Madrid, Spain native Isabel Jimenez Perea is a freshman at Tarleton State University (TSU). She started playing golf at the age of 7 quickly became a champion of the game. She has competed in many international tournaments such as the British Girl’s Championship, Portuguese International Championship, and the Madrid-Paris Match Play Championship. Isabel has had the honor of being one of five girls chosen from her state to represent Madrid in various tournaments.
After graduating high school in May 2012, Isabel was contacted by Coach Jerry Doyle about coming to Texas to play golf for Tarleton State University. After researching TSU and the women’s golf team, she made the decision to live in a new country (10-hours away from home by plane) and play golf for the TSU TexAnns. Competing in eight regular season tournaments, Jimenez Perea won three individual titles and placed in the top 10 in seven out of eight regular season tournaments. She had a stroke average of 76 per round leading up to the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference Championships. Isabel and the rest of the TSU TexAnns won the Lone Star Conference Championship in mid-April and are now focused on winning the West Super Region IV Championship which will be held in Colorado in early May.
Successful on and off the golf course, Isabel Jimenez Perea was awarded with two prestigious honors – 2013 Lone Star Conference Player of the Year as well as 2013 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year.
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