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Allyssa Ferrell

 

I was born on January 15th in 1992.  I was raisied in Edgerton, Wisconsin, which is also the home town of Steve Stricker.  I graduated from Edgerton in 2010.  My parents are Brad and Leslie Ferrell.  My father is the Vice President of Finance at Madison Newspapers and my mother is a 6th, 7th, and 8th grading reading specialist. I have one younger sister, Brooke, who is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and she is a student-athlete majoring in marketing.  I turned pro in 2014 after I graduated from Michigan State University.

Education

Michigan State University

Elementary Education

 

I had the amazing opportunity to play for Michigan State Spartans from 2010 to 2014.  In the four years that I was at Michigan State, I won three Big Ten Championships as a team in 2011, 2012, and 2014.  I won my first collegiate event in 2014 at the Central District Invitational.  In 2014, I was named MSU Female Athlete of the Year.

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Professional Golf Career

 

First Year Pro

2014-2015

 

I started the summer of 2014 competing in the Wisconsin Women's Open, Illinois Women's Open, Michigan Women's Open, and the Ohio Women's Open.  I then went to Qualifying school in the fall of 2014 in California.  Things did not go as planned and left me with very limited status on the Symetra Tour.  I stil made sure to fill my schedule and pursue my career.  This schedule included the Arizona Women's Open, four SunCoast Events and three trips to Canada.  I caught my big break July 4th weekend in 2015 and gained entrance into my first symetra event.

 

Rookie Symetra Season

2015

 

On July 4th weekend I played in my first symetra event at the Tullymore Classic.  My dad was on the bag and it was a weekend I will never forget because it was the opporunitiy I was waiting for.  After this event I competed in six other events on the Symetra Tour.  I only missed one cut out of those six events.  I was fortunate to be high enough on the money list to get out of Stage One of Qualifying School!  I competed in Stage Two and made it through to the third and final stage of Qualifiying School in Daytona Beach, FL at LPGA International.  I was unable to receieve any LPGA status from Qualifying School, but gained full status on the Symetra Tour.

 

 

Full Symetra Status Season

2016

I was able to play in 20 Symetra Tour events and made 14 cuts.  It was a very busy summer, but I was doing what I love so I thoroughly enjoyed myself!  I made just over $24,600 during the season, which put me 35th on the Volvik Race for the Card Official Money List.  With this, I was able to bypass both Stage One & Two of Qualifying School and be exempt directly into Stage Three.  It was a very exciting tournament as I earned partial status on the LPGA Tour for the 2017 season!  I am currently planning my golf schedule for the upcoming season.  It is a new challenge to schedule both Symetra & LPGA events, but it is so exciting!

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Partial LPGA Status/Full Symetra Status Season

2017

It was an amazing year full of both ups and downs.  I was able to experience the LPGA from inside the ropes and loved every opportunity I was able to get.  When I wasn't playing in LPGA events, I was playing in Symetra events.  I made just over $22,400 between the two tours this year.  I wasn't able to keep my LPGA card through the money list or at Q-School, but I learned a lot about myself and how to play at that level.  I know I will be back!  In the meantime, I will play a full Symetra schedule in the summer of 2018 and try to earn my LPGA card through the Volvik Race for the Card Official Money List!

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Full Symetra Status Season

2018

My season got off to a slower start than I wanted and I had to grind week after week to keep my golf game in check.  I am so glad I didn't give up because just when I thought I didn't have the same game I used to have, I won my first event on the Symetra Tour!  My sister caddied for me for my win in Kansas and her fiancé was there to cheer me on as well.  I jumped into the Top-30 of the Symetra Tour money list and continued to play well for the remainder of the season.  I am now competing in Q-Series, which is the final stage of Qualifying School to see which tour I will play on next year!

Scoring Average

Symetra Tour Career

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Symetra 2015 (73.05)

Symetra 2016 (72.68)

Symetra 2017 (73.06)

Symetra 2018 (72.28)

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Highlights

 

*MSU Female Athlete of the Year-2014

*Academic All Big-Ten 2012-13, 2013-14

*Second Team All Big-Ten 2013, 2014

*Big Ten All-Championship Team 2013, 2014

*Tied 1st Central District Invitational 

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2018 Symetra Stats

*1 Win

*Driving Distance - 247 yards

*Driving Accuracy - 77.18%

*Greens In Regulation - 69.44%

*Putting Average - 30.52

*Official Money List - 25th

 

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