Drive, Chip and Putt Championship Qualifiers: Girls 14-15
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AGE: 15;
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Griffith Park Golf Courses, Los Angeles;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Yani Tseng;
ABOUT LEILA: Her favorite singer is Taylor Swift, and her favorite app is Instagram. Her favorite golf memory on television includes Bubba Watson’s shot from the trees at No. 10 in the playoff in the 2012 Masters.
2 of 10
AGE: 15;
HOMETOWN: Mount Pleasant, Pa.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Pleasant Valley CC. Connellsville, Pa.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Lizette Salas;
ABOUT OLYMPIA: Her favorite music group is Panic! at the Disco. She says she plays her best golf when she uses her Panda Bear ball marker. She wants to be a physician’s assistant.
3 of 10
AGE: 15;
HOMETOWN: Porter, Texas;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Kingwood CC, Kingwood, Texas;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Annika Sorenstam, Stacy Lewis, Lorena Ochoa, Azahara Munoz;
ABOUT ARIANA: She began playing golf at age 3 after undergoing open-heart surgery and spending four months in the hospital. Her parents, Jesus and Maria, bought her a set of plastic golf clubs after the doctor recommended that Ariana become more active.
4 of 10
AGE: 15;
HOMETOWN: Omaha, Neb.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Eagle Run GC, Omaha;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT NIA: She enjoys tennis, drawing, film photography and singing in her high school’s choir. Her hero is her father, Larry, who was an All-American linebacker at Iowa and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
5 of 10
AGE: 14
HOMETOWN: Portland, Ore.
PLAYS GOLF AT: Rock Creek CC, Portland
FAVORITE GOLFER: Suzann Pettersen
ABOUT JESSICA: She enjoys soccer, swimming, tennis and dancing. She wants to be a professional golfer, an Olympian and a radiologist when she grows up.
6 of 10
AGE: 15;
HOMETOWN: Laurel Hollow, N.Y.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, N.Y.;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Fred Couples, Cristie Kerr;
ABOUT JENNIFER: She competes in tennis, basketball, volleyball and skiing, and she’s regarded as one of the best perimeter shooters in her league. She always marks her balls with two “evil eyes” (black dots) and only uses red, white and blue tees.
7 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Covington, La.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Money Hill Golf & Country Club, Abita Springs, La.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Jordan Spieth;
ABOUT ABBEY: Her mother, Kay, played college golf at Mississippi State, and her father, Chuck, played baseball there. In February 2014, she severely broke her right arm in several places and tore a major artery.
8 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Maineville, Ohio;
PLAYS GOLF AT: TPC River’s Bend, Maineville;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT ALEXANDRA: She enjoys being a ball girl in August when professional tennis goes to Cincinnati. She and her sister, Leah, were seen on television in 2010 selling cookies during a Web.com Tour event.
9 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Hartland, Wis.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: The Legend at Bristlecone, Hartland;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT EMILY: She practices at the same heated facility during the winter as PGA Tour pros Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly. Outside of golf, she enjoys ski racing and playing softball.
10 of 10
AGE: 14;
HOMETOWN: Chapel Hill, N.C.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Croasdaile CC, Durham, N.C.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT GINA: She is ranked among the top-100 female junior golfers in the United States, according to the AJGA, and she was the 2014 North Carolina Female Junior Player of the Year.