Media Center: Harvard Crimson Women's Golf - Program Awards
Women’s Golf Annual Awards
Short Game Award
Most of our competition is competent from tee to green. Since
over 50% of strokes take place within 50 yards of the hole, scoring
at all levels comes from the short game – getting the ball in
the hole from around the green. This requires practice,
strategy, imagination, touch . . . and more practice. As a
first step towards improvement, we measure our results. The
Short Game Award goes to the player with the most effective short
game as measured by our statistical program.
| Year | Name |
| 2002 | Meredith Chiampa, ‘04 |
| 2003 | Kathryn Kuchefski |
| 2004 | Meredith Chiampa ’04 |
| 2005 | Jeen Joo Kang ’05 |
| 2006 | Jessica Hazlett ’08 |
| 2007 | Emily Balmert ’09 |
| 2008 | Emily Balmert ‘10 |
| 2009 | Christine Cho ‘12 |
| 2010 | Christine Cho ‘12 |
| 2011 | None Awarded |
| 2012 | None Awarded |
| 2013 | None Awarded |
| 2014 | None Awarded |
The Warren Smith Sportsmanship
Award
Warren Smith started the Harvard Women’s Golf program in
1993. For most people who knew Warren, he was the nicest man
they knew. A true gentleman. A good man who always had a
kind and helpful thing to say. He was a father and a
grandfather away from home for many Harvard students and a role
model for all. In difficult times and good times; through
personal adversity Warren always exhibited Sportsmanship,
Dedication, Etiquette, and Kindness. Harvard Women’s
Golf awards the Warren Smith Sportsmanship Award each year to the
team member who best exemplifies the ideals established by Coach
Smith.
| Year | Name |
| 2002 | Elisa Schaar, ’04 |
| 2003 | Jennifer Cronan ’06 |
| 2004 | Jacquie Rooney ’07 |
| 2005 | Carrie Baizer ’05 |
| 2006 | Caitlin Hicks ‘06 |
| 2007 | Jacquie Rooney ’07 |
| 2008 | Debbi Amanti ‘08 |
| 2009 | Claire Sheldon ’10 |
| 2010 | Sarah Harvey ‘10 |
| 2011 | Chloe Altchek '13 |
| 2012 | Jane Lee '12 |
| 2013 | Brenna Nelsen '15 |
| 2014 | Anne Cheng '17 |
The Biff Jeeks Harvard Golf Award
Named in honor of the legendary man, this award is given to the
Harvard golfer who best exemplifies the traditions of excellence at
Harvard, who best represents Harvard Golf and whose fighting spirit
helps them and their teammates overachieve.
| Year | Name |
| 2010 | Claire Sheldon ’10 |
| 2011 | Mia Kabasakalis '11 |
| 2012 | Bonnie Hu '14 |
| 2013 | Tiffany Lim '15 |
| 2014 | Courtney Hooton '16 |
The Leslie E. Greis '80 MVP Award
A trailblazer for women's golf at Harvard before
there was a women's team, Leslie earned a spot on the men's varsity
team as a freshman in 1976. She played in men's team tournaments,
including a match where she competed as Harvard's number one player
against Bates and MIT, and in the few women's individual collegiate
tournaments that existed at the time. She was the 1978 Women's Ivy
League Champion. After graduation, she competed professionally and
became Harvard's first golfer, male or female, to win the National
Golf Foundation's Rolex Achievement Award. A supporter of the game
on a national level, Leslie became the second-ever women to serve
on the PGA of America's Board of Directors and she also served as
Chair of the Board of Directors of the LPGA. The Leslie E.
Greis '80 MVP Award is given annually to the player who is the most
valuable competitor for the team and who shows leadership through
her respect for her teammates & for the values of the
game."
| Year | Name |
| 2012 | Tiffany Lim '15 |
| 2013 | Bonnie Hu '14 |
| 2014 | Tiffany Lim '15 |
Harvard Department of Athletics Senior Award Winner
| Year | Name | Award |
| 2002 | Maureen B. Shannon ’02 | Francis J. Toland Community Service Award |
| 2010 | Claire Sheldon ’10 | Mary G. Paget Prize |
