WENDY (SWIFT) MURRAY

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:

• Saskatchewan Junior Ladies Champion 1977 - 1979 and 1981
• Ranked tied 7th among Canadian Juniors 1978 Lloydminster's Sportswoman of the Year 1978 and 1979
• Finished 13th at Canadian Amateur Championship in St. John's, Nfld in 1979.
• Member bf the Canadian team to attend Helen Lengteld International Team Matches at Pebble Beach in 1979 and Vancouver in 1980
• Received a golf scholarship to attend Midland Junior College in Midland Texas, U.S.A., 1980, graduating with High Honors in 1982
• Named to Who's Who among students in American Junior Colleges in 1981
• Tied for 2nd at the Canadian Junior Championship 1981
• Ranked 3rd among Canadian Juniors in 1981
• Saskatchewan Amateur Champion at Prince Alberta 1982
• Received a golf scholarship to attend the United States International University in San Diego in 1982, graduating with High Honors with a B.Sc. in Business Administration in 1985
• Received a Canadian Golf Foundation Scholarship in 1983
• Became a member of the Saskatchewan Amateur team and competed in the Canadian Amateur Championships in Montreal 1987
• Awarded the Government of Canada Certificate of Merit in 1988

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.