((HT: KVOA-TV Tucson))
The body of 25-year-old Erica Blasberg was found Sunday afternoon at her home in Henderson, Nevada, according to a police spokesman. No cause of death was disclosed because of the current police investigation.
Blasberg tied for 44th two weeks ago at the Tres Marias Championship in Morelia, Mexico- her only LPGA appearance this year to date.
Greg Allen, the former coach at the University of Arizona, remembers Blasberg by her nickname- "Skip."
When Blasberg showed up to her first workout as a freshman in 2002, the trainer asked the team to warm up by skipping around the track. Blasberg didn't know how.
"Every kid in America knows how to skip," Allen said, laughing. "We stuck that name on her."
She won six tournaments in her two years at Arizona. She was named Golfweek's 2003 Player of the Year after finishing the season No. 1 in the rankings. She also was '03 NGCA Freshman of the Year, Pac-10 Player of the Year and competed on the victorious 2004 Curtis Cup team.
She turned professional in June 2004, posting four top-10s in eight starts on the Duramed Futures Tour, including a victory at the Lacona Savings Bank Futures Golf Classic. She qualified for the LPGA that fall.
Blasberg struggled on the LPGA, never finishing higher than 94th on the money list.
Here's some video of Blasberg from the 2009 PGA Merchandise Golf Show where she went head-to-head with Johnny Damon ((yes, that Johnny Damon)) to demonstrate the effectiveness of Puma clubs...
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