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2022-23 Women's Golf Roster

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Sophia Yoemans

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Red Wing, Minn.
  • High School Red Wing

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • 2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022-23 WGCA All-American Scholar
  • 2020-21 WGCA All-American Scholar
  • 2020 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Three-time Minnesota State High School Championship medalist (2017, 2018, 2019)...
  • Two-time USGA Girls Junior Championship Qualifier...
  • Last name pronounced YO-muns...

2022-2023 (Senior): Notched her first career top-5 finish at the Johnie Imes Invitational with a 2-over 218 performance • Carded the third-lowest event score (214) on the team this season while at the FAU Paradise Invitational to mark her second career event under par • Tied her career-low round score (69) for the sixth time • Tallied 40 birdies on the year.

FALL: Claimed her career-first top-5 finish en route to helping clinch the team title for the eighth-consecutive year at the Johnie Imes Invitational • Paced the Tigers at the Jim West Challenge where she tallied her 10th career round under par, a 1-under 71, on the second day • Rounded out the fall campaign going even-par on the last day of Battle at the Beach to finish with an event score of 222.

SPRING: Secured her second career event under-par and top-10 finish at the FAU Paradise Invitational, leading the team to third place and posting her career-best event score of a 2-under 214, anchored by her career-tying second round score (69) • Added her fifth round score of par or better on the year at the Bruzzy with a day two even-par score.

JUNIOR (SPRING 2022)

  • Competed in all five events – four regular season and the SEC Championship.
  • Led the team in overall season scoring average with a 74.2, also marking her career-best season average.
  • Fired a career-best event score and her first ever event under-par at the spring opener, the FAU Paradise Invitational, with a 1-under 215, ultimately leading her to claim a tie for 21st place.
  • Her performance at the MountainView Collegiate was highlighted by her second round, 1-over 73. She ended with an -18over 234.
  • Tallied her second top-25 finish of the spring at the GolfweekAGT Intercollegiate where she posted a 12-over 228.
  • Claimed a share of 12th place, her second-best finish of the year, at the SEC Championship. She fired her fifth round under-par this season on the last day to anchor her 2-over 218 event score.
  • Racked up 69 birdies on the year to lead the team in season birdie count.

JUNIOR (FALL 2021)

  • Competed in all four events, pacing the Tigers in three of them.
  • Fired back-to-back even-par 216 event scores at the Sam Golden Invitational and Johnie Imes Invitational which featured three of six rounds under-par.
  • Clinched her first top-10 finish (10th) at the Johnie Imes Invitational after carding two of three rounds under-par.
  • Wrapped up the season at the Ally with a top-25 finish (T-23) after posting a 3-over 219 (72-73-74).
  • Closed out with her season-best scoring average thus far and currently leading the team with a 72.58.

SOPHOMORE (SPRING 2021)

  • Competed in three of the four spring tournaments.
  • Produced a solid showing at the Bruzzy finishing with a 9-over 225. Her performance was anchored by firing a 74 right out of the gate, tying her second-lowest season round score.
  • Closed out the year with a total tally of 42 birdies on the year, the second-most on the team. She recorded 10 of those within the three rounds of the SEC Championship in April.

SOPHOMORE (FALL 2020)

  • Featured in the top spot of the Tiger lineup for all three fall events.
  • Showcased her season-best performance at the Ally where she finished tied for first on the team and tied for 38th overall. She carded her season-low round and event score with an even par 72 and 6-over 222 respectively.
  • Shot a 12-over 228 at the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic, finishing tied for 51st amongst the competitive all-SEC slate.

FRESHMAN (SPRING 2020)

  • Competed in each of Mizzou’s two events during the shortened spring season...
  • Finished her campaign with four rounds under par and the third-best season stroke average by a freshman in program history - 74.60...
  • Matched career-low three-round score of 1-over-217 at the Westbrook Invitational, finishing third on the team...

FRESHMAN (FALL 2019)

  • Was very impressive in her debut semester with the Tigers, as she won a spot in the starting lineup and finished second among the team with a 14-round stroke average of 73.86 in five tournaments (which ranked her 23rd in the SEC)...
  • Her consistency was a major plus, as her variance between low (217) and high (224) tournament totals was the lowest on the team...
  • Fired a pair of 69s - both in final rounds at the Mason Rudolph Challenge (T-12th) and the Battle at the Beach (T-31st - 77-76-69 = 222)...
  • Led the team twice in five outings, including just her second tournament as a collegian, when she tied for 12th at the Mason Rudolph Challenge, where she shot a personal collegiate-best 217, including rounds of 72-76-69...
  • Turned in a second-straight top-20 finish when she tied for 18th at the Johnie Imes Invitational in her next fall outing, with rounds of 77-75-72 (224), as the Tigers won their sixth-straight Imes team title...
  • Has an interest in studying Health Science at Mizzou...

RED WING HIGH SCHOOL

  • Swept Minnesota High School Championship, winning the individual title each of her last three years, including as a senior in 2019 when she was seven shots better than anyone else...
  • Smashed Minnesota State Championship records in 2018, when she shot Championship rounds of 63-66 for a record 129 two-day total...
  • 2018 Minnesota Women's State Amateur Championship runner-up, with a three-day total of 219 (73-75-71), to finish just four shots off the pace...
  • Also achieved an impressive resume on the junior level, posting multiple top-10 finishes at various AJGA, HJGT and FCWT events, including three wins ... Also is a two-time qualifier for the USGA Girls Junior Amateur Championship, advancing to nationals in both 2017 and 2018...
  • Won the 2018 Minnesota Girls Junior PGA Championship (71-73=144), advancing to nationals, where she made the cut and placed 36th overall...
  • Honor roll student at Red Wing High School who was a member of National Honor Society...

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior