| Michele Guilbault |
Full Name: Michele Simone Guilbault
Born: January 7, 1960, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: February 14, 2011, Panama City, Fla.
School: Gulf Coast JC in Panama City, Florida
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1998 Golf HOF - Loc 29
1981 Golf AA - Loc 60
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| FSU Career |
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Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1979 5-8 145 Fr * Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada 1980 5-8 145 So * Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada 1981 5-8 145 Jr * Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada 1982 5-8 145 Sr * Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada |
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| All-American Awards |
| Golf |
Year Award 1981 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women - 1st Team All-American |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1998 | ||
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Michele Guilbault was a member of the Seminole women's golf team from the fall of 1978 through the spring of 1982 and was a key factor in Florida State's 1981 women's golf national championship. Guilbault, a native of Pointe Claire, Quebec, was tabbed by AIAW All-American in 1981 after leading the Lady Seminoles to five team titles, including the AIAW National Championship. Guilbault also took individual titles in the prestigious Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., and the Lady Paladin Invitational in Greenville, S.C., during her junior season. She tied the tournament record of 218 at the Dick McGuire and set a new Lady Paladin Invitational tournament record of 214. The record eclipsed the previous low held by professional golfers Nancy Lopez and Betsy King. While playing in the Lady Paladin, Guilbault also tied a course record with a round of 69. As a sophomore in 1980, Guilbault captured three individual titles including the Tribe-Auburn, Beacon Woods and Peggy Kirk Bell. She was named the team's Most Valuable Player for her efforts. A back injury during her senior season cut Guilbault's remarkable collegiate career short. After a brief period of
time off from school in an effort to rehabilitate the back injury, Guilbault returned to Florida State in 1984 to finish her bachelor's degree in physical education. She went on to play on the Futures
Professional Golf Tour and in the 1990 U.S. Open at the Athletic Club in Atlanta. Obituary from the Panama City News Herald Michele Simone Guilbault (1960-2011) Michele Simone Guilbault, 51, passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at her home surrounded by many friends and her Florida family after an extended, courageous and determined battle with breast cancer.
In lieu of flowers, Michele has asked that donations be made to the Michele S. Guilbault Scholarship Fund, in care of Seminole Boosters, Inc., P.O. Box 1353, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Michele was born Jan. 7, 1960, in Montreal, Canada, and was a proud French Canadian who grew up speaking French as her primary language. She came to live in Tallahassee, Fla., in 1979 as the recipient of a full golf scholarship at Florida State University. Michele, a Canadian citizen, had been a U.S. resident since 1985, living in Tallahassee, Fla., and moving to Panama City Beach, Fla., in 2000. Before coming to school at FSU, Michele attended St. Thomas High School, graduated from Polyvalente Pierrefond, and attended CEGEP: St. Laurent in Canada. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and was on the Dean's list at FSU in 1982. Subsequently, she furthered her interests and education with studies at Tallahassee Community College and Gulf Coast Community College attaining an Associate's degree in Business Administration. Michele worked as a dental assistant, veterinary technician and practice manager, chiropractic assistant and as a Professional Golfer and teacher. Growing up and throughout her life, Michele's first love was golf. As a young amateur, Michele's golf accomplishments included Montreal District Champ (1975), Quebec Amateur Junior Champ (1976-77-78), Quebec Amateur Champ (1976-77-78) and runner-up Amateur Champ in 1979. She also was Quebec Mixed Champ (1977), Canadian Junior Champ (1978), and Canadian Team Winner in the Commonwealth Championship, Perth, Australia (1979). She was named Athlete of the Year in Quebec in 1981. Her amateur Golf Coach was Gordon McGinnis. An all round excellent athlete growing up, Michele took time out from golf to win several gold medal awards for downhill skiing in Quebec competitions, played ice hockey with a passion and played too many other sports to mention. By her 41st birthday, Michele churned up the waters off Panama City Beach wakeboarding, wake skating and wake surfing. In quiet times she could be found wherever there was water fishing and enjoying the salt life. Michele won five individual collegiate golf tournament victories as a student athlete at Florida State University from 1979 to 1980. She was the Team Captain for all three years she played intercollegiate golf. Michele led the FSU golf team to the 1981 AIAW National Championship and received the All-America Award in 1981. For her outstanding collegiate career at FSU, Michele was inducted into the Florida State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 and became a Lifetime FSU Varsity Club member. In recognition of her athletic career and accomplishments friends, fans and teammates established the Michele Guilbault Endowed Scholarship in Golf at Florida State University in 2009. Michele described the establishment of this scholarship in her name for the education of future Lady Seminole golfers as the greatest honor of her life. After her stellar collegiate career, golf was not over for "Mitch." Even though suffering a severe back injury in her senior year in college, Michele turned Professional in 1988 playing on the Florida Central Tour, the Futures Golf Tour and the L.P.G.A. Tour for five years. Due to her chronic back injury, "Mitch" retired from the tour and in 2003 retained her amateur status in golf. In the last weeks of her life she continued to play golf, even for nine holes, and continued to soundly beat all her friends. In addition to working, golfing, wakeboarding and volunteering time assisting with the caretaking of animals at Zooworld in Panama City, Michele loved to watch puppies do what they do and spend time with her cherished friends. She took precious time and energy in the last weeks of her life to personally thank all those friends who have been there for her throughout her illness and with whom she shared great happiness. Preceding Michele in death were her grandparents, Charles and Mildred Guilbault and Alphonse and Simone Dionne, Aunt Monique Tocci and Uncle Albert Guilbault. Michele is survived by her parents, Paul and Denise Guilbault of Montreal, Canada; her sister, Lynn (Roger); brothers, Charles and Pierre (Marlene); nieces and nephews Vanessa, Antoine and Emily, Sarah and Simon; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and her stepson, Thomas G. Fowler. Her heart and soul rests with her life partner, Margaret P. Fowler, D.V.M., and she leaves precious little pet "ZZ" to continue to do what puppies do.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Golf |
Year Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave =========================================================== 1978-79 9 22.0 0 73 1,771 0 2 80.50 1979-80 9 24.0 2 69 1,833 3 5 76.38 1980-81 10 29.0 7 69 2,231 2 5 76.93 1981-82 3 9.0 0 73 700 0 1 77.78 ----------------------------------------------------------- Total 31 84 9 69 6,535 5 13 77.80 |
Date Opponent/Tournament Place Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Par
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1978-79 Season
10/18/1978 Lady Seminole Invitational 7t 76 73 79 228
10/24/1978 Lady Tar Heel Invitational 26 86 82 168
11/19/1978 Lady Gator Invitational 26t 83 78 74 235
12/10/1978 Beacon Woods Invitational 6t 80 77 157
01/30/1979 Peggy Kirk Bell Tournament 80 80
03/18/1979 Betsy Rawls Tournament 84 84 85 253
03/31/1979 Lady Paladin Invitational 79 78 83 240
05/15/1979 South Florida Invitational 75 87 162 72
06/16/1979 AIAW Championship mc 80 85 83 248
1979-80 Season
10/10/1979 Lady Seminole Invitational 9 75 80 76 231
11/13/1979 Auburn Invitational 1 73 69 76 218 72
12/11/1979 Beacon Woods Tournament 1 73 73 146 72
02/05/1980 Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational 1 73 80 76 229 72
02/27/1980 South Florida Invitational 79 79 80 238 72
03/16/1980 Betsy Ross Texas Invitational -- 78 72 150 72
03/29/1980 Lady Paladin Invitational 78 78 72
04/13/1980 State Intercollegiate Champs 7t 80 77 77 234 72
06/14/1980 AIAW Championship 74 78 75 82 309
1980-81 Season
09/24/1980 Lady Seminole Invitational 11t 76 71 77 224 72
10/03/1980 Dick McGuire Invitational 1 71 74 73 218 74
11/16/1980 Lady Gator Invitational 77 76 81 234 71
12/09/1980 Beacon Woods Invitational 76 76 72
02/25/1981 South Florida Invitational 33 80 88 86 254 72
03/28/1981 Lady Paladin Invitational 1 70 69 75 214 72
04/07/1981 Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational 6 76 75 80 231 72
04/26/1981 Southern Intercollegiate 5t 77 79 76 232
05/17/1981 Lady Buckeye Invitational 10t 78 74 81 233
06/20/1981 AIAW Championship 57t 83 74 78 80 315 74
1981-82 Season
09/20/1981 Lady Seminole Invitational 10t 78 78 75 231
10/02/1981 Dick McGuire Invitational 28t 81 77 76 234
11/01/1981 Lady Gator Invitational 80 73 82 235
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