Team Scotland
2021
Carmen Griffiths
Player Intro
Age: 17 Hometown: Aboyne, Scotland
College/University: University of Louisville
Getting to Know Carmen:
Most memorable golf experience was winning the Scottish Girls Amateur… Began playing golf at age 8… Career low score is a 66 at her home club in Scotland… Only career hole-in-one came at Strathmore Golf Club… Enjoys exploring and outdoor adventures in her free time… Considers her dad and Paul Lawrie the greatest influences on her game… Favorite movie is Some Kind of Wonderful… Favorite places she’s visited are Niagara Falls and Norway.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Earned two wins and four top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Won 2021 Scottish Girls Amateur Championship, finished fifth in 2019
- Reached round of 32 at 2021 The Women’s Amateur Championship in Scotland
- Finished 39th at 2019 World Junior Girls Championship
- Participant for Scotland in 2019 and 2021 R&A Home Internationals
- Finished second at 2019 British Girls U16 Open Championship
Player Bio
Age: 17 Hometown: Aboyne, Scotland
College/University: University of Louisville
Getting to Know Carmen:
Most memorable golf experience was winning the Scottish Girls Amateur… Began playing golf at age 8… Career low score is a 66 at her home club in Scotland… Only career hole-in-one came at Strathmore Golf Club… Enjoys exploring and outdoor adventures in her free time… Considers her dad and Paul Lawrie the greatest influences on her game… Favorite movie is Some Kind of Wonderful… Favorite places she’s visited are Niagara Falls and Norway.
Player Highlights
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Earned two wins and four top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Won 2021 Scottish Girls Amateur Championship, finished fifth in 2019
- Reached round of 32 at 2021 The Women’s Amateur Championship in Scotland
- Finished 39th at 2019 World Junior Girls Championship
- Participant for Scotland in 2019 and 2021 R&A Home Internationals
- Finished second at 2019 British Girls U16 Open Championship
Eric McIntosh
Player Intro
Age: 22 Hometown: Edinburgh, Scotland
College/University: Northwestern University
Getting to Know Eric:
Most memorable golf experience was playing in the 2018 NCAA Championships with Northwestern… Career low score is a 62 at Crail Golfing Society in July 2019… Only career hole-in-one came at age 13 in Edinburgh… Enjoys reading, running and being outside in his free time… Considers representing his country the biggest honor imaginable… Considers his Scottish coach, David Patrick, and his two coaches at Northwestern, David Inglis and Pat Goss, to be the biggest influences on his game… Favorite musical group is U2… Favorite food is Indian food… Favorite movie is Darkest Hour… Favorite place he’s ever visited is South Africa.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Earned five top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Reached round of 32 in 2021 Scottish Men’s Amateur Championship
- Finished 16th at the 2021 Big Ten Championship and 16th at the NCAA Stillwater Regional
- Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2020
- Finished 17th at 2019 Scottish Men’s Open Championship
- Won Scottish U18 Amateur Boys Championship
Katie Graham
Player Intro
Age: 17 Hometown: Larkhall, Scotland
College/University: Iowa Western Community College
Getting to Know Katie:
Most memorable golf experience was playing in the Junior Solheim Cup… Credits her dad with getting her started in golf… Career low score is a 68 in 2019 at Lanark Golf Club… Enjoys hanging out with her friends in her free time… Favorite musician is Post Malone… Favorite food is steak… Favorite place she’s visited is Egypt.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Earned two top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished second at 2021 Scottish Girls Amateur Championship
- Placed 24th at 2021 Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship
- Finished 29th at 2021 NJCAA Women’s National Championship
• Placed 25th at 2019 Scottish Girls Amateur Championship
John Paterson
Player Intro
Age: 21 Hometown: St. Andrews, Scotland
College/University: University of Colorado
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Earned seven top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished fifth at the 2021 Amateur Championship in Scotland
- Placed 49th at the 2021 Pac-12 Championship
- Finished fifth at the 2019 Scottish Men’s Amateur Championship
- Earned Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar honors in 2020