Isabelle "Izzy" Beisiegel (née Blais, born February 6, 1979), is a female

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from

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, Canada. Before her first attempt qualifying for the

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Q-School in 2004, Beisiegel was quoted as saying, "The ball doesn't know if it is a man or a woman who is hitting it." She married former University of Oklahoma football defensive back, Dan Beisiegel, on February 29, 2000.

Woman's golf achievements

*NCAA All-American 1997-1998 for the

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. *Tied for 36th at

1998 U.S. Women's Open The 1998 U.S. Women's Open was the 53rd edition of the U.S. Women's Open, held July 2–6 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin. The champion was Se Ri Pak, the winner of a 20-hole Monday playoff over amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn. Both age 20, Pa ...

. *Medalist at 2003

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Q-School. *Spent 2004 on LPGA Tour. *Finished 11th and shot an LPGA course record of 65 in the final round of the 2004 Office Depot Championship (El Caballero Country Club; Los Angeles, California). *Earned her first LPGA top-10 finish (7th place) at the 2004 Kellogg-Keebler Classic (Stonebridge Country Club; Aurora, Illinois).

Men's golf achievements

*Attended 2004

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, becoming the first woman to compete in the event. *Earned

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card for 2011, becoming the first female player to earn a playing card on a men's professional golf tour. However, she did not make the cut in any of the six tour events she played, and lost the card after the 2011 season. *Shot a 74 and finished in the top third of the field (39th place) at the 2012 men's U.S. Open Local Qualifier (Miramont Country Club; College Station, Texas).

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Canadian female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfing people from Quebec Oklahoma Sooners women's golfers 1979 births Living people {{Canada-golf-bio-stub