Eastern Michigan Athletics
Monday, October 9
EagleCrest Golf Club
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Shirley Spork EMU Invitational
Women's Golf to Host Shirley Spork EMU Invitational
10/6/2017 11:59:00 AM | Women's Golf
The event will take place at Eagle Crest Golf Club, Oct. 9-10
Live Scoring.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — For the first time in program history, the Eastern Michigan University women's golf program will host a tournament on the team's home course at Eagle Crest Golf Club, Oct. 9-10. The inaugural Shirley Spork Invitational begins on Monday at 9 a.m. with 36 holes of continuous play. The final round is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Joining EMU on the par 72, 6,127-yard setup will be Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Dayton, Marshall, Oakland, Ohio, Western Michigan, and Youngstown State. Purdue will also be sending individual competitors as well in the field of 60.
Named in honor of the first female inducted into the E-Club Hall of Fame in 1981, Shirley Spork began her golf career early in life. She started playing with one club, a putter, at age 10. While attending then-MSNC, Spork won the Women's District Match Play Championship three times in four years. In 1947, she was the winner of the first-ever National Collegiate Championship held for women's athletics, plus she was the victor of the 1949 Michigan Amateur.
After graduation, Spork became a teacher in the Detroit public schools, but realized she would much rather be playing golf. She turned professional in 1950 and played the tour but along the way, realized she was still a teacher and in 1959 along with Marilynn Smith, Betty Hicks and Barbara Rotvig, she founded the LPGA's Teaching and Club Professional Division.
Spork was the first LPGA professional to conduct golf clinics in foreign countries and was a two-time LPGA Teacher of the Year (1959, 1984). She was the chairperson of the LPGA T&CP Division from 1960-66, and received the Meritorious Service Award in 1989 and the Byron Nelson Award in 1994.
Spork, at age 90, recently published a book titled "From Green to Tee" with proceeds benefiting junior golf and women's college golf programs.
Results will be available at Golfstat.com as well as at the conclusion of each day at EMUEagles.com.
2017 Field (10 Teams / 60 Players):
Bowling Green State University
Central Michigan University
Cleveland State University
Eastern Michigan University
Marshall University
Oakland University
Ohio University
University of Dayton
Youngstown State University
Western Michigan University
Purdue University (individual only)
The course:
Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti, Mich. -- 6,127 yards, par 72.
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, Oct. 8
Practice facilities open
Monday, Oct. 9
9 a.m. – Rounds 1 & 2 shotgun start (continuous play)
Tuesday, Oct. 10
9 a.m. – Round 3 shotgun start
Live scoring:
Will be available through this link at GolfStat:
http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=14944
Previous Champion:
2017 - Inaugural Event
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — For the first time in program history, the Eastern Michigan University women's golf program will host a tournament on the team's home course at Eagle Crest Golf Club, Oct. 9-10. The inaugural Shirley Spork Invitational begins on Monday at 9 a.m. with 36 holes of continuous play. The final round is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Joining EMU on the par 72, 6,127-yard setup will be Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Dayton, Marshall, Oakland, Ohio, Western Michigan, and Youngstown State. Purdue will also be sending individual competitors as well in the field of 60.
Named in honor of the first female inducted into the E-Club Hall of Fame in 1981, Shirley Spork began her golf career early in life. She started playing with one club, a putter, at age 10. While attending then-MSNC, Spork won the Women's District Match Play Championship three times in four years. In 1947, she was the winner of the first-ever National Collegiate Championship held for women's athletics, plus she was the victor of the 1949 Michigan Amateur.
After graduation, Spork became a teacher in the Detroit public schools, but realized she would much rather be playing golf. She turned professional in 1950 and played the tour but along the way, realized she was still a teacher and in 1959 along with Marilynn Smith, Betty Hicks and Barbara Rotvig, she founded the LPGA's Teaching and Club Professional Division.
Spork was the first LPGA professional to conduct golf clinics in foreign countries and was a two-time LPGA Teacher of the Year (1959, 1984). She was the chairperson of the LPGA T&CP Division from 1960-66, and received the Meritorious Service Award in 1989 and the Byron Nelson Award in 1994.
Spork, at age 90, recently published a book titled "From Green to Tee" with proceeds benefiting junior golf and women's college golf programs.
Results will be available at Golfstat.com as well as at the conclusion of each day at EMUEagles.com.
2017 Field (10 Teams / 60 Players):
Bowling Green State University
Central Michigan University
Cleveland State University
Eastern Michigan University
Marshall University
Oakland University
Ohio University
University of Dayton
Youngstown State University
Western Michigan University
Purdue University (individual only)
The course:
Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti, Mich. -- 6,127 yards, par 72.
Schedule of Events:
Sunday, Oct. 8
Practice facilities open
Monday, Oct. 9
9 a.m. – Rounds 1 & 2 shotgun start (continuous play)
Tuesday, Oct. 10
9 a.m. – Round 3 shotgun start
Live scoring:
Will be available through this link at GolfStat:
http://results.golfstat.com//public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=14944
Previous Champion:
2017 - Inaugural Event
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