Svetlana Gounkina

In 2011 Svetlana Gounkina married Jason Chennault, a specialist in the maintenance and operations of golf courses.

In 2003 she returned to Russia and remains the first and only Russian with a degree in Golf Management.

In 1998 she participated along with the Russian team at the World Golfers Championship held in Sweden and became the bronze medalist. To date, it is the best result for the Russian team at the World Golfers Championship.

In 1998 Gounkina became the first Russian golfer to receive a full scholarship (both athletic and academic) to the private Lynn University in Florida. She chose to go to Lynn University though she was offered scholarships from three different state universities. She led the Lynn University golf team until 2001, during which time the team finished first place in its division in the United States. She also received strong support and encouragement from the famous Swedish hockey player and founder of the first golf course in Russia, Sven Tumba.

In 1997 she entered the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics.

After a year of practice at the age of 13, she took the 2nd place in the National Championship of Russia. In 1994 and 1995, she became the Russian National Champion. During 1994, she was the leader of the Russian national team and participated in the first Russian-American junior golf exchange. In 1997 at the President's Cup was included in the country's best junior team.

She started playing golf in 1992 at Moscow City Golf Club in Moscow.

Svetlana Gounkina (Russian: Светлана Александровна Гунькина , born 1 April 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian golfer. She is a multiple Russian National Champion. She was the Bronze medalist in the World Golfers Championship.