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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

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Sarah Hauenstein

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Wheaton, Ill.
  • High School Wheaton-Warrenville South
  • Twitter shauenstein16

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-62nd -- Indiana Invitational (April 17-18, 2021)
Low Round: 72 (E) -- Indiana Invitational (April 17, 2021)
Low 54-Hole Score: 232 (+16) -- Indiana Invitational (April 17-18, 2021)

Senior - 2020-21

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played 12 rounds in four events with a 80.00 scoring average
  • Career bests at the Indiana Invitational in single round score (72, E), 54-hole score (232, +16), and best finish (T-62nd)

Sophomore - 2019-20

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Freshman - 2018-19

  • Did not compete

High School

  • Qualified for the US Girls’ Junior Championship with a score of 73
  • Ranked fourth in the state for the class of 2018
  • Led Wheaton-Warrenville South to 2016 State Championship
  • Four-time All-Conference (Dupage Valley Conference)
  • Two-time Conference Player of the Year
  • Two-time regional champio
  • Four-time top-20 in state (two-time all-state): tied for sixth in 2016 and tied for eighth in 2017
  • Three time MVP
  • Top five at AJGA Boyne Highlands
  • Top-twenty qualifier at Women’s Western National Amateur Championship
  • Three top-three MAJGT finishes
  • Received academic excellence honors every year
  • Received IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award
  • Four-time IHSA Academic All-Conference
  • Member of the National Honors Society and the Athletic Leadership Council
  • Part of J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation 

Personal

  • Daughter of John and Tracy Hauenstein
  • Majoring in health administration
  • Has two siblings, Rebecca and Michael
  • Dream job: to be a traveling sports agent
  • Favorite movie: Silence of the Lambs
  • Favorite non-golf athlete is Tim Tebow
  • Pre-round rituals: listening to my pre-round playlist
  • If I could live anywhere in the world I would choose Italy
  • Chose Illinois because: “The reputation for excellence in academics and athletics. I think it is going to be a great place to maximize my potential in both of those areas.”

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2020-21 4 12 960 80.00 72 (E) 232 (+16)
Totals 4 12 960 80.00 73 (E) 232 (+16)

Individual Results

2020-21 Tournament Score Finish
March 15-16 Briar's Creek Invitational 88-82-83 = 253 (+37) 90th
March 26-28 Clemson Invitational 80-79-82 = 241 (+25) 89th
April 17-18 Indiana Invitational 72-80-80 = 232 (+16) T-62nd
April 23-25 Big Ten Championships 79-74-81 = 234 (+18) T-63rd

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior