Ashley Armstrong
Homewood-Flossmoor
Golf
Class rank:
4 of 678.
Athletics:
Finished in the top five of the Class AA state golf tournament all four years, including third-place finishes in 2007 and 2010; helped team win the championship in 2009; presented with the American Junior Golf Association’s Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award in 2010; HP Scholastic Junior All-America Team in 2009, 2010.
Academics:
AP Scholar with Honor; Illinois State Scholar; National Honor Society; straight A’s through junior high and high school.
College:
Notre Dame. The school allows me to obtain an awesome education and to compete competitively in Division I golf.
Major:
Either engineering and business or economics and business.
Dream job:
Own my own engineering firm.
Role model:
Annika Sorenstam, because she was the best at what she did and handled it with grace and dignity.
I’d like to have dinner with:
My granddad that I never met.
If I could trade places with one person for a day, it would be:
the President of the United States.
Bucket list:
skydive, travel the world and play in an LPGA tournament
Favorite movie:
“The Dark Knight.” But more recently, “Bridesmaids.”
Favorite TV show:
I don’t watch much TV, but I love “The Office”.
Last book you read for fun:
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini.
On my iPod:
A wide range of songs from Mumford and Sons to Lady Gaga and Ke$ha to country music.
Pets:
Three dogs, two Westies named Luigi and Tankie and one Norfolk terrier named Scout.
Favorite sporting event:
The Masters.
Cubs or Sox:
Sox
Hobbies:
Photography, working out, skiing (water and snow), shopping and hanging out with my friends.
Most people don’t know:
that if I didn’t play golf, I would love to be a competitive snow skier.
Best high school sports memory:
Being a part of winning the IHSA state girls golf championship in my junior year.
One word to describe your high school experience:
Unforgettable.
