Miss Golf: Lauren Timpf
The Macomb Lutheran North senior won three state titles
By Tom Lang
Lauren Timpf has been a dominant player in girls’ golf the past several years, both in high school competitions and in GAM tournaments.
She capped her senior season in high school by being selected Miss Golf by the Michigan Interscholastic Golf Coaches Association.
The award came on the heels of winning her third consecutive Division 3 high school state championship, this fall played at Grand Valley State’s The Meadows, with a 3-under 74-67. She is one of just seven girls in the Lower Peninsula finals history to win three state titles.
Timpf, who attends and plays for Macomb Lutheran North, told me that as an 8th grader she noticed that Miss Golf was one of the biggest awards a young lady could win in high school golf. “So, I wanted to work all four years to that goal. When I got the call that I was named Miss Golf it just meant everything to me to know that all my work the past four seasons, and previous to that, paid off. It was really cool hearing that news.”
The list of girls in the class of 2024 is as strong as any season before, maybe with the worthiest candidates of all. That includes Div. 1 champ Elise Fennell of East Kentwood and runner up Jessica Jolly of Rockford, both on their way to Illinois State. There was also Div. 2 champ Lauren Davis of Coopersville, who is heading to CMU.
“It’s just awesome to know that I’m part of the group of girls who have won this award before,” Timpf said. “I knew coming into this season I’d have to post some of my best numbers.”
That she did.
Timpf finished with a 69.4 scoring average in 18-hole events, collecting 51 birdies and four eagles. She won seven invitationals, many against the top programs in the state – including the Macomb County tournament locally. Timpf also won four career regional titles going into her four state final competitions.
She picked Purdue for college, telling me she loves the coaching staff, who made a great first impression. “I liked how interested they were in me, I felt like they really wanted me to play for them. The equal interest on both sides was cool to see. And I love the campus and the sports-centered atmosphere.”
Timpf plans to study business and give professional golf a try, but if that doesn’t work out, she’d like to work somewhere in the golf industry.
All-State Super Team
Lauren Davis, Coopersville, senior
Macie Elzinga, Byron Center, senior
Elise Fennell, East Kentwood, senior
Jessica Jolly, Rockford, senior
Alena Li, Okemos, junior
Mia Melendez, Ann Arbor Greenhills, junior
Lillian O’Grady, Grand Rapids Christian, soph.
Lauren Timpf, Macomb Lutheran North, senior
Division 1
Ellie Britt, Lake Orion, senior
Venetia Chap, Farmington, senior
Annie Flavin, Plymouth, sophomore
Isabel Kelly, Grand Ledge, junior
Ananya Kumar, Rochester, sophomore
Laura Liu, Rochester Adams, senior
Madison Martens, Brighton, senior
Brooke Morris, Plymouth, senior
Copeline O’Krangley, Caledonia, junior
Abbie Pietila, Brighton, senior
Ava Weeks, Troy Athens, senior
Madison Yang, Rochester, junior
Division 2
Paige Anderson, Musk. Reeths Puffer, senior
Mackenzie Behnke, Cranbrook-Kingswood, senior
Charlotte Boudeman, Gull Lake, sophomore
Maeve Casey, Farmington Mercy, junior
Ava Clark, Mason, senior
Katie Leinwand, Portage Northen, senior
Avery Manning, Dexter, sophomore
Chaille Payne, Forest Hills Northern, soph.
Sophie Skoog, Forest Hills Eastern, senior
Abby Slankster, Farmington Mercy, senior
Rylee Smith, Zeeland West, senior
Skyler Tierney, Forest Hills Central, senior
Division 3
Zoe Dull, Spring Lake, junior
Rebacca Guernsey, Dowagiac Union, junior
Sanora Kochan, Goodrich, junior
Alivia Ligrow, Pinckney, senior
Emma McKinely, Ludington, senior
Kelsey Preston, GR Catholic Central, soph.
Averie Pumford, Freeland, junior
Paige Radebach, Williamston, freshman
Saige Rothey, Macomb Lutheran North, junior
Nicole Shafer, Williamston, junior
Ashley Thomasma, GR South Christian, senior
Ava Wisinski, GR Catholic Central, junior
Division 4
Jordyn Bonnema, Kalamazoo Christian, junior
Anna Brush, Royal Oak Shrine, senior
Rachel Fay, Wixom St. Cathrine, junior
Kennedy Gernnat, Kalamazoo Christian, junior
Sophie Hauser, Lansing Catholic, senior
Jesse Kautz, Almont, senior
Anna McCubbins, Napoleon, sophomore
Kyleigh Ramos, Clinton, senior
Anna Schaibly, Bath, junior
Grace Slocum, Traverse City St. Francis, junior
