Aubrey McCormick

Aubrey McCormick
Personal information
Full name Aubrey Elizabeth McCormick
Born (1982-06-24) June 24, 1982
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality  United States
Residence Washington, D.C., U.S.
Career
College Missouri State University
Turned professional 2007

Aubrey Elizabeth McCormick (born June 24, 1982) is a former American professional golfer, an entrepreneur, speaker, and Director of Business Strategy for Sustainable Business Consulting (SBC).

Amateur career

McCormick began to play golf at the age of 17.[1] Her father was a scratch golfer, musician, and entrepreneur. He encouraged to get into the game and was her primary golf coach throughout her career.

After graduating from Dr. Phillips High School in 2000, she received an invitation to try out for the women's golf team at Daytona State College's by women's golf coach and former LPGA Tour player, Laura Brown. During try out's she shot even par and was offered a full scholarship.[2] In 2003, after only one year at Daytona State, she was a contributing member of the 2003 NJCAA National Championship Team, was awarded Most Improved Player of the Year and earned an Associate of Arts degree.

Despite being recruited by more than a dozen teams nationwide, McCormick transferred to Missouri State University. She played at MSU for two years, competing in Missouri Valley Conference women's golf tournaments both years. She graduated from MSU with a degree in psychology and interior design.

Professional career

Starting in 2007, McCormick played professionally for six years. She competed in the LPGA Futures Tour Qualifying School in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. McCormick played on the SunCoast Series, Moonlight Golf Tour[3] and the Futures Tour.[4] She placed 12th at the Lincoln Women's Met Open Championship [5] and regional qualifying during the 2009 U.S. Women's Open.[6]

McCormick developed funding strategies, including the formation of an LLC, where she raised investment funding to support her golf career operational expenses.

From 2014-2016, McCormick earned an MBA in Sustainable Management at Presidio Graduate School, a program ranked by the New York Times as the #1 MBA for "People who want to change the world." During the program, McCormick was awarded the Leadership Scholar award, Richard M. Grey scholarship, and earned a Sport Sustainability Leadership certificate.

In 2015-2017, McCormick served as CEO of IMPACT360 Sports, a whole-value sustainability consulting firm in the golf and sport industry. McCormick is recognized as a thought leader in golf and developed corporate social responsibility standards within golf. McCormick published The 2016 Olympic Club Corporate Social Responsibility report, the first in the history of the sport. In 2016, McCormick published The Embracing Sustainability at Mauna Kea Case Study in alignment with the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan.

In 2017, McCormick joined Sustainable Business Consulting, a B Corporation voted Best for the World three years in a row, working with companies in over 40 industries, including Fortune 500 companies, non-profit, higher education, and privately held organizations. McCormick is the Director of Business Strategy, developing scalable national and global partnerships focused on sustainable impact, that benefit communities, the environment, and businesses.

Television

On March 12, 2012, the Golf Channel announced that McCormick would take part in Big Break Atlantis, season 17 of The Big Break.[7] The reality series took place in Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Bahamas, and featured a skills competition among the all-female cast for various prizes. McCormick placed 5th on the show and was featured on additional programs including the Big Break Academy with Michael Breed, Gone with the Winn, and Morning Drive.

References

  1. ↑ "Golf Photo: Aubrey McCormick - 1 | Golf Galaxy Handicap Tracker". Golfgalaxynetwork.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ↑ "Daytona State College - Lady Falcons Moving On". Daytonastate.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Golf Photo: Aubrey McCormick - 1 | Golf.com Handicap Tracker". Handicaptracker.golf.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Duramed FUTURES Tour - Player Biographies". LPGA Futures Tour. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ http://www.uswomensopen.com/news/qualifying
  7. ↑ http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/sports/golf/pressreleases?pr=contents%2Fpress-releases%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fcontestantsreve1331570284763.xml
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