Saturday, February 23, 2008

Hartford Women's Golf Adds Linn for 2008-09

WEST HARTFORD, CT - Head coach Donna Harris announced on Wednesday that Emily Linn (Englewood, NJ/Dwight Englewood) has signed a national letter of intent to play golf at the University of Hartford.

Linn, a senior at Dwight Englewood School, will join the Hawks for the 2008-09 season. She has four years of varsity golf experience and plays at the top spot on the school’s co-ed team. Her high school scoring average is 39.0 and she finished in the top 10 the last three years at the New Jersey State High School Championship.

“I am very excited about adding Emily to my roster,” said Harris. “She is a quality player who will make a huge impact on the team and in college athletics.”

Linn has a USGA Index of 3.8 and a tournament scoring average of 78.6 in 2007. She is a two-time winner of the Bergen County Tournament (2006, 2007) and has several other victories to her credit, including the WMGA Girls Championship (2006) and the WMGA “Maureen Orcutt” Championship (2005, 2006). She also won the 2002 St. Andrews Links Trust “Quaich Trophy” at The Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Born and raised in Bermuda, Linn moved to the United States in 2003. She is the daughter of Peter and Josephine Linn.

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