IMG LEADBETTER ACADEMY HONOUR FOR GEMMA DRYBURGH

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

US-based Aberdeen teenager Gemma Dryburgh has been named as one of only five girls honoured as a First Team All American by the IMG Leadbetter Academy at Bradenton, Florida.

On a mixed gender list of 11, the other girls includea US Junior Ryder Cup Player Ginger Howard, US girls' champion Doris Chen and Halley Leadbetter, daughter of David. 

Aberdeen businessman John Dryburgh, Gemma's father, said:

"We are extremely proud of the honour which reflects the hard work Gemma has put in at the academy and the classroom and the progress she has made on the golf course."

+Gemma enrols on a golf scholarship at Tulane University, New Orleans in August.

The IMG Leadbetter Academy website states:

First-Team Leadbetter All-American is a student who excels at golf but also in all other areas of Academy life. This person has a holistic approach to their development as a golfer and works with equal determination on their mind, body and golf game. 

A First-Team Leadbetter All-American is someone who can be counted on and is accountable for their actions. They set the highest standards in how they represent their family, country, the Academy and themselves. Over a year period, they have shown themselves to stand above the rest and do things each day that coaches, parents and students notice.

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