2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Sarah Edwards
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jay, Fla.
- High School:
- Jay High School
- Prev School:
- Florida Gulf Coast University
Bio
Career Highlights
- U.S. Women’s Open Qualifier (2023)
- WGCA Scholar All-American (2020, 2023)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- All-ASUN First Team (2020)
- ASUN Golfer of the Week (Feb. 6, 2020)
2023 Fall Season
- One of three Crimson Tide golfers to earn a spot on the starting lineup in all four events of the fall season, earning top-20 finishes in every tournament
- Leads all UA golfers in overall stroke average (70.92), average vs. par (-1.08) and rounds of par or better (9)
- Earned season-best finish tied for seventh at the Boilermaker Classic with a 3-under-par 213 (70-73-70)
- Carded a 5-under 211 (72-69-70) at the Mason Rudolph Championship to finish tied for the 12th position
- Finished tied for 16th at the Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah with a 3-under-par 213 (73-72-68)
- Carded a 2-under 214 (74-70-70) to lead to a t-19th finish at the Landfall Tradition to conclude the fall season
2022-23
- Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll and WGCA All-America Scholar Honors
- Competed in the lineup in 10 of the team’s 11 tournaments on the season (missed one due to an injury)
- Led the team with six top-20 finishes across the year, including five of the final six team events in which she competed
- Finished inside the top-25 each of the Tide’s six spring tournaments
- Led Alabama in overall scoring average (73.03) and average vs. par (+1.14)
- Carded 13 rounds of par or better, including five rounds in the 60s, to lead the team in both categories
- Earned career-best numbers at the Illini Women’s Invitational with a 54-hole total 10-under par 206 (66-67-73) to finish tied for seventh overall
- Collected a ninth-place result at the Landfall Tradition, closing play with a 4-under 212 (71-69-72)
- Carded a 4-under 212 (72-67-73) and tied for 17th at the Moon Golf Invitational
- Also collected a 6-over 219 (78-71-70) at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and tied for 23rd
- Finished play at the SEC Championships with a 7-over 223 (75-75-73) and tied for 18th overall
- Tied for the 19th position at the NCAA Palm Beach Regional with a 5-over 221 (74-75-72)
- Earned an amateur spot at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open by winning a local qualifier event
2021-22
- Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Competed in eight of the team's 11 tournaments on the season
- Her 75.57 stroke average and +3.70 average vs. par ranked sixth-best on the team
- Had her best tournament of the season when she tied for 20th place at The Ally with a career-best total of 2-over par 218 (74-79-65)
- She finished that event with a career-best round of 7-under par 65, which included six birdies and a 30 on her back nine
- Finished with a 3-over par 219 (76-70-73) and tied for 38th at the Mason Rudolph Championship
- Playing as an individual, she finished tied for 26th overall at the Moon Golf Invitational after carding a 4-over par 220 (78-71-71)
2019-21 (FGCU)
- WGCA Scholar All-American
- First Team All-ASUN
- ASUN Golfer of the Week (Feb. 6)
- Produced a 73.20 scoring average over 15 rounds and five tournaments as a true freshman, recording the second-lowest single-season scoring average in program history, while also breaking the freshman scoring record
- Tallied three top-10 finishes and four top-15 finishes and six par-or-better rounds (third-most in a single season in FGCU history)
- Competed in seven events prior to the pandemic, finishing among the top-10 in four events
- Claimed medalist honors at the Mid-American Challenge, closing the event with a 12-under par 204 (68-69-67)
Prep Highlights
- Pensacola News Journal Golfer of the Year
- First in her school's history to compete in the district, region and state tournaments
- Region 1-1A runner-up as an individual
- Finished tied for 25th at the Class 1A state tournament as a junior
- Came in second at the regional tournament with a 2-under 70 in her final season
- Proceeded to finish in a tie for 17th at the FHSAA Girls 1A state tournament with a 71-79---150 (+6)
Personal Information
- Born Aug. 8, 2001
- Daughter of Bill and Lori Edwards
- Has two siblings Gracie and Ella
- Majoring in marketing
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