June 2, 2004

Bridget Erwin of Syracuse's Christian Brother's Academy was the winner of this year's Girls' Section III Division Golf. Erwin is a senior at Christian Brothers Academy and will attend Siena College in the fall on a partial golf scholarship.

She has competed on the local and national level, and is nationally ranked by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard. Locally, Bridget played for the CBA school golf team.

Nationally Bridget has played in several prestigious AJGA tournaments. Her best finish was 9th at the Jeffrey Isner Memorial Tournament at New Seabury, Massachusetts in August 2003 with scores of 75, 81 and 82. The highlight of Bridget's golf career was qualifying for the Westfield PGA National Junior Golf Championship in Westfield Ohio. Here, she played alongside US Junior Girls Amateur Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff, who defeated Michelle Wie for the title.

Playing golf has opened up a world of opportunities for Bridget and she has met many exciting and wonderful people along the way. She is excited to play golf at the Division I level next year.

Read More About Bridget's Accomplishment in the Syracuse Post Standard