Michigan Golf Journal September 2020

Michigan Golf Journal Sister Act If you’ve followed Michigan high school girls golf at all over the past several years, you’ve probably read or heard the last name “Dy.” For five years straight, a member from this Traverse City family has been on the Division 1 state championship podium. It’s a mini dynasty that has made sisters Anika and Anci Dy (pronounced Dee) two of the most promising young golfers in the state. Anika is one of the best female high school golfers in state history. Now heading into her sophomore year on the women’s golf team at the University of Michigan, Anika won three Division 1 individual state titles in a row from 2016 to 2018. In 2015, her freshman year, she came in second, missing a 4 th title by a single stroke. She twice led her Traverse City West High School team to state titles. All three years Anika claimed a state championship, she was also named ‘Miss Golf.’ Only five other female athletes in state history have won that award twice; Anika was the first to win it three times. Anci is building an impressive legacy, too. Heading into her senior year of high school, the younger Dy sister was the runner-up at the Division 1 state championship in the fall of 2019, missing the title by three strokes. It’s her second top-5 state finish (she placed fifth in 2018) and her third time in the top 10 (as a freshman in 2017, she came in 6th). Family Phenoms By Craig Manning Anika and Anci Dy take golf to the next level L-to-R, Anci and Anika Dy