Nanaimo's Shirin Anjarwalla had a strong showing for SFU in the 2023 NCAA Division 2 golf season. She helped the team qualify for the NCAA D2 West Regionals in early May. (Wilson Wong)

By Dan Marshall

University Golf

Nanaimo golfer Anjarwalla finishes collegiate career at SFU

May 20, 2023 | 7:31 AM

NANAIMO — Shirin Anjarwalla has just closed the book an impressive golf career at Simon Fraser University.

The 23-year-old started playing with plastic clubs in Nanaimo and eventually chose the path of playing at the NCAA Division 2 level.

Anjarwalla’s time on the SFU golf team culminated with a trip to the west regional championships in Dallas, Texas on May 8-9.

“To do that we had to win our conference,” Anjarwalla said. “We won the conference championships in Idaho and got an automatic qualifier in the regionals playing the best teams in Division 2.”

Anjarwalla was proud of her performance at such a large scale event.

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“I had a pretty strong showing even though I finished in the middle of the pack. For playing in Texas, playing a lot of Texas schools and me not being used to those conditions I still managed to post some good rounds.”

NCAA tournaments keep team and individual scores.

The Dennis Rose Invitational in Hawaii in October of 2022 was an event Anjarwalla said stood out because she and her entire team all played well.

“That was probably the most exciting tournament for me because it was the lowest round of the year we shot. Everybody played well in the final round and we climbed up the leaderboard. We came in tied for third place with a really strong field and I believe we all finished in the top ten in the tournament.”

Anjarwalla fell in love with the game at an early age.

Her father introduced her to golf with a set of plastic clubs and she started playing with her much older brothers.

When she was only six she caught the attention of Beban Park Pitch and Putt manager Harvey Hurd.

“Harvey’s a big part of why I’m still golfing. He gave me a lifetime membership. I guess he saw how much I loved it and saw that I had maybe a little bit of talent in the sport. He said I could come there whenever I want for as long as I want. Ever since then I’ve been playing and he’s supported me. He’s come and watched me in tournaments in college and he’s been there for me.”

Just as her father and brothers helped foster her love for the game Anjarwalla also wants to give something back to younger players now that she’s finished playing college golf.

“I’m hoping to start teaching. I enjoy teaching kids and getting them involved in the sport and showing them what golf means athletically and what it can mean for you as a person.”

This summer Anjarwalla hopes to play in a few tournaments including the BC Amateur event which is being held in Cobble Hill June 20-23.

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