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It’s amazing the
opportunities
that have been
presented to
me through
golf.
THE JAMIE FARR
TOLEDO CLASSIC HELPED
LOCAL WOMAN FIND A
CAREER IN GOLF
Amy Lillibridge grew up in
Oregon, Ohio and became
interested in golf, when her
father would take her to see
the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
(Marathon Classic).
She became a fan of Kris
Tschetter and would follow her
around Highland Meadows
Golf Club each year. She
even went so far as to send
Tschetter a letter and when the
LPGA Tour returned to Toledo
the following year, Tschetter
invited Amy to lunch.
Tschetter was a long-time
member of the LPGA Tour
and won the 1992 Northgate
Computer
Classic.
She
attended TCU in Fort Worth,
Texas and built a life-long
friendship with Ben Hogan.
She authored the book, “Mr.
Hogan, The Man I Knew.”
Tschetter’s friendship inspired
Amy to become interested in
playing the game and the Glass
City Girl’s Tour gave her an
outlet to compete with other
young women from around
the area. Amy became more
involved with golf as a caddy
at the Inverness Club and was
awarded an Evans Scholarship
to attend Miami University.
During the Farr, while in high
school, Amy volunteered as a
caddy,whichledtohercaddying
at other LPGA Tour events. She
continued her caddy dreams in
college and spent the summer
between her sophomore-junior
year traveling on the LPGATour
as a caddy.
The contacts she made as a
caddy also helped her earn an
internship with the LPGA Tour
between her junior and senior
year of college.
Upon graduation, her first job
with Kemper Sports in golf
course management, led her
to a position with the USGA
being on the preparation team
NWO Golf Links