ANNUAL AWARDS
STASI NAMED 2021 FSGA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE Four-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion and eight-time FSGA Women’s Amateur Player of the Year, Meghan Stasi has been selected as the 2021 FSGA Hall of Fame inductee. Stasi will be the youngest individual inducted into the FSGA Hall of Fame in the Association’s history at just forty-two years old. “There’s so many incredible players in the state of Florida, and I’ve been fortunate to meet so many of them,” Stasi said. “It’s just a real honor to be a part of an organization that cares so much. There’s so many deserving players, so it was a complete shock.” The 17-time FSGA champion will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the FSGA’s Annual Meeting and Banquet in Boynton Beach at the Club at Quail Ridge in February. “It’s not just one person,” Stasi said. “There has been so many people that have been a part of my life. Whether it’s just one round of golf, or knowing them for a lifetime. That to me is so special. There are just so many people to thank who have been a part of my career.” Stasi has become a household name in the world of women’s amateur golf over the past decade. She has amassed four USGA championship wins, 17 state championship victories and is an eight-time FSGA Women’s Amateur Player of the Year. The New Jersey native started playing golf at eight years old, and it was her parents and grandparents who introduced her to the game. Her parents were great athletes in their own right, her mom lettering in three sports in college and her dad playing baseball at Xavier University. Stasi recalls that her fondest childhood golf memory came not long after she was introduced to the game, when her grandfather caddied for her in a three-hole event up in Somers Point, New Jersey. From there, her love for the game quickly grew. But it was not until college that she would turn her attention solely to golf. A multi-sport athlete in high school, Stasi chose to head south for college and play collegiate golf at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She put together a standout career for the Green Wave, being named a two-time All-Conference USA honoree and helping to lead Tulane to its first NCAA Regional berth. Following graduation, Stasi became an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi, as she pursued her master’s degree, with plans to turn professional. But those plans took a turn when she was offered the head coaching position at Ole Miss.
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