Paige Esford

Class:
Junior
High School:
St. Lawrence College
Hometown:
Kingston, Ontario,

2007-08 (So.): Ranked third on the team with a 79.37 average . . . earned first letter . . . managed first career hole in one in the first round of Ball State’s Cardinal Classic April 13, and then made a second ace the next day in the tourney’s final round . . . played in 27 competitive rounds . . . managed a career low 73 at the Shootout at The Legends and at the North Carolina-Greensboro Starmount Fall Classic . . . Ball State’s top finisher at the Mid-American Conference Championship with a tie for 13th . . . also the team’s top golfer at the Shootout at The Legends and the Rio Verde Collegiate . . . tallied seven top-20 finishes, including three top-10 showings.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Attended St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, for three semesters . . . won the St. Lawrence Junior Regional Tour John Boyle Invitational and the St. Lawrence Junior Regional Thomas and Jemmitt . . . three years of eligibility at Ball State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Bayridge Secondary School golf team . . . named the school’s Athlete of the Year in 2001-02 . . . received the school’s Student Leadership Award . . . also a nationally ranked competitive runner in both cross country and track.

SUMMER GOLF: Tied for 12th in the Ontario Women’s Amateur Championship . . . won the Amherstview Junior Club Championship and placed third in the Ladies Club Championship . . . placed second in the 2005 District Amateur Championship . . . finished fourth in the Eastern Provinces Championship . . . placed 20th at the Investors Group Junior Girls Provincial Championships . . . team captain of the Kingston District Golf Team . . . placed third in the Kevin Dickey Invitational . . . first female to play in the Kingston Junior Boys City Championship and qualified as the 15th seed . . . tied a course record with rounds of 74-70-75 to win her club’s women’s championship in 2007 . . . five-time Amherstview Golf Club Champion.

PERSONAL: Daughter of George Esford and Janet Esford . . . has a twin sister, Kaitlyn, and an older sister, Lindsay . . . born Sept. 30, 1986, in Kingston, Ontario . . . majoring in sports administration.