Girl's Amateur Golfer of the Year Award (2009)

LEMEK IS GIRL'S AMATEUR GOLFER OF THE YEAR

Omaha, NE - The Nebraska Golf Association (NGA) is proud to announce the selection of Danielle Lemek of Doniphan as the 2009 Nebraska Girl's Amateur Golfer of the Year.

Lemek swept the NGA’s girl’s summer state championships winning both the Nebraska Girl’s Match Play Championship in June and the Nebraska Girls’ Amateur Championship in July. In addition, Lemek was champion at both the 2008 and 2009 Class C State High School Tournaments and the Nebraska Junior PGA Championship in June.

At the Nebraska Women’s Amateur Golf Association’s (NWAGA) Stroke Play Championship Lemek finished runner-up. She also led NWAGA’s junior select team squad to it’s first victory since 2003 in the annual Four-State Team competition played at Kansas City’s Mission Hills Country Club. Lemek won the event’s individual title besting Kate Gallagher of Missouri in a play-off.

Most recently Lemek was named captain of the 2009 Nebraska Junior Golf Tour’s annual All-Star Team.

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