Women's Golf . December 21, 2022

Anderson Announces Addition of Burnett

In-state product is enrolled in classes for the spring semester and will be with team when practice resumes Monday

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Head coach Kalen Anderson announced the addition of Camila Burnett (Bluffton, S.C.) to her team on Wednesday. Burnett is enrolled in classes for the spring semester and is with the team as it resumes practice for the spring portion its schedule.

“Growing up a Gamecock fan, Camila brings a prideful attitude about joining our program,” said Anderson. “Camila has shown consistently strong results within the state of South Carolina, but also has been impressive at the national level recently qualifying into match play at the 2022 USGA Girls Junior Championship and qualifying for the 2023 USGA Women’s Four Ball Championship. Camila will bring a very competitive and fiery persona to our culture, and I look forward to the positive impact that she will make both on and off the golf course.”

Burnett attended Hilton Head Prep and helped lead the team to three-straight state titles from 2019-21. She was the 2020 SCISA State Champion in girls golf.

Her older sister Sophia is also a member of the team.

Camila Burnett (Bluffton, S.C.)

Daughter of Jonathan and Jimena Burnett – has an older sister, Sophia, who is also a member of the Gamecock women’s golf team after transferring in this season from Furman
Qualified for the 2022 USGA Girls Junior Championship ; finished 40^th in stroke play to advance to match play
Qualified for the 2023 USGA Women’s Amateur Four Ball with her sister, Sophia, shooting a score of 66 to win by two at Columbia Country Club
Had four top-10 finishes in AJGA tournaments over the summer
Finished 7^th at the 2022 Carolinas Golf Association Women’s Amateur and 8^th at the 2022 SC Women’s Amateur
Took fifth in the 2021 Sea Pines Junior Heritage and eighth in the 2022 edition of the event
Finished fourth at the 2021 SC Junior Girls Championship and 10^th at the 2021 Beth Daniel
2021 HJGT Savannah Junior Open Champion
2021 Jimmy Self Invitational Champion
2019 Tommy Cuthbert All-Star Champion
Majoring in broadcast journalism
Chose USC because of the fun, energizing and hard-working atmosphere created by the coaches
Picked South Carolina over Alabama, Clemson, Furman and Indiana