Ashley Lam began playing golf at the Fore Lakes course in Taylorsville when she was 10 years old. Those early days on the links being coached by her father have certainly paid dividends, no more so than when the Westminster University freshman won the 2025 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Championship on April 23 in Boulder City, Nevada.

The Taylorsville native and graduate of Skyline High, where she won two state titles as a junior and senior, finished 8-under-par for the three day RMAC tourney, leading the Griffins to a second-place team finish behind champion Colorado State Pueblo. She led from day one, opening with a 4-under-par, and sealed the deal with three birdies on the final round back nine.

“It’s always exciting to win, and it’s also satisfying that all my effort throughout my whole golf career has paid off,” Lam said. “The birdies on hole 18 felt great as that was in my opinion one of the harder holes because of the tight tee shot. On the last day it was especially exciting because I almost holed out for eagle with all my teammates, coaches, and family watching and supporting me.” 

Entering the conference championship was something that didn’t intimidate Lam.

“My thoughts don’t vary from tournament to tournament,” she said. “When I head into a tournament my goal is to have fun and try my best to shoot well.” Though she’s just in her first year playing for the Griffins, she said “Being part of Westminster’s women’s golf team is something I’d never trade. I love all my teammates and coaches as they are all so nice and supportive. It has created such a warm and inviting environment. I’m glad that all my teammates, coaches and family were all there to witness me with the RMAC championship, and I’m so grateful for them!”

She said that while she hasn’t declared a major yet, “I plan to go somewhere in the business field. I haven’t put much thought into the LPGA Tour as I am focusing on my education and playing good golf in college. If that leads to the LPGA Tour then that would be awesome.”

If she keeps playing like she did in Boulder City, it could happen fairly soon. λ