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The 2008-2009 BYU Women's Golf team
by Daniel Whitehead, BYU Athletic Communications
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Left to right: Sara Romero, Natalia Jimenez, Jade Bollinger, Maggie Yuan, Jenteal Jackson, Amanda Keith, Staisha Stratton, Shayla Forsey, Camille Gardner   (BYU Photo/Mark Philbrick)

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The 2008-2009 BYU women's golf team


						TRIVIA

How old were you when you first started playing golf? 

Gardner:        10 years old
Bollinger:      10 years old
Yuan:           15 years old
Jimenez:         7 years old
Romero:         10 years old
Forsey:         10 years old
Stratton:       14 years old
Keith:           8 years old
Jackson:
Chytraus:       12 years old

What has been the highlight of your athletic career? 

Gardner:        Shot a 69 at a very difficult course in Traverse City, Michigan                                                                                                                                 
Bollinger:      Shooting 71, 71, 70 in a collegiate event
Yuan:           Qualifiers: Australia Open 2008
Jimenez:        1st place at Jr. World Championships in San Diego
Romero:         Runner-up in National Championship in Colombia
Forsey:         Finishing 2nd place in the BYU Dixie Classic and have my   
                whole family watching
Stratton:       Being a part of this team
Keith:          Playing for BYU and getting a hole-in-one when I was 8
Jackson:
Chytraus:       Seaview League MVP

What is the toughest golf course you've ever played on? 

Gardner:        Tree Tops Golf Course in Michigan
Bollinger:      Mirasol
Yuan:           Torky Sands, VIC, Australia
Jimenez:        Rincon - Colombia
Romero:         Arizona National
Forsey:         ---
Stratton:       East Bay Executive Course
Keith:          Yorba Linda CC
Jackson:
Chytraus:       TPC Sawgrass (Ponte Vedra, FL)

What is your favorite golf course? 

Gardner:        Tree Tops Golf Course in Michigan
Bollinger:      Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course
Yuan:           Riversdale Golf Course, VIC, Australia
Jimenez:        Sahalee
Romero:         Harbor Town
Forsey:         The Honors
Stratton:       Hobble Creek Golf Course (in the fall!)
Keith:          Hobble Creek
Jackson:
Chytraus:       TPC Sawgrass

If you could change anything about golf, what would you change? 

Gardner:        The crazy rules
Bollinger:      Get free relief from divots
Yuan:           The way of thinking on the golf course
Jimenez:        Recent advanced technology
Romero:         The rules
Forsey:         ---
Stratton:       Having putts count as one whole stroke
Keith:          Nothing ... it's perfect
Jackson:
Chytraus:       Nothing

What do you like most about the game of golf? 

Gardner:        Putting
Bollinger:      Competition
Yuan:           There can be challenges anywhere!
Jimenez:        You play against yourself and it’s a sport for gentlemen
Romero:         The birdies
Forsey:         Anything (when you play well)
Stratton:       Being outside in the fresh air
Keith:          It's all on you. You against the course
Jackson:
Chytraus:       It's outside; when I'm playing and walking the course, it's so calm and peaceful.            It makes me grateful for everything we are given.

What is your favorite club to use or what is your favorite shot to take in golf? 

Gardner:        Wedge – 110 yard shots
Bollinger:      8-iron
Yuan:           Driver. My favorite shot is draw.
Jimenez:        Favorite club is the pitching wedge.  Punch shot from 100 yards
Romero:         Driver
Forsey:         My driver
Stratton:       7-iron. But I love to hit my pitching wedge from 105 yards out
Keith:          My driver
Jackson:
Chytraus:       My driver, but my putter is right there next to it.

Who is your favorite athlete? 

Gardner:       Larry Bird #33
Bollinger:     Tiger Woods
Yuan:          Tiger Woods
Jimenez:       Tiger Woods
Romero:        Tiger Woods
Forsey:        Michael Jordan
Stratton:      ---
Keith:         Paula Creamer
Jackson:
Chytraus:      Mia Hamm and Adam Scott

Who is the most famous person you have met? 

Gardner:       Dr. J
Bollinger:     ---
Yuan:          Adam Scott
Jimenez:       Camilo Villegas
Romero:        Nick Faldo
Forsey:        Vince Gill and Amy Grant
Stratton:      Everyone I’ve met is famous in their own way
Keith:         Jerry Rice
Jackson:
Chytraus:      Misha Barton

If you could have dinner with any three people, who would you invite? 

Gardner:       Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Kyle Korver
Bollinger:     Henry B. Eyring, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan
Yuan:          Mum, Tung, and Ben
Jimenez:       David Copperfield, Retief Goosen, and Bob Rotella
Romero:        Lorena Ochoa, Roger Federer, and Tiger Woods
Forsey:        Will Ferrell, Tiger Woods,and Justin Timberlake
Stratton:      Jenteal, Camille, and Shayla
Keith:         Ronald Reagan, Tiger Woods, and Will Ferrell
Jackson:
Chytraus:      Queen Elizabeth, Blake Lively, and Caty Cope

What is your favorite city to visit? 

Gardner:       New York City
Bollinger:     Orlando
Yuan:          Paris
Jimenez:       Cartagena, Colombia
Romero:        Cartagena, Colombia
Forsey:        Any city with a beach
Stratton:      Newport Beach, CA
Keith:         Carpinteria, CA
Jackson:
Chytraus:      Lake Como, Italy

Who is the first person you call after a tournament? 

Gardner:       No one.  I don’t really talk to anyone.
Bollinger:     Parents
Yuan:          My mom
Jimenez:       Parents
Romero:        My father
Forsey:        Mom + Dad
Stratton:      My dad
Keith:         My dad
Jackson:
Chytraus:      My dad

What is your favorite holiday?

Gardner:       Christmas
Bollinger:     Christmas
Yuan:          Summer holiday
Jimenez:       Christmas
Romero:        Christmas
Forsey:        Thanksgiving
Stratton:      Easter
Keith:         Christmas
Jackson:
Chytraus:      4th of July - I love fireworks

What is your favorite color? 

Gardner:       Yellow
Bollinger:     Jade green
Yuan:          Pink
Jimenez:       White
Romero:        Green
Forsey:        Black to wear. Blue in general
Stratton:      White
Keith:         Blue
Jackson:
Chytraus:      Green
 
Favorite thing about BYU in general? 

Gardner:       Standards
Bollinger:     The atmosphere
Yuan:          Beautiful campus and nice people
Jimenez:       Healthy environment
Romero:        The people
Forsey:        The diversity of the students
Stratton:      The landscaping they do in the summer
Keith:         The athletics
Jackson:
Chytraus:      Cosmo
						








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