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.