Emily Bastel Glaser (born August 6, 1980), née Emily Bastel, is an American college

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coach and a former professional golfer. She played on the

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and

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and is currently the head coach of the

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team of the

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Early life

Bastel was born in

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. The Bastel family had owned and operated a golf course since the 1930s, and her father worked as the resident pro and the course superintendent. She attended Upper Sandusky High School, where she was a three-time all-state selection for the Upper Sandusky Rams girls' golf team. She graduated from Upper Sandusky in 1998.

College and amateur career

Bastel received an athletic scholarship to attend

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, and played for the

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women's golf team from 1998 to 2002. She was a member of the Spartans'

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championship team as a junior in 2001, an All-Big Ten selection for four consecutive years, and an

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as a senior in 2002. Bastel also earned All-Big Ten Academic honors for three years. She graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 2002, and was inducted into the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. She played on the U.S. teams in the

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and

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in 2002. Bastel was a semifinalist at the 2001

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, played in three

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s (2002, 2004, 2005), and won the Ohio State Women's Amateur three times (1999, 2001, 2003).

Professional career

Turning pro, Bastel alternated between playing on the

(2004, 2007, 2009) and the

(2005, 2006, 2008), and competed as a touring pro for six years. After failing to qualify for the LPGA Tour at the

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in 2003, Bastel played on the Futures Tour in 2004. She finished 6th on the money list, just missing an automatic LPGA Tour card for the 2005 season. But at the 2004

, she finished tied for 4th to earn her LPGA Tour card. On the LPGA Tour in 2005, Bastel made the cut in 13 of 21 events, earning $106,491 to finish 79th on the money list. Her best finishes were T-9th at the

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and 10th at the

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, in what would be her only career top-10 LPGA Tour finishes. In 2006, she made the cut in only 3 of 22 events, earning only $19,126 to finish 145th on the money list, losing her LPGA Tour card. After failing to regain her LPGA Tour card at qualifying school, Bastell was back on the Futures Tour in 2007. She won two events, the

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and the Michelob ULTRA Duramed Futures Players Championship, and was the leading money winner and

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. Thus she earned her LPGA Tour card for 2008. On the LPGA Tour in 2008, Bastel made the cut in 8 of 24 events, earning $50,672 and finishing 135th on the money list to again lose her LPGA Tour card. Her best finish was a 15th-place tie at the

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. In the

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, she shot an opening round 66, her career low, to tie for the lead despite not feeling well. She shot 76 in the second round to make the cut, her only in an

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, but withdrew from the tournament. After failing to regain her card at qualifying school, Bastel retired from professional golf.

Coaching career

Bastel served as assistant coach for

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women's golf team of

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during the 2009–10 season. During her one year at Duke, the Blue Devils finished third in the

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(ACC) and tied for eighth place at the 2010 NCAA championship. She accepted the open assistant coach position under Florida Gators head coach Jan Dowling for the 2011–12 season. After returning the Lady Gators to national contention at the NCAA Championship in 2012, Dowling announced her resignation as Gators head coach after only three years in May 2012. The

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announced a nationwide search to replace outgoing Gators coach Dowling, athletic director Jeremy Foley and his search committee held exactly one interview for the open job – with assistant coach Bastel. The committee had intended the interview to be a courtesy, but the committee members were so impressed with her interview, background and coaching philosophy that Foley promptly cancelled the nationwide search and offered her the job. Bastel married in December 2012, and has used her married name, Emily Glaser, since then. In her first two seasons as the Gators' head coach, Glaser's golfers finished 17th at the 2013

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, and 18th at the 2014 NCAA Championship.

Personal

Bastel married Christian Glaser in December 2012, and now uses her married name professionally.

Playing achievements

Amateur wins

*1991 Ohio State Women's Amateur *2001 Ohio State Women's Amateur *2003 Ohio State Women's Amateur

Futures Tour wins

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, Michelob Ultra Duramed Futures Players Championship

U.S. national team appearances

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(winners) *

References

External links

GatorSports.com
– Gators sports news from ''The Gainesville Sun''.
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– Official website of the Florida Gators. {{DEFAULTSORT:Glaser, Emily American female golfers Michigan State Spartans women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Michigan State Spartans women's golf coaches Duke Blue Devils women's golf coaches Florida Gators women's golf coaches Golfers from Ohio People from Upper Sandusky, Ohio 1980 births Living people