2023-24 Women's Golf Roster

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Sarah White

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Erie, Pa.
  • High School Mercyhurst Prep
  • Major Marketing/Finance

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • 2023-24 All-PSAC First Team
  • 2023-24 College Sports Communicators (CSC) At Large Academic All-District
  • 2022-23 All-PSAC First Team
  • 2022-23 College Sports Communicators (CSC) At Large Academic All-District
  • 2021-22 PSAC Women's Golf Athlete of the Year
  • 2021-22 All-PSAC First Team 
  • PSAC Individual Champion (2021-22)
  • 2020-21 PSAC Women's Golf Athlete of the Year 
  • 2020-21 PSAC Freshman of the Year 
  • 2020-21 All-PSAC First Team 
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
  • PSAC Women's Golf Athlete of the Week (4/21/21, 9/22/21, 9/21/22)
2023-24: Became the second women's golfer in Gannon history to be named to the All-PSAC First Team four times. ... The two-time PSAC Women's Golf Athlete of the Year (2021, 2022) finished her Gannon career second in career victories with six individual titles. ... She finished the 2023-24 season with a 79.4 stroke average over 27 rounds in 12 tournaments. Had three top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes. ... She had runner-up finishes in back-to-back tournaments, placing second in the Michael Corbett Fall Classic (6-over-par 150) and Clarion Fall Invitational (9-over 153). ... Placed fifth in the Evann Parker Memorial with a 13-over 157, including a 3-over 75 in the second round. ... Opened the season with a season-best 73 in the UC Golden Eagle Fall Invitational on the way to tying for seventh place with a 150 (73-77). ... Tied for ninth in the ODU Champions of Women’s Golf Fall Classic with 152 (75-77). ... Tied for 10th place at the PSAC Championships. ... Was a highly decorated student whp was a four-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) At Large Academic All-District selection.

2022-23: White tied the Gannon record by winning three tournament titles in 2022-23, claiming medalist honors in the season-opening Evann Parker Memorial and the Clarion Invitational in the fall before winning the Mercyhurst Invitational in the spring. ... With her three wins, White now has six career tournament victories in three seasons. She is one away from tying the record of seven set by Gannon Hall of Famer Diana Munoz from 2014-17. ... White finished second on the team in 2022-23 with a 79.85 stroke average over 26 rounds in 13 tournaments. ... Finished with 13 rounds in the 70s, including a season-best 73 in the final round of the NCAA Division II East Regional. ... She had six top-10 finishes. ... Won the Evann Parker Memorial at Lake View Country Club with a two-round total of 5-over-par 149 (74-75). ... Tied for eighth at the Michael Corbett Classic with a 7-over 79. ... Claimed the title at the Clarion Fall Invitational with a 7-over 151 (74-77). ... Tied for eighth in the Golden Knight Carolina Classic with a 163 (83-80). ... Placed first in the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational with a 4-over 76. ... Finished sixth in the PSAC Championships with a 162, including a 4-over-par 76 in the second and final round. ... She was selected at the Team Co-MVP with Ditte Petersen. ... White made the All-PSAC First Team for the third consecutive season.

2021-22: Repeated as the PSAC Women’s Golf Athlete of the Year and as an All-PSAC First Team selection… Averaged 79.2 strokes in 25 rounds… Is now a two-time PSAC Scholar Athlete… Rallied to win the PSAC Championship with a final-round 77. She earlier had rounds of 77 and 84 as she finished with a three-round total of 238… Tied for second in the Klash in Kentucky with a 78-74-152… Had three top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes… Turned in 15 sub-80 rounds… Tied for third in the Evann Parker Memorial (155) and the Gannon Spring Invitational (77)… Placed sixth in both Gannon’s Michael Corbett Fall Classic (157) and the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational (83)… Tied for seventh in the Charleston Invitational… At the NCAA East Regional, she shot rounds of 79, 79, and 82 to finish with a 240 total, which tied her for 37th as Gannon finished 12th in the team standings.

2020-21: Averaged a team-best 80.2 over 21 rounds for the Golden Knights…Earned PSAC Athlete of the Year honors and became only the second Gannon golfer to win the award in program history…Fourth player in program history to be named PSAC Freshman of the Year…Became the third women’s golfer to win both Athlete of the Year and Freshman of the Year in PSAC history and the first from Gannon…Finished tied for second place in her collegiate debut at the Cumberland Trail Classic on Sept. 20 with a two round score of 150…Earned her first career win with a two round score of 158 at the Cavalier Fall Invite on Sept. 29…Helped Gannon to its second straight PSAC Championship finishing tied for third place with a two round score of 163...Earned her second victory of the season at the Mercyhurst Spring Invitational with a single round score of 78 on April 19…Helped guide Gannon to a program-best seventh place finish in the NCAA Regional with a three round score of 245 to come in tied for 27th place on May 5.

High School: Earned First Team All-Region honors. ...Named to the All-District team four times. ...District 10 individual and team champion. ...Was a three time state medalist. ... Played for coach Kathleen Lynch. ... EDGA junior stroke play champion in 2019. ...Set the female course record at Fox Run with a 32 over nine holes.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing/Finance with a minor in Innovation and Creativity. ... Daughter of Nels and Karen White. ... Has two sisters, Erin and Rachel. ... Erin White played collegiate golf for Penn State University. ... Sarah White won the 2022 WPGA Women's Amateur Championship at Allegheny Country Club.
 
Low Tournaments Low Par/- Finish  Top
Season Rounds Strokes 72-holes 54-holes 36-holes 18-holes Round Rounds Events 5 10 20 W-L% Average
2020-21 21 1684 - 235 149 78 72 1 10 5 7 8 .830 80.2
2021-22 25 1979 233 152 77 73 13 3 7 9 .805 79.2
2022-23 26 2076 242 149 76 73 13 3 6 8 .697 79.8
Career 72 5739 - 233 149 76 72 1 36 11 20 25 .768 79.7

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior