From Michigan Women’s Amateur runner up last year, to 2019 champion, to LPGA Tour Q-School coming this month, Dearborn’s Elayna Bowser is trending up.
Bowser, a 22-year-old Loyola University grad who is turning professional, defeated Michigan Golf Hall of Famer and MSU coach, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, 4 and 3 in the championship match at Spring Lake Country Club.
“It means a lot,” Bowser said of giving her a boost heading off to Q-School. “It is the top women’s amateur tournament in Michigan and to win it feels like I reached the ultimate goal for a Michigan amateur golfer… knowing this was going to be my last amateur tournament, I wanted to finish strong.”
At age 47, the MSU coach almost grabbed her third Michigan Amateur title. Slobodnik-Stoll is the winningest golfer in GAM history with 18 titles, including two amateurs in 1996 and ’98.
