Jamie Fischer has been involved in the game of golf since a very early age.
Growing up in Ohio under the tutelage of her mother Andy (an LPGA Tour
Professional), she was a two-time Ohio Junior Champion and qualified for the
U.S. Women's Open at age 18. While attending The University of Texas and earning
two Bachelor's Degrees in Speech Communication and Journalism, she captained the
top-ten ranked Women's Golf Team, was the 1991 Southwest Conference Champion,
and named an Academic All-American. From graduation until 1995 she played
professionally both in the United States and abroad on the Future's Tour, Asian
Tour, Australian Tour, and earned playing status on the European Tour.
In 1995, due to injury, she turned her attention to
teaching full time. She was the first teaching professional at Nantucket Golf
Club upon it's inception in 1998 and a Master Instructor at the Jim McLean Golf
School. She taught at the Todd Sones Impact Golf School from 2002-2007. She also served as the Assistant Women's Golf
Coach at Northwestern University from 2003-2005.
In 2004 she was inducted into the inaugural class of
Centerville (OH) High School Athletic Hall of Fame, as the only person to letter
in 5 different sports. She is a three-time and current LPGA Midwest Section
Champion and competed in the 2006 and 2007 McDonald's LPGA Championship becoming
the first member to the Teaching Division to make the cut in 10 years. In
February of 2007, she was chosen to Golf For Women Magazine's Top 50 Teacher's
List.
