Maha Haddioui is the new role model for aspiring female golfers in Morocco. The 22-year-old from Agadir is the best professional player in the country, as demonstrated by her performance at the Lalla Meryem Cup.

Neither of the two Moroccan professionals in the men’s Trophée Hassan II made the weekend but Maha passed with flying colours, lying in a tie for 10^th at the halfway mark and eventually tying for 25th.

She believes that her four years spent at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, helped her to hone her skills and talents. Before turning professional early in 2011, she was a four-time All American scholar and NCGA First-team All American, graduating with a Masters in Accounting and International Business last year.