Sophia Lawler '23 Recruiting Profile

I want to play golf at the collegiate level, which has been a goal of mine since I was a little girl. I have played golf since I was 5 years old and have loved it from the start. When starting at as young as an age as I have, it is required to have determination, discipline and good attitude which to me are the most important traits to have as a golfer. I also have a leader’s mentality, and I always want to help my teammates succeed too. Golf can be a very individual sport where a lot of focus is on yourself, but I always want to help my teammates improve as well, whether it is through teaching them a drill I use to improve my personal game, or simply giving them an encouraging pep talk before a match. Of course, one side of me is very competitive as well, always wanting to beat the opponents being played against. I have had several successes as a golfer, but also hard losses, that push me to continue to become a better golfer. A main goal I want to have in college is to focus on my academics, most likely through medicine, but also competitively play the sport that I have fallen in love with since the beginning.