2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
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Sydney Needham
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Villa Rica, Ga.
- High School:
- Samford University
Sydney Needham
Senior
Villa Rica, Ga. (Carrollton High School/Samford)
COLLEGIATE HONORS
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2015 All-SoCon First Team
SoCon Golfer of the Week (2x)
2014 SoCon All-Freshman Team
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Low Round: 68 (2x: Last: 2013 Great Smokies Intercollegiate, Rd. 1)
Low Tournament: 217 (2016 Alamo Invitational)
Best Finish: 1 (2013 FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate)
SENIOR SEASON (2016-17)
- Helped the Gators secure their first win of the 2016-17 season at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
- Fired a 72 in the third round of the MercedesBenz Collegiate, one shot off her collegiate best
- Season-best finish of a tie for 34th came at Florida Challenge
- 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll Member
JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16)
- Competed in 11 rounds of play, with a 74.55 stroke average
- Finished in the top-10 in two out of the four tournaments she competed in
- Fired a career-best 217 at the Alamo Invitational, where she finished tied for sixth
- Carded a season-best -1 (71) third round at the Clemson Invitational
- Named to the 2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
AS A SOPHOMORE AT SAMFORD (2014-15)
- Led the team in stroke average, with a 75.03 over 32 rounds of competition
- Notched five top-10 finishes, and never finished outside the top-25
- Tied for third at the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship, for a season-best finish
- Recorded a collegiate-best 54-hole score of 218 at the Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational
- Season-low round of 69 came in Round 3 of the Kiawah Island Classic
AS A FRESHMAN AT SAMFORD (2013-14)
- Placed first at the 2013 FedEx Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate in her inaugural collegiate tournament, leading Samford to the team title
- Competed in every tournament for the Bulldogs, notching five top-10 finishes in 28 rounds of play
- Recorded a season stroke average of 76.07, second-best on the team
- Registered a pair of collegiate-best scores of 68 at both the FedEx Intercollegiate and the Great Smokies Intercollegiate
- Helped guide Samford to a championship performance at the 2014 Low Country Intercollegiate as she recorded a fifth-place finish
AMATEUR COMPETITION
- Finished third at the 2015 Judson Collegiate
- Was a top-30 finisher at the 2015 Women's North & South Amateur
- Earned Individual Medalist honors at the 2012 U.S. Amateur Qualifier and earned a second-place finish at the TPC Southwind event
- Notched a 10th-place finish at the 2013 Exide Technologies Junior Open
- Registered a third-place finish at the 2012 SJGT – TimberCreek Junior Classic and a fourth-place tally at the Callaway Gardens Junior Classic
CAREER RESULTS
JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16)
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 10/25-27 | Alamo Invitational (San Antonio, Tex.) | T6 | 73-72-72-217 (+1) |
| 2/1 | Florida Challenge (Lecanto, Fla.) | 9 | 75-72-147 (+3) |
| 3/5-6 | SunTrust Gator Invite (Gainesville, Fla.) | T34 | 77-72-76-225 (+15) |
| 4/1-3 | Clemson Invitational (Sunset, S.C.) | T60 | 80-80-71-231 (+15) |
| Rounds: 11 Strokes: 820 Average: 74.55 | |||
SOPHOMORE AT SAMFORD (2014-15)
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 9/8-9 | FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate (Germantown, Tenn.) | T20 | 74-79-71-224 (+11) |
| 9/21-23 | Lady Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) | T22 | 74-76-74-224 (+8) |
| 9/28-30 | Chris Banister Classic (Glencoe, Ala.) | T24 | 79-81-76-236 (+20) |
| 10/20-22 | Old Waverly Bulldog (West Point, Miss.) | T6 | 72-71-75-218 (+2) |
| 2/6 | Lady Bulldog Individual (Athens, Ga.) | T3 | 71-82-153 (+9) |
| 2/23-24 | USA Women’s Invitational (Mobile, Ala.) | T8 | 77-74-80-231 (+15) |
| 3/1-3 | Kiawah Island Classic (Kiawah Island, S.C.) | T19 | 79-75-69-223 (+7) |
| 3/9-10 | UNF Collegiate (Jacksonville, Fla.) | 5 | 76-75-70-221 (+5) |
| 3/23-24 | Samford Intercollegiate (Hoover, Ala.) | T8 | 77-79-74-230 (+14) |
| 4/3-5 | Rebel Intercollegiate (Oxford, Miss.) | T15 | 75-75-70-220 (+4) |
| 4/12-14 | SoCon Championship (Pooler, Ga.) | T13 | 76-72-73-221 (+5) |
| Rounds: 32 Strokes: 2,401 Average: 75.03 | |||
FRESHMAN AT SAMFORD (2013-14)
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score |
| 9/9-10 | FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate (Germantown, Tenn.) | 1 | 76-75-68-219 (+6) |
| 9/16-17 | Great Smokies Invite (Waynesville, N.C.) | T2 | 68-72-140 (-4) |
| 9/20-22 | Lady Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) | T21 | 75-73-76-224 (+8) |
| 10/5-7 | LPGA Xavier Invite (Daytona Beach, Fla.) | 53 | 81-85-77-243 (+27) |
| 2/24-25 | USA Women’s Invitational (Mobile, Ala.) | 6 | 75-76-73-224 (+8) |
| 3/2-4 | Kiawah Island Classic (Kiawah Island, S.C.) | T66 | 73-84-78-235 (+19) |
| 3/14-16 | JMU Invitational (Orange Park, Fla.) | 7 | 75-70-76-221 (+5) |
| 3/23-24 | Low Country Intercollegiate (Hilton Head, S.C.) | 5 | 79-79-158 (+14) |
| 4/4-6 | Rebel Intercollegiate (Oxford, Miss.) | T65 | 78-81-71-230 (+14) |
| 4/13-15 | SoCon Championship (Hilton Head, S.C.) | T15 | 83-72-81-236 (+20) |
| Rounds: 28 Strokes: 2,130 Average: 76.07 | |||
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