Dec. 20, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio -Amy Meier, junior captain on the Ohio State women's golf team, was named the Golf Association of Michigan Women's Player of the Year, the organization announced. The Rochester Hills, Mich., product was the top point-scorer among all women golfers in the state this season.

Meier had a solid season on the links this past summer highlighted by solid performances on the national level. She opened with a fifth-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open Sectional Qualifier in Chicago, earning second alternate from the district.

She finished tied for first at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Sectional in Dayton and reached the national tournament held at the Rhode Island Country Club, Aug. 8-14. Meier tied for 18th following two round of stroke play to advance to the match play portion of the tournament she knocked off Canada's Jennifer Kirby in the opening round, but fell in the second.

Following the fall season, Meier is tied for second on the 2011-12 squad with a 75.58 stroke average over 12 rounds played.

The Buckeyes return to competition in a month and a half, hosting their annual alumni match in West Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 5.