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2010-11 Women's Golf Roster

Sarah Whitney

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hingham, Mass.
  • High School Hingham

Biography

SENIOR YEAR (2010-11)
Ended her William and Mary tenure with a career scoring average of 79.00, ranking her fourth all-time in school history ... Totaled one top-10 and two top-20s over the course of the season ... Along with Emily Gimpel, led the Tribe at the Nittany Lion Invitational, tying for 10th with a score of 227 (+11) ...Finished in a tie for 15th at the Tribe Invitational, carding a 155 (+13) ... Tied for 26th at the Bucknell Invitational with a total of 238 (+28) ... Finished in a tie for 35th at the CAA Championship with a score of 247 (+31) ... Placed in a tie for 44th at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate after carding a 231 (+18) ... At the UNCW Seahawk Invite, placed 50th with a total of 168 (+24) ... Tied for 54th at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate with a score of 166 (+22) ... Placed in a tie for 79th at the Administaff Classic with a three-round total of 245 (+29) ... Finished in a tie for 89th at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate with a score of 158 (+14) ... Tied for 143rd at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate with a total of 252 (+36) ...

JUNIOR YEAR (2009-10)
Stroke average of 78.27 ranks third all-time among juniors at the College … Totaled one runner-up, one top-five, one top-10, and two top-20 finishes over the course of the season … Played all 26 rounds for W&M … Started the year by placing second at the Bucknell Invitational after carding a 222 (+2) … Finished in a tie for 12th at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate with a score of 155 (+11) … Tied for 21st at the CAA Championships with a total of 244 (+28) … Placed in a tie for 36th at both the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate and the Nittany Lion Invitational with scores of 238 (+22) … Finished in a tie for 37th at the Administaff Lady Jaguar Classic with a total of 238 (+12) … Tied for 39th at the Great Smokies Intercollegiate after carding a 76 (+4) … Placed in a tie for 52nd with a score of 163 (+19) at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate … Finished in a tie for 58th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate with a total of 234 (+12) … Tied for 73rd at the Kiawah Island Classic with a score of 234 (+8) …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2008-09)
Season average of 77.35 ranks second all-time at the College and also set the sophomore scoring record for the College ... Notched a record of 632- 158-34 for the season, the fifth-most wins in one season in school history ... Winning percentage of .788 ranks sixth all-time at William and Mary ... Named an All-CAA second-team selection ... A member of the 2009 CAA all-tournament team ... Shot a career-best 71 (+1) on the second day of the tournament on the way to finishing tied for fifth with a total of 225 (+15) ... Scored a remarkably consistent 14 pars to go along with two birdies on the second day of play ... Placed in a tie for sixth at the Spider Invitational with her score of 150 (+6) ... Shot a 75 (+4) to tie for ninth at the Yale Intercollegiate ... Finished in a tie for 19th at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate with a total of 229 (+16) ... Tied for 37th at the Nittany Lion Invitational ... Shot a then career-best 74 in the final round of the Kiawah Island Classic to finish 25th individually and first on the team ... Finished 36th at the Hoya Invitational ... Placed 47th at the First Market Bank Intercollegiate …

FRESHMAN YEAR (2007-08)
Qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur with a 2-over 74 at the Rhode Island Country Club ... Became the first Tribe golfer to qualify for the Wom¬en’s Amateur while still an undergraduate ... Hosted the South Shore Girls Junior Invitational, the first event solely for amateur girls ever in the Hingham area ... Finished the school year with an average of 79.76, which ranks third among freshmen all-time at the College ... Carded a 229 (+13) in her first CAA Championship, finishing in a tie for 10th ... Played every round of the season for the Tribe ... Shot 80-76 at the First Market Bank Intercol¬legiate to lead the team and tie for eighth individually ... Second-round 76 tied for the second-best round of the day with the tournament’s champion ... Closed the fall on a hot streak, shooting 78-79-79 at the Ross Resorts Invitational to tie for 19th ... Picked right back up in the spring, posting a collegiate-best round of 75 to open the Cuthbert Cup ... Tied collegiate-best at the Lady Seahawk Invitational, shooting 75-78-81 ... Helped the Tribe to school-record marks for 36 holes and 54 holes ... Led the Tribe at the Tina Barrett Invitational, placing 12th …

PREP
Co-founder and captain of the girl’s golf team ... Three-time All-Scholastics award winner from both the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe ... Twice named a second-team All-American while playing on the Future Collegian’s World Tour ... Won two events in the FCWT ... Tied for 14th at the FCWT National Championships ... 2007 Massachusetts state champion after shooting a career-low 71 ... Tied for 35th at the 2007 Eastern Women’s Amateur, shooting 73-78-79 (230 +14) ... Vice president of her graduating class ... Vice President of Hingham’s National Honor Society chapter …

PERSONAL
Daughter of Robert and Linda Whitney ... Father played basketball and baseball for Cornell, drawing interest from the Cleveland Indians.

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

  • 2008-09Sophomore

  • 2009-10Junior

  • 2010-11Senior