CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Southwest Florida is home to a budding golf star. Jordan Fischer is one of the best young golfers not only in the State of Florida but the entire country.
Fischer was born in Germany. Her family then moved to Cape Coral for six years. It was then that she first picked up golf clubs and realized she was pretty darn good at the sports. The Fischers then moved again to Spain before returning back to Cape Coral. Amid all of those changes, one thing remained constant — golf.
“I got into it when I was like seven years old, and it was because of my brother,” Fischer said.
Jordan followed in her brother Duncan’s footsteps. He taught her the game and watched her surpass him on the course.
“When I was 16-17 is when I peaked,” Duncan said. “After that, it started going downhill a little bit.”
While Duncan plateaued, Jordan rose the ranks.
“I just kept going,” Jordan said. “I really fell in love with the sport.”
Jordan loved it so much that she even went to an online high school to allow for more golf and travel. Jordan played and won in tournaments all over the area, doing so with her original role model and big brother as her caddie.
“I try to make the decisions for her,” Duncan said. “Take that out of it and just have her hit the shots and commit to her swing.”
The coaching Duncan provides Jordan is delivered in German on the course, so the other competitors don’t get any free advice.
“It’s great,” Jordan said. “It’s just fun that way, and he just helps me a lot.”
The Fischer duo teamed up again at the end of July in Vero Beach. At just 18 years old, Jordan, with Duncan on her bag, became the first amateur to ever win the Florida Women’s Open.
“Just being able to compete with the pros and winning was just really awesome,” Jordan said.
It was a historic win for a local star. Now, Jordan is working her way to the professional ranks and is committed to play at LSU next year.
“I just want to get better every day at golf,” Jordan said. “So, I’m just going to try to get some more experience, play some more tournaments, and just see how it goes.”
If previous performances are any indication, it should go pretty well.