Lindsay McGetrick (Highland Ranch, Colorado) has vague memories of LPGA royalty like Meg Mallon, Beth Daniel and Juli Inkster - a combined 82 LPGA wins - showing up at her house when she was a young girl. Her father, Mike McGetrick, is a longtime renowned teaching professional and worked with all three of the LPGA stars, who came to the McGetrick house for lessons. Mike now teaches 41-time LPGA winner Karrie Webb and Candy Hannemann, who Lindsay got to know this year playing the Epson Tour. In fact, Mike has had his hands in three U.S. Open’s - Mallon (‘91), Lauri Merten (‘93) Inkster (‘99). All three received lessons shortly before winning the major.

Lindsay also remembers Brandt Jobe showing up at the house. The list of clients Mike has worked with also includes Leif Olsen, Brad Faxon and Gary Hallberg.

“I just thought it was cool that these people were coming over to my house,” said Lindsay, who turned professional in 2015 following a stellar career at N.C. State and will compete in the Garden City Charity Classic Thursday through Saturday. “Now, those three (Meg, Beth and Juli) are big inspirations to why I play professional golf and what I hope to achieve.”

The other major inspiration is Lindsay’s mom, Sara, who played on the LPGA Tour from 1986-1992 before retiring when she became pregnant with Lindsay, her third child. Her best finish on the LPGA was a runner-up at the 1989 Hawaii Ladies Open. Last week, Sara accepted the head coaching job at Western Carolina. Lindsay’s oldest sister, Leslie, played college golf at Montana State.

It’s a golf family, but Lindsay wasn’t pushed into the game.

“I played my first tournament when I was seven, but I know I had a club in my hands before then,” said McGetrick. “My parents have been so supportive and it is cool because they understand the game so well. When I’m not playing well, they understand. It has been really cool to grow up in a golf family.”

McGetrick, who was All-ACC performer as a senior at N.C. State in 2014-15, has worked a lot on her swing with her dad during the off weeks. He recently opened the Mike McGetrick Golf Academy at the Golf Club of Houston, which is home to the Shell Houston Open on the PGA TOUR.

“I try to go see my dad in Houston during off weeks and we’ve spent a lot of time working on my swing,” said McGetrick, who has made 12 starts on the Epson Tour this year. “We work on everything from course management to swing tempo to everything in between.”

Lindsay also leans on Mallon and Daniel for advice. During the Tullymore Classic, she had a chance to visit with them both.

“Especially since I’ve turned professional, the biggest thing they have helped me with is dealing with failure and learning to not focus so much on results,” said McGetrick. “It’s amazing have players like them in my corner and it gives me that much more motivation to reach the top.”

Although she hasn’t had the rookie season she hoped for, McGetrick remains determined as ever to play the LPGA just like mom and the three women who used to show up at her house as a kid.

When Lindsay won the 4A Colorado State Title in 2011 at Valor Christian, her dad was interviewed by the Denver Post and said “I’ve been a golf professional for 26 years and I teach a lot of kids, and she’s probably in the top five as far as dedication. She has the drive.”

With the drive, the genes and the mentors, she is certainly on the right track.

She tees at 12:30 from the tenth tee in the first-round of week two at Buffalo Dunes.

Lindsay McGetrick - Daughter of Renowned Teaching Pro and Former LPGA Player

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