Sarah Sturm
1/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
College Notes
Fall 2006
- Played in all five of the team’s events, posting a 77.55 average
- Posted a career low with a 69 at the Cougar Classic
- Recorded two top-15 finishes in the fall season
2005-06
- Posted second-best stroke average on the team (77.71)
- Earned five top-25 finishes
- Fired a season-best 218 at the Lady Gator Classic and finished
second, another career best - Finished in a tie for 35th place to help the Tide place eighth at
the NCAA East Regional and qualify for the NCAA Championship
2004-05*
- Competed in 10 of 11 events as a true freshman, compiling the fifth-best
stroke average for the Southern Conference champion Furman Paladins - Earned her second career top-10 finish at the Southern Conference championship, finishing ninth
- Shot a career-low at the NCAA East Regional after firing a 231 to tie for 60th place
- Posted first career top-10 placing at the Lady Gamecock Classic
- Transferred to Alabama after the season with head coach Mic Potter and former Furman teammate Jenny Suh
*competed at Furman University
Prep Highlights
- Four-time South Carolina All-State performer
- Played on the Spartanburg varsity boys team for four years
- Won the Spartanburg County Amateur and was a semi-finalist in the South Carolina Women’s Championships
- Won the AJGA Carolina’s Dunlop Qualifier and was a member of the Virginia Match Play team
- Member of National Honor Society, was Student Body Treasurer and Anchor Club Senior Member and was a Senior Girl’s State nominee
- Also competed in volleyball and soccer for Spartanburg High
Personal Notes
- Daughter of Kevin and Marilyn Sturm
- Accounting/Business major
- Born on March 16, 1986
Career Bests
18 Holes..............................69 2nd Rd ?? Cougar Classic (2006)
36 Holes..............................142 1/2 Rds ?? Cougar Classic (2006)
54 Holes..............................218 ?? Lady Gator Classic (2006)
Tourney Finish......................2 (218) ?? Lady Gator Classic (2006)
Career Top 20 Finishes........7
Career Top 10 Finishes........3
Sturm’s Career Stats
Year Events Rds Strokes Avg 18 36 54 Under Par
2004-05* 10 31 2434 78.52 73 150 225 0
2005-06 11 34 2642 77.71 71 145 218 1
2006-07 5 11 853 77.55 69 142 220 1
Totals 26 76 5929 78.01 69 142 218 2
*played at Furman University
