The Bump and Run Shot
Jody Niemann first swung a golf club at age 8, and soon began practicing so vigorously that she tore up her mother’s front lawn. Her grandfather entered her into junior competitions, where she found immediate success.
Niemann was named an American Junior Golf Association All-American four times from 1991 to 1994 and was the Idaho high school state champion in 1992 and 1995.
She went on to golf at Arizona State, where she helped the Sun Devils win two national championships before competing on the LPGA Tour for three years.
Because of a back injury and the desire to spend more time with her two children, Niemann cut short her playing career. But she stayed active in the sport, coaching for eight years at Arizona and UNR. Today she is the first female general manager of a Las Vegas club - Royal LInks Golf Club.