Ella Barbush '23 Recruiting Profile

Summer of 2022:

As a member of the Choctaw Nation, I was proud to win the Native Youth Golf Championship held at the Santa Ana Golf Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico July 24-26 - which earned me a spot in the Notah Begay III Girls Golf Championship which will be held in November and broadcast on the Golf Channel.

I also won the Thunderbird Golf Tournament at the Atoka Golf Course on May 26.

I have played in three other tournaments this summer and finished in the top 5 in each.  I won the low putts competition at the WOGA Jr. Championship held at the Stillwater Country Club.

I am a member of the AJGA and have applied to compete in various tournaments this summer/fall.

Off the course, I was honored to participate in the American Legion Oklahoma Girls State program.  During the week long program, I was elected to the position of Pro Tempore, and my proposed legislation concerning the creation of a Teen Court was unanimously approved.  At the end of the program, I was one of three finalists (over three hundred participated) that were nominated and considered for Nationals.

Lowest Round: 35 on par 36 par three course at Angel Park, Las Vegas, Nevada

Lowest 18: 74 Oak Tree Country Club West Course, Edmond, Oklahoma

Lowest Tournament Round:  77 Tapatio Springs, Boerne, Texas

Junior Year:

At the semester break I transferred from Oklahoma Christian School in Edmond, Oklahoma to Durant High School in Durant, Oklahoma. Our Durant Lions team went undefeated and we won the 5A State Championship.  We also were named the State Academic Champions.  We set school records, including: lowest team score (312), wins in a season, and lowest 36 holes (317, 315 at State Championship).

Individually, I medaled in 7 of the 9 tournaments, including three top 5s.  I placed 6th at the Regional Preview tournament.  I was top 20 in every event - which I was extremely proud of since I had never played any of the courses before.

Sophomore Year:

My Oklahoma Christian School team was 3A State Runner Up and we were the State Academic Champions.

Individually, I medaled in 3 out of 7 events.  I was top 20 in 5 out of 7, including: 10th at Regionals and 17th at the State Championship.

Freshmen Year:

Covid

I am an extremely hard worker and I know that I will reach my goal of being a college golfer.  I am extremely accurate and have a great short game.   My best golf is in front of me.  As I continue to get stronger my GIR percentage will improve and my scores will begin to reflect the effort I have and will be putting into my golf game.  My swing coach, Mr. Cryer, has put me on the same practice schedule/routine that he used with his LPGA student when she was in high school.  

I want to be a college golfer because I enjoy the challenge of the sport and want another four years to see how good I can get. I also want to be a part of a team, with the camaraderie and routine that involves, while attending school. While in college, I plan to study business management and political science and hope to attend business or law school.