Isabelle Beisiegel

Isabelle "Izzy" Beisiegel (née Blais,[1] born February 6, 1979), is a female professional golfer from Quebec, Canada. Before her first attempt qualifying for the PGA Tour Q-School in 2004, Beisiegel was quoted as saying, "The ball doesn't know if it is a man or a woman who is hitting it." She married former University of Oklahoma football defensive back, Dan Beisiegel, on February 29, 2000.

Isabelle Beisiegel
Personal information
NicknameIzzy
Born (1979-02-06) February 6, 1979
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidenceBroken Arrow, Oklahoma
Career
CollegeUniversity of Oklahoma
Turned professional2001
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Canadian Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT70: 2004
U.S. Women's OpenT36: 1998
du Maurier ClassicDNP
Women's British OpenCUT: 2004
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Woman's golf achievements

  • NCAA All-American 1997-1998 for the University of Oklahoma.
  • Tied for 36th at 1998 U.S. Women's Open.
  • Medalist at 2003 LPGA Q-School.
  • Spent 2004 on LPGA Tour.
  • Finished 11th and shot an LPGA course record of 65 in the final round of the 2004 Office Depot Championship (El Caballero Country Club; Los Angeles, California).
  • Earned her first LPGA top-10 finish (7th place) at the 2004 Kellogg-Keebler Classic (Stonebridge Country Club; Aurora, Illinois).

Men's golf achievements

  • Attended 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School, becoming the first woman to compete in the event.
  • Earned Canadian Tour card for 2011, becoming the first female player to earn a playing card on a men's professional golf tour.[2] However, she did not make the cut in any of the six tour events she played, and lost the card after the 2011 season.[3]
  • Shot a 74 and finished in the top third of the field (39th place) at the 2012 men's U.S. Open Local Qualifier (Miramont Country Club; College Station, Texas).

References

  1. Her maiden name is Blais, but she never used this name professionally, see LPGA player site.
  2. "Isabelle Beisiegel earns men's tour card". ESPN. Associated Press. May 27, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. "Profile: Izzy Beisiegel". Canadian Tour. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.


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