Sophia Burnett

AWARDS/HONORS

2024-25 (GRADUATE)

Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills over the summer thanks to a 68 (-3) on her birthday at Country Club of Salisbury ; earned one of the three qualifying spots that were up for grabs

2023-24 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)

Saw action in five events, all in the spring, registering a 76.14 scoring average ; went 3-2-1 in match play events
Was subbed into the lineup for the final two rounds of the NCAA Auburn Regional (May 6-8) ; was a counting score both times with a 73 (+1) and 74 (+2) that helped propel the team to its fourth straight NCAA Championship
Went 2-0-1 helping lead the team to its fourth win of the season at the inaugural Old Barnwell Deby Matchplay (Match 25-26) ; defeated Duke’s Phoebe Brinker 5&4 in the title bout
T-39^th at the Valspar Augusta Invitational (March 8-10) with a season-low score of 221 (+5) after shooting 74-73-74
T-32nd at the San Diego State Classic (Feb. 12-13), helping lead the team to its second straight win to start the spring
Made her lineup debut at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge (Feb. 3-5) ; dropped her opening two matches but defeated Wake Forest’s Mimi Rhodes, 4&2, in the semifinals ; the team went on to win on tiebreak criteria after the championship match with Texas was cancelled due to heavy rain in the area
Finished fourth at the South Carolina Women’s Open (Aug. 11-13) ; shot 210 (-3) with a final round 67 (-4)
Won the WSCGA Amateur Championship (June 12-14) in Fripp Island ; shot 218 (+2) to win by a shot over Raegan Propes from the College of Charleston

2022-23 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)

Sat out from collegiate competition after transferring in from Furman
Played in the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball (May 13-15) with sister Camila as teammate ; duo T-28^th in stroke play with 36-hole total of 141 (-3) at The Home Course in Dupont, Wash. ; fell 1-up in the round of the 32 in match play

PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA

Spent two seasons at Furman (2020-22)
Played in 16 tournaments for the Paladins, recording a 75.40 scoring average in 47 rounds played ; had four top-20s and three top-10s including a pair top-five finishes – all coming in the 2021-22 season
Finished T-10^th at the 2022 NCAA Stillwater Regional ; shot 219 (+3) on a difficult layout at Karsten Creek with a final round 71 (-1)
Had a career-best fourth place finish at the 2022 SoCon Championship ; shot 221 (+5) with an opening round 70 (-2)
Logged a career-best, 54-hole score at the Lady Paladin Invitational in the fall of 2021 ; shot 214 (-2) to take solo fifth ; fired an 18-hole, career-best score of 67 (-5) in round two
Saw action in five events as a true freshman during the 2020-21 season at Furman
Top ranked golfer in the state of South Carolina (35^th nationally) coming out of high school
Attended Hilton Head Prep and helped lead the team to three-straight state titles
Two-time AAA all-state selection
Recipient of the Hilton Head Junior Golf Association’s Sportsmanship of the Year Award
Played in the 2018 U.S. Junior Girls Championship
2016 Drive, Chip and Putt finalist at Augusta National

PERSONAL

Born on July 3, 2002
Political science major
Member of the National Honor Society in high school
Has volunteered on numerous occasions at the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, which takes place every April the week after The Masters

CAREER STATISTICS

*at Furman

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Sophia Burnett Bio