AT BYU
Pam Miller Gietzen was a member of the BYU women’s golf team from 1976-80. During her career she won a BYU career-record six collegiate golf tournaments (later tied by Carrie Summerhays Roberts), including the 1980 AIAW Region VII Championship in Fort Collins, Colorado. She led the Cougars to their first Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Tournament appearance in 1979, where she finished tied for 14th. The previous year in 1979, Gietzen became the first BYU women’s golfer to be named Intermountain Athletic Conference All-Region, as well as only the second Cougar ever to individually qualify for the AIAW National Tournament.
Gietzen played in three-straight AIAW National Tournaments (1978-1980) and was named an AIAW First Team All-American in 1980, becoming the first BYU female golfer to receive All-America honors. Pam set several records at BYU, including the lowest single-round score (67), which she held for 31 years (1978–09), and the record for the lowest four-round total (304), which she held for 29 years (1978–2007).
TOP THREE FINISHES AT BYU
1st 1978-79 Durango Invitational
1st 1978-79 Colorado State invitational
1st 1978-79 Gearhart Invitational
1st 1979-80 Air Force Academy invitational
1st 1979-80 BYU invitational
1st 1979-80 AIAW Region VII Championships
2nd 1979-80 University of Washington invitational
2nd 1979-80 Gearhart Invitational
3rd 1978-79 BYU Invitational
AFTER BYU
After graduating from BYU in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, Gietzen continued her golf career. She finished runner-up at the prestigious U.S. Women’s Public Links Amateur (Publinx) in 1980 and was ranked among the top-10 amateurs by Golf Digest, before earning her LPGA Tour card in 1981.
In 1982, Gietzen had three top-five finishes on the LPGA Tour and finished runner-up for the LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year award. Gietzen continued playing professionally on the LPGA Tour until 1985.
After retiring from professional golf, Pam became even more involved with her community, creating after-school programs at Faith Lutheran School in Sugarland, Texas. She was married Bruce Gietzen, a former KTVX sportscaster. They have a daughter, Jennifer.
As a member of the BYU women’s golf team from 1976-80, Pam Miller Gietzen won a BYU-record eight collegiate career golf tournaments, including the 1980 AIAW Region VII Championship in Fort Collins, Colorado. She led the Cougars to their first Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Tournament appearance in 1979, where she finished in 11th place. The previous year, Gietzen became the first BYU women’s golfer to be named Intermountain Athletic Conference All-Region, as well as only the second Cougar ever to individually qualify for the AIAW National Tournament, where she finished 32nd.
Gietzen played in three-straight AIAW National Tournaments (1978-1980) and was named an AIAW First Team All-American in 1980, becoming the first BYU female golfer to receive All-America honors. Pam established several records at BYU, including the lowest single-round score (67), which she held for 31 years (1978–09), and the record for the lowest four-round total (304), which she held for 29 years (1978–07).
After graduating from BYU in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, Gietzen continued her golf career. She finished runner-up at the prestigious U.S. Women’s Public Links (Publinx) Amateur in 1980 and was ranked among the top-10 amateurs by Golf Digest, before earning her LPGA Tour card in 1981.
In 1982, Gietzen had three top-five finishes on the LPGA Tour and finished runner-up for the LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year award. Gietzen continued playing professionally on the LPGA Tour until 1985.
After retiring from professional golf, Pam became even more involved with her community, creating after-school programs at Faith Lutheran School in Sugarland, Texas. She was married Bruce Gietzen, a former KTVX sportscaster. She has a daughter, Jennifer.
Represented BYU at the AIAW National Championship in Hawaii, finishing 59th individually.
Named All-Conference ... became the became the first BYU women's golfer to receive Intermountain Athletic Conference All-Region honors ... qualified for the AIAW Golf Championships at the University of Florida, finishing tied for 33rd.
Led the BYU women's golf team to its first appearance at the AIAW Golf Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma ... finished tied for 14 individually, while the team finished 11th ... named All-Conference ... won three times, including the Durango Invitational, the Colorado State invitational and the Gearhart Invitational ... finished third at the BYU invitational.
Named All-Conference for the third consecutive year ... won three times including the BYU invitational, the Air Force Academy invitational and the AIAW Region VII Championship ... finished runner-up twice at the University of Washington invitational and the Gearhart Invitational ... competed individually at the AIWA Golf National Championships ... became the first golfer to receive the Leona Holbrook Spirit of Sport Award the highest honor bestowed upon a female athlete at BYU.