Despite growing up in Fort Pierce, Florida, Angelica Holman came to the desert this week and something about Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in Maricopa, Arizona, just seemed right to her.
“It wasn’t easy – I wouldn’t say it was ever easy – it just suited my eye,” said Holman, the Eastern Michigan junior who led wire-to-wire on her way to the individual title at the National Golf Invitational.
For Holman, this week marked a major breakthrough. She hasn’t really felt she had a good handle on her game since last spring. But here’s the crazy thing: Last spring, Holman also ended her season with a national title.