Wendy Murray; the daughter of Earl and
Gwen Swift, was born and raised in Lloydminster. She attended school here,
graduating with Honors from Lloydminster Comprehensive High School in
1980. She then went on to attend college in Midland, Texas, followed by
university at San Diego, California.
Wendy's rapid climb in
the game of golf was due largely to her keen desire to play and play well.
She spent hours a day at the local club, not only playing the course, but
spending time on the driving range and putting green. If she had trouble
with a particular kind of shot, she would practice that shot over and over again
until the difficulty was corrected.
Even in her first full year of
golfing, she was declared winner of the "Greatest Reduction in Handicap"
for a Junior Lady Golfer in Canada in 1976 (reduction from Handicap of 36 to 13
in one year).
Highlights of Wendy's
impressive list of accomplishments include:
Wendy is married and has two
children. She and her husband run a family business, D. W. Picker Services
Ltd. In addition to the business the family runs a farm where Wendy does
the accounting for both the farming and business enterprises. She also
works with a number of clients,in addition to the family interests.