Michigan State University Athletics
Allison Fouch And Stacy Snider Make Pro Debuts
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
June 1, 2004
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Two former members of the Michigan State women's golf team made their pro debuts last week. Allison Fouch (2000-04) made her pro debut on the Futures Tour, while Stacy Snider (1998-2002) played in her first LPGA event - the Corning Classic in Corning, New York.
Fouch, who qualified for the Futures Tour last November, turned pro following the NCAA Championship and played in her first tournament - The New Innsbrook Country Club Futures Golf Classic in Merrillville, Ind. The Grand Rapids, Mich., native finished tied for fifth with a 214 (71-68-75), earning $2,948.
In addition, former Spartan Emily Bastel (1998-2002) also played with Fouch at New Innsbrook C.C. and posted a tie for 11th with a 216 (75-71-70). Korea's Naree Song took medalist honors with a 208.
 Stacy Snider made her pro debut on the LPGA Tour last weekend.  | |
Snider, who earned non-exempt status for the 2004-05 LPGA Tour, missed the cut in her LPGA debut after shooting a 152 (75-77) at the Corning Country Club. Snider, who is also playing on the Futures Tour, will get into an LPGA event based on a pecking order dictated by last year's money list and results from qualifying school.
All three players will be looking for their LPGA Tour card for the 2004-05 season. To earn the card, a player must finish in the top five on the Futures Tour money list. Players ranked Nos. 5-10 are exempt to the final stage of qualifying school, a tournament where about 15 percent of the field can earn a Tour card.
The next event on the Futures Tour is the Bank of Ann Arbor FUTURES Golf Classic at the Lake Forest Golf Club in Ann Arbor, Mich., June 4-6.
