- Stacy Lewis
Stacy Lewis (born
February 16 ,1985 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer .Amateur career
Suffering from
scoliosis which was diagnosed at age 11 and treated by a spinal fusion when she was in high school, Lewis missed her first collegiate golf season recovering from the surgery. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/29/sports/golf29.php Stacy Lewis leads 3rd round of U.S. Women's Open - International Herald Tribune ] ] Playing her first season in 2005, she won theSoutheastern Conference Tournament and was named SEC Freshman Golfer of the Year. [http://www.ladybacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=11707&SPID=688&DB_OEM_ID=2300&ATCLID=67847&Q_SEASON=2007 University of Arkansas Women's Athletics - Ladybacks.com ] ]In her 2007 season, though a back injury kept her out of the SEC Tournament, Lewis won the
NCAA Championship and was selected "Golf Digest " Amateur of the Year. She also received the National Golf Coaches AssociationDinah Shore Trophy. [ [http://www.ngca.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3299 Dinah Shore Trophy Award - National Golf Coaches Association ] ] Following the college season, she won the 92nd Women's Southern Amateur and finished second in individual play in leading the US team to a victory at the Copa de las Americas.Competing as an amateur, Lewis finished first in the 2007
P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship , a professional LPGA tournament. Due to rain, the tournament was shortened to one round and Lewis's win was declared unofficial.In her senior season in 2008, Lewis again won the SEC Tournament and was selected SEC Golfer of the Year and SEC Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year. She was named to the "
ESPN the Magazine " Academic All-America team for the second time and NGCA All-America for the fourth time. In 2008, as a member of the winning USCurtis Cup team, Lewis became the first player ever to go 5–0 in a single Curtis Cup match.Professional career
Lewis turned pro in June 2008 prior to competing in sectional qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open. She won medalist honors in the Garland, Texas sectional on June 9, 2008. The U.S. Women's Open, three weeks later, was her first tournament as a professional. She led the field after three rounds and went on to finish tied for third, five strokes behind winner
Inbee Park .Lewis is not a member of the
LPGA Tour or any other professional golf tour. She was eligible to play in the U.S. Women's Open because she qualified through the sanctioned qualifying process. She plans to earn her LPGA Tour card in 2008 through the use of sponsor's exemptions. [ [http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=16127&mid=1#stacy LPGA.com ] ] [ [http://www.waggleroom.com/2008/1/18/14534/2124 Stacy Lewis Turns Down Kraft Nabisco Invitation - Waggle Room ] ]Results in LPGA majors
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.Team appearances
Amateur
*Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2008 (winners)References
External links
* [http://www.ladybacks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=11707&SPID=688&DB_OEM_ID=2300&ATCLID=67847&Q_SEASON=2005 University of Arkansas Lady Razorbacks profile]
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