Meet Betty Baird Kregor
Betty Baird Kregor is the owner of StraightShot, Inc. and Betty Baird Kregor Golf Instruction operating out of The Cardinal Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky.
Kregor has over 23 years of experience in teaching, writing, consulting and speaking. Whether teaching on the lesson tee, consulting a student athlete or conducting a workshop, Betty takes each student and helps lay out a a gameplan for collegiate success. While beginning to attract many top junior golf students in 2003, she started a company that would help guide athletes in making the right decision and plan ahead for academic success as well.
About StraightShot, Inc.
StraightShot Inc. has reached over 535 athletes in workshops or consulting and has the experience to guide you to the next level. Kregor is a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Metro Area Athletic Directors’ High School Hall of Fame, and the KCD Athletic Hall of Fame. She is also on the advisory board of the Shelby County Humane Society and a member of the Board of Directors of Commonwealth Bank and Trust.
"StraightShot Inc. was actually created out of a poor decision I made in my own college choice. I was very immature in my recruiting plan and didn't know my personality or what I wanted out of a school or program. Importance of school location and academics were never discussed and I didn't ask important questions to coaches on college visits. Eventually I walked away from college golf because of my inability to lay out a good gameplan for what I wanted in my college experience." - Betty Baird Kregor
Kregor was a nine-time Kentucky PGA Junior Champion, the 1974 Junior World Champion Girl’s 13- 14, 1976 Girl’s Western National Runner-up and Girl’s Western National Medalist in 1977. In 1977-79 she was a three time NJGA Junior All-American as well as an AJGA Second Team All-American and went on to play at the University of Alabama.
Betty is married to Mark F. Kregor, Senior Vice President of Hillard Lyons, LLC They have four busy children, Maggie, age 26, a former women’s golf team member for three years at University of Alabama; Baird, age 24, former All-Conference baseball for Indiana University Southeast; Mollie, age 16, who enjoys showing Saddlebred horses; and Paige, age 15, plays competitive tennis.
Accolades
Nine-Time Ky. PGA Junior Champion 1971
National Pee Wee Champion 1974
Optimist Junior World Champion 1976
Western Girl's National Runner-Up 1976-77
USGA Girl's Qualifier and Match Play Second Round 1977
Western Girl's National Medalist and Long Drive Champion
Four Time Ky. State High School Girl's Golf Runner-Up Individual
1979 Ky. State High School Girl's Golf Champion
Three Time NJGA All-American
AJGA Second Team All-American
University of Alabama Women's Golf Team 1979-81
Individual Runner-Up Lady Seminole Collegiate Golf Tournament 1981
Awards
Metro Area Athletic Director's High School Hall of Fame
KCD Royal Bearcat Society Member and Hall of Fame
KHSAA Athletic Hall of Fame