Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Inductees  

Mary Jane Anderson Hiestand  

Mary Jane Anderson Hiestand has held a commanding presence in amateur golf since the late 80’s. As an individual player, she has been a winner at every level of women’s amateur golf including three time GAM Women’s Champion and Mid-Amateur Champion, and three time Michigan Women’s Amateur Champion, and in 1999, the Michigan Publinx Champion.

Mary Jane played at Clarkston High School and the team won the Michigan Girl’s High School Championship in 1975 and 1976. She played for the University of Michigan and has been selected three times to represent Michigan on the 3-women team at the U.S. State Team Championship.  

Mary Jane dominated the Women’s District Golf Association for eleven years from 1989 – 2000 winning seven match play and eight stroke play championships. Nationally, she qualified three times for the U.S. Women’s Amateur, becoming medallist in 1995 and 13 times for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship making match play each year. She was voted GAM Player of the Year three times and, in 2000, the Michigan Women Player of the Decade.  

As a role model for young girls, she extended her skills to coaching Oakland University ’s Women’s Golf Team from 1995 – 1998.