Women's golf adds two for 2011-12 season

The BG women's golf team and coach Stephanie Young announced today the signing of two student-athletes to National Letters of Intent.

Shelby Wilson of Hebron High School (Carrollton, Texas) and Patricia Holt of Frisco High School (Frisco, Texas) will play golf for the Falcons in the 2011-12 season.

Wilson is currently in the middle of her senior season at Hebron High School and boasts a 74.5 scoring average. During her career she has earned 17 wins, 58 top-five finishes and 74 top-10 finishes.

Wilson earned her team's Most Valuable Player award in both her sophomore and junior seasons.

So far in Holt's senior season, she carries a 74.5 scoring average. She is a two-time captain and three-time Player of the Year for Frisco High, including being named her team's MVP.

According to GolfWeek, Holt is ranked 12th in the state of Texas and 299th overall in the world. Among her tournament wins in high school include the 2010 state regional tournament, the Fall Kickoff tournament in 2009 and the Pre-District tournament in 2008.

And getting players from Texas appears to be a good thing for BG. Just look at Susy Grunden.

Grunden, a native of Krum, Texas, led the Falcons this fall with a 74.42 scoring average. As a freshman in 2009-10, Grunden led the team with a 78.53 scoring average throughout the fall and spring.

In high school she was ranked 14th in the state of Texas and 200th overall for the 2009 graduating class, according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard.

She has separated herself as one of the better golfers on the BG squad, and it's scary that she is still just a sophomore.

With the addition of two Texans on the way, the future appears to look bright for the Falcons, especially if Wilson and Holt can bring their southern swing to the north much like Grunden did.