Meet The 2007 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Quarterfinalists

MEGHAN BOLGER, 29, of Haddonfield, N.J.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-up victory over 2004 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur champion Carolyn Creekmore … won the 2006 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Old Waverly with a 5-and-4 victory over Thuhashini Selvaratnam … qualified for the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open … also qualified for the 2005 Women’s Mid-Amateur but had to withdraw due to a team commitment … played in four U.S. Women’s Amateurs, but never advanced to match play … has three career holes-in-one … has a career-low round of 69 … won the Philadelphia Women’s Amateur seven years in a row, from 1999 to 2005 … a 2000 graduate of Tulane University … played in the LPGA Tour’s qualifying school as an amateur in 2007 … served as the head coach at the University of Mississippi for seven years … was inducted into the Eastern High School Hall of Fame in 2004 … daughter of Michael and Linda … her father is serving as her caddie this week and was also on her bag during her victory at the 2006 championship … has two brothers and two sisters … birth date: May 30, 1978.

VIRGINIA DERBY GRIMES of Meridian, Miss.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-and-4 victory over Tracy Welch … is the fourth consecutive year she has advanced to the quarterfinals … won the 1998 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur by birdieing the final four holes … also runner-up at the 2004 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur … a member of three victorious USA Curtis Cup teams, in 1998, 2000 and 2006 … medalist who advanced to the round of 16 at the 1997 U.S. Women’s Amateur … medalist and semifinalist at 1995 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and a semifinalist at the 2005 and 2006 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs … member of winning Alabama team at the 1997 USGA Women’s State Team Championship, shooting 74-72-70 to help her team to an eight-stroke triumph … also represented Mississippi at the 2007 USGA Women’s State Team … won the 1998 and 2006 South Atlantic Amateurs (Sally) … won 1987 and 1996 Southern Amateur, the 1997 Alabama Stroke Play and the 2007 Mississippi Women’s State Amateur … twice a runner-up at the Southern Amateur and once at the Sally … was the women’s golf coach at Auburn from 1991-1994 … the Auburn Tiger Golf Invitational was named in her honor in 1998 and is now called the Auburn Tiger Derby Invitational … a 2004 inductee into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame … inducted into the “Tiger Trail of Auburn” in 2002 … has had a remarkable string of success despite shoulder rotator cuff surgery in 1988, removal of a kidney in 1991 and nerve tissue surgery on both feet in the ensuing two years … in 2000, she had a disc fragment removed from her back and was named to the USA Curtis Cup team 10 days later … also had neck surgery in August 2001 and back surgery in August 2002 … a member of the USGA Women’s Committee in 2003-04 … a 1987 graduate of Auburn University … married to Ben Grimes, MD … birth date: Oct. 17, 1963.

JOAN HIGGINS, 51, of Glendora, Calif.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-and-2 victory over Leigh Klasse … is playing in her fifth U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur … also played in 1989, 2000, 2005 and 2006 … has never before advanced past the second round … has also played in three U.S. Women’s Amateurs, in 1987, 1989 and 1993 and the 2007 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur, where she lost in the second round … a three-time California Women’s State champion, in 2001, 2002 and 2005 … a three-time champion of the Women’s Southern California Golf Association Tournament of Champions … low round is a 67, shot at Glendora Country Club … serves on the board of directors for the Glendora American Little League … a 1978 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison … was a four-year letter winner in tennis in college … husband, Tom … has two sons, Brian and Kevin … birth date: Aug. 10, 1956.

LISA McGILL, 48, of Philadelphia, Pa.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-and-3 victory over Shirley Trier … playing in her 11th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur … previous best finish was the third round in 1997 … birdied the 18th hole at her sectional qualifier and birdied the second playoff hole to advance to the 2007 championship … represented Pennsylvania at the 1999 and 2007 USGA Women’s State Teams … finished third individually at the 1999 championship … won the Rhode Island State Amateur in 1995 and 2005 … a semifinalist at the 2007 Rhode Island State Amateur … also won the New England Golf Association Championship in 1993 and the Met Open in 1994 … has also won three Bermuda Amateurs … was the 1997 WMGA Player of the Year … served as non-playing captain for the WMGA/Lique du Paris in 1994, a French-American challenge … has two career holes-in-one … a 1981 graduate of the University of Denver … husband, Jef …children, Sydney and Annie … birth date: Aug. 4, 1959.

KERRY POSTILLION, 44, of Burr Ridge, Ill.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-up victory over Mina Hardin … is playing in her 10th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur … a two-time runner-up, in 1996 and 2005 … played in the 1987 and 1995 U.S. Women’s Opens … has also played in eight U.S. Women’s Amateurs … represented Illinois at four USGA Women’s State Team Championships, including 2007 … counts among her career victories the 1997 Women’s North-South Amateur, 2005 Albertson’s Team Challenge and the 2005 and 2006 Arizona Women’s State Stroke Play … a three-time Illinois Open champion, in 1995, 1996 and 1999 … five-time Illinois State Women’s Amateur champion, in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2005… has also won five Chicago District Championships and two National Club Championships … has a career-low round of 61, shot in Aug., 2005 at Ruth Lake Country Club … a reinstated amateur, in 1993 … attended the University of Washington … husband, Vic … has four children, Victor, Vincent, Samantha and Drew … birth date: Sept. 2, 1963.

ELLEN PORT of St. Louis, Mo.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-and-2 victory over Toni Wiesner … a three-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, winning in 1995, 1996 and 2000 … runner-up at the 2002 Women’s Mid-Amateur … earned medalist honors at the 2001 Women's Mid-Amateur at her home club of Fox Run in Eureka, Mo. … also earned medalist honors at 2000 and 2002 Women’s Mid-Amateurs … member of the 1994 and 1996 USA Curtis Cup teams … an alternate for the 1996 World Amateur Team and 1998 Curtis Cup squads … had been playing golf for only 10 years when she won the 1995 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur … Port and Sarah LeBrun Ingram are the only back-to-back and three-time winners of the Women’s Mid-Amateur … semifinalist at the 2000 North and South Women’s Amateur Championship … six-time winner of the Missouri Women’s Amateur, including 2002 ... 10-time St. Louis Metropolitan champion … also won the 1994 TransNational … quarterfinalist at the 1991 and 1994 Women’s Mid-Amateur and the 1992 Women’s Amateur … has qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open three times … physical education teacher and coach … husband, Andy, and two children, Drew and Katie ... birth date: Sept. 21, 1961.

ANNA SCHULTZ of Rockwall, Texas

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 19-hole victory over Veronique Drouin … won the 2007 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship … also runner-up at the 2006 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur … runner-up at the 2000 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and a semifinalist at the 2001 championship … represented Texas at the 2001, 2003 and 2007 USGA Women’s State Team Championships … won the 2006 Southern Golf Association’s Senior Women’s Championship … won the 2004 Dallas Golf Association’s Dallas Tournament of Champions … runner-up at the 2006 Texas Women’s Senior Championship … won the 2006 City of Dallas Championship … a 10-time Dallas Athletic Club champion, in 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 … has three career holes-in-one and a career-low round of 64, shot at Dallas Athletic Club … has three sons, Mark, David and Kevin, who made match play at the 2007 U.S. Amateur … Mark and David played for Texas A&M and Kevin currently plays for the University of Texas … David is currently playing the professional mini-tours … a 1977 graduate of the University of Texas … is a self-employed certified public accountant … birth date: Aug. 8, 1955.

DAWN WOODARD, 33, of Franklin, Tenn.

Advanced to the quarterfinals with a 1-up victory over Patty Moore … also eliminated two-time USGA Senior Women’s Amateur champion Diane Lang in the second round … earned stroke-play medalist honors in 2006 and 2007 … won her sectional qualifying site by six strokes … this is her sixth U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and is the first time she’s advanced past the second round … played in the 1991 and 1992 U.S. Girls’ Juniors … also played in the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur, where she missed the cut … represented Tennessee at the 2007 USGA Women’s State Team Championship … won the 2007 Tennessee Women’s State Amateur and was runner-up at the Tennessee Women’s Open Championship … career-low round is 62, shot at the Ladies Club Championship at Old Natchez Country Club in 1995 … a 1996 graduate of Furman University … was the 1992 South Carolina Women’s Basketball Player of the Year … husband, Jason … three children, Ashli, Samantha and Caitlin … is a stay-at-home mom … birth date: Aug. 19, 1974.

Compiled by Beth Murrison of the USGA media relations department.