Sara Feith ‘16 Recruiting Profile

Personal Statement

My goal is to go to a great university for education and get to play golf there. I thrive on competition and always challenge myself to do my best. I always give 110% and take the time and effort to do everything as well as I personally can. When my heart is set on something, I do everything I can to achieve it.

Even though I've been playing golf since I was 6, competitively in small state tournaments since I was 9, I hadn't really thought I wanted to pursue golf at a college level. Honestly, I did not think I was good enough. I had not been exposed to good competition until last fall when I became a member of the FCWT, HJGT, US Challenge Cup, and AJGA. All throughout the winter and offseason, when I had a three day weekend from school, I traveled down to FL to play in FCWT tournaments and HJGT tournaments. I would do homework on the plane rides to and from the tournament and if I did not have it all completed or it was rushed and not up to my par for quality of work, I'd do it after the golf rounds, between naps, between meals, any spare hour I had was spent doing school work. There's a reason I'm a STUDENT - Athlete. I'm a student first and an athlete second.

Becoming a member of higher competition organizations was intimidating at first, but being exposed to girls that are plus handicaps really fuels my fire to improve. This summer I joined the AJGA and have played in a few of their events. The experience I got playing in them was amazing. I played in the NEPGA Jr. Championship and fired of an 80 tying me for third. I had never been so close to the lead in such a high competition event, only two strokes away to tie. The second day I was feeling good and almost shot a 79, which would have put me in a play off for third. Unfortunately, on the last hole I ran into trouble and walked away with a 15 on the 18th hole. I walked off the green and almost started crying but I held it together. I put my clubs away, signed my scorecard, and had lunch with my group. I could've been angry at myself or defeated, but I'm using that score to build me up, not knock me down. I am proud of what I did in that tournament. I proved to myself that I can really compete, that I really am good enough. I proved, I'm good enough to play college golf.

Although I have joined better tournament organizations where the competition is a lot steeper, I still go back to my roots. My family, (my mom, my dad, and I) all play golf at different levels. Ever since I was born I've been a member of Cochecho Country Club. I think of it as my extended family and home. Everyone knows everyone and the women there are a tight knit group. My favorite is Margie Rogers. She's an 85 year old golfing machine! I play with her basically any morning I'm at the course since she is always there. She shot her age the other day and got another hole in one! I never really knew my grandparents before they pasted away and two passed before I was even adopted. So Margie, she's the grandmother I never had. Playing with her and playing with these kids that get yelled at by their parents when they don't shoot par, it's a very different environment. Even though I'm better than Margie and she's nearly seven decades older than me, I play with her for a reason. She makes me realize why I love golf so much. It's easy to get caught up in competition and get overly competitive. Playing with Margie helps me to remember why it is that I keep coming back, round after round, tournament after tournament. She shows me how great golf is and she really helps me to appreciate the game. It's really humbling that I get to play with her. Most player's role models are Rory McIlroy, Paula Creamer, Annika Sorenstam, but mine? My role model is Margie Rogers and she is the best player on and off the course to me. I want to be a part of a team that helps me excel, on and off the course, educationally, in terms of golf, and in terms of character.