Published: May 10, 2021
“I Got This.” Three words that leave a lasting impression, said by a beautiful person that has inspired so many.
Amy Bockerstette captured the heart of the nation after the video of her playing a practice hole with Gary Woodland at the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open went viral. Since then, the world has been able to celebrate with Amy as she continues to make history.
In high school, Amy became the first person with Down syndrome to compete in the Arizona High School Girls Golf Division I State Championship. When Amy joined the golf team at Paradise Valley Community College in 2018, she became the first person with Down syndrome to earn a collegiate athletic scholarship. And as of this morning, Amy is the first person with Down syndrome to compete in ANY national collegiate athletic championship.
Amazing Amy to play for junior college national championship
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Arizona golfer with Down syndrome set to compete in athletic championship
22-year-old Amy Bockerstette will play with her Paradise Valley Community College teammates at the NJCAA national championships May 10-13 at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida.
PHOENIX - Amy Bockerstette is set to become the first person with
Down syndrome to compete in a national collegiate athletic championship.
The 22-year-old golfer will play with her
Paradise Valley Community College teammates at the NJCAA national championships May 10-13 at Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club in Ormond Beach, Florida.
By Kristen Gates
May 7, 2021
Do you know who Amy Bockerstette is? I hope if you don’t, you’ll read this story and find the joy in Amy’s story that I do.
You may have seen Amy in a 2019 viral video and fell in love with her. When Amy met PGA golfer Gary Woodland at the 2019
Waste Management Phoenix Open, she made a new friend and her life changed forever. His did too. Watch their meeting in this video:
Gary went on to win the
US Open and immediately Facetimed Amy to tell her he used her positive energy for his own mental toughness. Amy says she and Gary are best friends.