BROOMALL, Pa. – Duke women’s golf junior Rylie Heflin was recognized as the Carol Semple Thompson Women’s Amateur Player of the Year on Saturday, which was announced by the Pennsylvania Golf Association.
A native of Avondale, Pa., Heflin earned 350 points to claim the Pennsylvania Women’s Amateur Player of the Year for the first time in her career. Heflin won the 87th Pennsylvania Women’s Amateur Championship over the summer at Sunnehanna Country Club in dramatic fashion, which helped elevate her to win the award.
“It’s pretty surreal,” said Heflin. “It’s truly an honor to be named Pennsylvania Women’s Amateur Golfer of the Year. It’s been a goal of mine for years to have won the Pennsylvania Women’s Amateur, and to have come so close last year, it means even more to me to come out on top this year.”
Heflin carded the lowest round of the tournament in August, a blistering 4-under-par 70, on the final day that included a pair of eagles (on the first and 17th holes) that allowed her to catch Jericho National Country Club’s Natasha Kiel and force a playoff. Heflin won the first playoff hole to secure the victory.
“For most of the event I knew I wasn’t in the lead, but before the last two holes I did proceed to check my phone to see where I stood,” said Heflin. “I saw I was a couple shots back and knew I had to make a move. I was able to do exactly that, and had the same mindset all week, which was to stay present and stay calm. When I was younger, I may not have enjoyed the pressure like that, but I’ve learned that it all comes with the sport and I have to embrace it.”
Heflin finished the week with a 1-under, 221.
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