior Tour . . . To Arthritis Relief
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