Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame
Goldsmith Hocott, Brenda
Brenda Goldsmith Hocott
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 1978
Brenda Goldsmith Hocott was a trailblazer for women's athletics at Texas A&M where she enjoyed an illustrious four-year career with the Aggie women's golf program.
In 1973, Goldsmith Hocott was the No. 1 junior golfer in the United States and would become the first female student-athlete awarded an athletic scholarship at Texas A&M. In her first season in the Maroon & White, she went on to finish 10th at nationals and fifth her sophomore year to become the first woman to ever compete at a national championship for the Aggies.
The San Antonio native would go on to qualify for the AIAW National Championships every year of her collegiate career and was the 1976 TAIAW State Champion. To this day, Goldsmith Hocott still stands within the top five of career tournaments won (4) and single season tournaments won (2 – 1975-76).
After her time at A&M concluded, she went on to continue her impressive amateur career highlighted by numerous tournament victories, including a spot on the winning team at the 1978 and 1980 United States Curtis Cups. As a professional on the LPGA tour from 1980-84, Goldsmith Hocott played in over 80 events.
In 2004, she received the "Betty Dodd Award" for outstanding commitment and support of junior golf from Golf San Antonio and the San Antonio Junior Golf Association and was named an SEC Trailblazer in 2022.
In 1973, Goldsmith Hocott was the No. 1 junior golfer in the United States and would become the first female student-athlete awarded an athletic scholarship at Texas A&M. In her first season in the Maroon & White, she went on to finish 10th at nationals and fifth her sophomore year to become the first woman to ever compete at a national championship for the Aggies.
The San Antonio native would go on to qualify for the AIAW National Championships every year of her collegiate career and was the 1976 TAIAW State Champion. To this day, Goldsmith Hocott still stands within the top five of career tournaments won (4) and single season tournaments won (2 – 1975-76).
After her time at A&M concluded, she went on to continue her impressive amateur career highlighted by numerous tournament victories, including a spot on the winning team at the 1978 and 1980 United States Curtis Cups. As a professional on the LPGA tour from 1980-84, Goldsmith Hocott played in over 80 events.
In 2004, she received the "Betty Dodd Award" for outstanding commitment and support of junior golf from Golf San Antonio and the San Antonio Junior Golf Association and was named an SEC Trailblazer in 2022.
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