Isabelle Simpson
Kelly Adds Isabelle Simpson To 2019-20 Roster
May 14, 2019 | Women's Golf
BOULDER — The University of Colorado women's golf coach Anne Kelly has announced the addition of Isabelle Simpson of Brisbane, Australia and more recently London, England, to the roster for the 2019-20 season.
"I got to see her play last summer at a tournament in San Diego," Kelly said. "When I saw the golf swing, I thought, 'Wow, that's a good swing.' So I watched her for a while and ended up talking to her dad. She is friends with Kirsty (Hodgkins), so she decided to come over to campus and look around; I wasn't even here for her initial tour, but they really liked what they saw. I'm really excited to see what she can do."
At St. Margaret's Anglican Girls' School, she was a four-year captain on the golf team. During her time there, she saw her stroke average improve steadily, starting with a 79.5 as a freshman, to 73.5 as a senior. She represented the Met North Region in golf for a record eight straight years and captained the Met North Region team during her sophomore, junior and senior years including to a state championships win in her senior year.
She was selected in the Queensland state team that won the national schoolgirls championships in her sophomore and senior years and that was runner-up in her junior season. Simpson captained her state team during her junior and senior years. Simpson was the only St. Margaret's Anglican Girls' School athlete to be named Queensland All-Collegiate, which she did twice (sophomore and junior seasons).
Simpson was the youngest ever player to win the Brisbane Cup as well as the Indooroopilly Golf Club Ladies Championships and Brisbane Golf Club Ladies Championships, all in 2017. She has won numerous other titles as an individual and as a member of a team.
Simpson is also currently leading the English Girls' Order of Merit and earlier this season in January, she led the Australian Girls' Order of Merit, making her the first player to lead both in the same calendar year. This past April, she was the runner-up at the U18 Scottish Girls Open Championship at St. Andrews, carding a 71-70-74—215. She was also low Amateur this month at the US Womens' Open European Sectional Qualifier shooting a 74-75—149.
Her best career round is an 8-under 66, which she shot at the Indooroopilly Golf Course in Brisbane during the Indooroopilly Bowl. It also doubles as the course record. Simpson lists one of her biggest moments was coming back from seven strokes down with just nine holes to play at the IGA Invincibles Junior Masters to force a playoff with the leader. She won the tournament on the second playoff hole with a birdie.
A multi-sport athlete, Simpson also played representative cricket, soccer and softball. She intends to major in mechanical engineering. Simpson has dual citizenship with Australia and England and has been nominated to play golf for England.
She was also recruited by Purdue, Vanderbilt and Denver. Simpson decided to come to Colorado because of Kelly. "She is an amazing and highly respected coach," she said. She also decided on CU because Boulder is the best place in America to live and to go to college, and because two former teammates, Hodgkins and Robyn Choi, came to CU and both have become highly successful.
"I got to see her play last summer at a tournament in San Diego," Kelly said. "When I saw the golf swing, I thought, 'Wow, that's a good swing.' So I watched her for a while and ended up talking to her dad. She is friends with Kirsty (Hodgkins), so she decided to come over to campus and look around; I wasn't even here for her initial tour, but they really liked what they saw. I'm really excited to see what she can do."
At St. Margaret's Anglican Girls' School, she was a four-year captain on the golf team. During her time there, she saw her stroke average improve steadily, starting with a 79.5 as a freshman, to 73.5 as a senior. She represented the Met North Region in golf for a record eight straight years and captained the Met North Region team during her sophomore, junior and senior years including to a state championships win in her senior year.
She was selected in the Queensland state team that won the national schoolgirls championships in her sophomore and senior years and that was runner-up in her junior season. Simpson captained her state team during her junior and senior years. Simpson was the only St. Margaret's Anglican Girls' School athlete to be named Queensland All-Collegiate, which she did twice (sophomore and junior seasons).
Simpson was the youngest ever player to win the Brisbane Cup as well as the Indooroopilly Golf Club Ladies Championships and Brisbane Golf Club Ladies Championships, all in 2017. She has won numerous other titles as an individual and as a member of a team.
Simpson is also currently leading the English Girls' Order of Merit and earlier this season in January, she led the Australian Girls' Order of Merit, making her the first player to lead both in the same calendar year. This past April, she was the runner-up at the U18 Scottish Girls Open Championship at St. Andrews, carding a 71-70-74—215. She was also low Amateur this month at the US Womens' Open European Sectional Qualifier shooting a 74-75—149.
Her best career round is an 8-under 66, which she shot at the Indooroopilly Golf Course in Brisbane during the Indooroopilly Bowl. It also doubles as the course record. Simpson lists one of her biggest moments was coming back from seven strokes down with just nine holes to play at the IGA Invincibles Junior Masters to force a playoff with the leader. She won the tournament on the second playoff hole with a birdie.
A multi-sport athlete, Simpson also played representative cricket, soccer and softball. She intends to major in mechanical engineering. Simpson has dual citizenship with Australia and England and has been nominated to play golf for England.
She was also recruited by Purdue, Vanderbilt and Denver. Simpson decided to come to Colorado because of Kelly. "She is an amazing and highly respected coach," she said. She also decided on CU because Boulder is the best place in America to live and to go to college, and because two former teammates, Hodgkins and Robyn Choi, came to CU and both have become highly successful.