Kirby Dreher

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fort St. John, British Columbia
Prev School:
North Peace Secondary
High School:
North Peace Secondary

Fall 2008 Senior Season
Ranked 19th in the country by Golfweek after posting a 72.36 scoring average in four fall events...also named a mid-season All-American by Golf World...finished in the top 10 of all four events and went 3-0 to help KSU claim the consolation bracket championship at the NGCA Match Play Championship...fired a career-low 68 in the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship en route to tying for fourth place with a career-best 54-hole score of 213 (-3)...claimed medalist honors at the Mary Fossum Invitational (helping Flashes to the team title) with rounds of 69-74-74=217.

2007-08 Junior Season
Was named an honorable mention All-American by Golfweek, just the third player in KSU history to garner All-American accolades...earned first team All-MAC honors for the third consecutive season...74.74 scoring average led the team and was the fifth-best in school history...had five consecutive top 10 finishes to start the year...led the Flashes with a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional...earned first career tournament victory at the MAC Championship after rounds of 74-74-74-69=291...final-round 69 matched her then career-low...tied for fourth (75-74-74=223) to help KSU win the Lady Buckeye Invitational...opened the spring with rounds of 75-72-77=224 to tie for seventh at the Central District Invitational...carded a 217 (+1) and finished ninth at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown...matched her then career-low with a 69 (-2) in the final round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship...placed fourth with a 224 (+8) score at the Mary Fossum Invitational.

2006-07 Sophomore Season
Was a first team All-MAC selection for the second year in a row...finished fifth at the MAC Championship and earned a spot on the All-Tournament team...scored the lowest round for Kent State at the NCAA Central Regional with a second round of even par (72)...led all Golden Flash golfers at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic with a score of 3-over par, finishing tied for eighth overall...recorded the lowest round of any Kent State women’s golfer in the spring with a then career-best 3-under 69 in the second round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic...recorded three top-15 finishes while playing in all four fall events...her best finish was a tie for 13th place at the Aloha Purdue Invitational shooting 72-78-74=224...also tied for 14th place at both the Lady Northern Invitational and the Mercedez-Benz Championship...shot back-to-back 73’s in the final two rounds of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown to tie for 27th place.

2005-06 Freshman Season
Earned first team All-MAC and MAC Freshman of the Year honors following the MAC Championships...placed fourth on the team in scoring average for the season at 76.50...recorded three top-20 finishes with one top-10 finish...finished fifth at the MAC Championships, posting rounds of 74-76-72-74 for an 8-over total of 296...had a second top-20 finish in the spring, placing tied for 20th at the Northwestern Invitational, shooting 75-70-76=221...tied for 30th at the highly competitive Liz Murphey Collegiate, shooting 80-73-70=233...tied for 66th at the NCAA Central Regional, shooting 82-80-77 in her first NCAA appearance...finished in a tie for 110th at the NCAA Championships...her third-round 74 was the team’s second-best score at the national championship...was one of three players on the team to play in all 11 tournaments in 2005-06...finished tied for 23rd at the Mary Fossum Invitational with a 78-74-77=229...tied for 20th at the Legends Shootout with 76-75-74=225...competed in the Mercedes-Benz Invitational and finished tied for 39th...shot a fall season-low round of 71 in the third round of the Las Vegas Showdown, where she placed tied for 28th.

Amateur
Competed in the 2008 LPGA CN Canadian Women’s Open (72-79)...shot 70-67-70-73=280 (-12) to finish as runner-up to former teammate Kira Meixner at the 2008 British Columbia Women’s Amateur...finished sixth at the 2008 Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship (76-76-73-67=292)...her final-round five-under 67 was the best of the day...won the CN Canadian Women’s Tour event held July 14-15, 2008 at Camelot Golf & Country Club in Cumberland, Ontario, carding an opening round 67 en route to holding off three challengers by a single stroke in the 36 hole event...posted a 6th-place finish at the 2007 B.C. Amateur...finished fourth at the 2006 B.C. Amateur and tied for 41st at the Canadian Amateur...won the BMO Future Links Pacific and finished third at the British Columbia Junior Provincials in 2004...also was a member of Team B.C. for Junior America’s Cup for three years...represented Canada in 2002 Junior British Open in Scotland ...was on team Canada for the Aaron Baddely Junior Worlds in Fiji.

Personal
Born May 1, 1987...parents are Cathy Dreher and Carlos Madeira...has a brother, Shelby...enjoys hockey, badminton and music...played hockey from ages 4-17, with both boys and girls...majoring in sports management.