Mary Stephanie Sparks (July 18, 1973 – April 13, 2024) was an American golfer and on-air personality at The Golf Channel. As a player, her best years in golf came as an amateur.
Early life and amateur golfing
Sparks was born on July 18, 1973
From 1992 to 1994, she played golf at Duke University, where she was an All-America. A wrist injury threatened her career early, though, and she was forced to quit the team before graduating in 1996. As an amateur, Sparks won the 1993 Women's Western Amateur, a Women's Eastern Amateur, a West Virginia State Amateur, and the 1992 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. Sparks was survived by her parents and her sister.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1994 (tie)
References
External links
- Stephanie Sparks at the Golf Channel
- Stephanie talks about playing Alexa Stirling and her golfing career (archived)