Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
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Burks, Sophie
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Sophie Burks
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Trinity Presbyterian School
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Ala.
Bio
2021-22 (Graduate Student)
Spring 2022: Ended the season with a stroke average of 75.6 in 30 rounds.. Finished the Jackrabbit Invitational tied for fifth at 215 (-1), leading the Blue Raiders to the team title... Named to the 2022 Conference USA All-Academic team... Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and C-USA Academic Medal Winner... Earned WGCA All-American Scholar recognition... Finished her career third in program history with a stroke average of 75.0
Fall 2021: Set a program record with a 54-hole score of 205 (-11) at the USA Intercollegiate, tying for third... Named C-USA Women's Golfer of the Week on 9/8... Finished the fall with a scoring average of 74.2 through 15 rounds
2020-21 (Senior)
Spring 2021: Competed in every event for the Blue Raiders in the spring, finishing the year with a team-leading 75.0 stroke average … Shared seventh place at the UAB Spring Invitational with a 6-over par (70-80-150) week … Just missed out at Conference USA All-Tournament Team honors, sharing seventh place again at the C-USA Championship with a total score of 1-over par 217 (72-70-75) … Named Third Team All-Conference USA and selected to the C-USA All-Academic Team … Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and C-USA Academic Medal Winner … Named a WGCA All-American Scholar for the third consecutive season.
Fall 2020: Opened the 2020-21 season in strong fashion with a team-leading 72.2 stroke average across three fall events … Finished tied for 18th in the season opening Hoover Invitational … Earned her first of four Top 10 finishes on the year with a 1-over par mark (77-69-71=217) at the Lady Red Wolves Classic … Turned in a stellar 3-under par (86-71-71=210) performance at the Callaway Gardens Invite to claim third place … Finished the fall semester with five consecutive rounds of par or better, averaging 70 strokes per round over that span.
2019-20 (Junior)
Spring 2020: Led the Raiders in both of their spring tournaments before the season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic … Finished in the Top 10 at UTSA’s Mary S. Kauth Invitational with a 9-over par 225 … Turned in a 73.7 stroke average on the year, good for the fourth best single season mark in program history … Owned the third best career stroke average (74.8) in MT history at the completion of her junior season.
Fall 2019: Was MT’s top finisher in all five fall tournaments, posting a 72.9 stroke average before winter break … Earned a Top 5 at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational with a 2-under par 214, the 13th best 54-hole total in MT history … Shot a 2-under 70, her best round of the season, in the first and third rounds of the Bettie Lou Evans … Shot another 70 in the second round of the Cardinal Cup, where she finished tied for 10th at 1-over par 217 … Logged three rounds of par or better on the semester.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Spring 2019: Became a force for the Blue Raiders in the spring, posting a 73.8 stroke average with five of 13 rounds at par or better ... Earned a tie for fourth at even par at the River Landing Classic to help the Blue Raiders collect the team title and begin a stretch of three consecutive Top 10 individual finishes ... Tied for 10th at the Briar's Creek Invitational with another even par (71-73-72=216) performance ... Shot 1-over par (75-69-70=214) at the Memphis Women's Intercollegiate with a career low 2-under 69 in the second round to earn another tie for fourth place ... Finished the season second on the team in stroke average (74.1), par or better rounds (7), Top 5 finishes (2) and Top 10 finishes (3) ... Named to the All-Conference USA Third Team in her sophomore campaign ... Named a Conference USA Academic Medal Winner.
Fall 2018: Was consistent for the Blue Raiders throughout the fall with a 74.5 stroke average across all 13 rounds ... Had her top finish of the semester at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, where she helped the Blue Raiders to a runner-up team finish ... Turned in a 3-over par (74-73=147) performance at the Mason Rudolph Championship.
2017-18 (Freshman)
Summer 2018: Competed in the 103rd WSGA Amateur Championship where she earned a runner-up finish with a match play finals appearance.
Spring 2018: Played in all five events for the Blue Raiders in the spring with a stroke average of 76.9 ... Was second on the team at the Hurricane Invitational at 16-over par (78-79-75=232) ... Matched her career-low 54-hole total of 9-over 225 (76-77-72), good for third on the team, at the MountainView Collegiate where her third round score of even par 72 is a career low and was her first career round of par or better ... Was third on the team again at the Conference USA Championship at 13-over par (78-74-77=229), tying for 27th in the field ... Her season stroke average of 76.81 was tied for seventh best in MT history by a freshman ... Named a WGCA All-American Scholar and C-USA Academic Medal Winner in her rookie campaign.
Fall 2017: Missed the first two tournaments of the season due to illness before earning a spot in the lineup in the next two events ... Turned in a 76.5 stroke average in her first two events with a low round of 73 in the third round of the Johnie Imes Invitational.
High School
Played for coach Tim Bethea at Trinity Presbyterian … Also lettered in basketball and softball … Led Trinity Presbyterian School to the 2017 Alabama 4A/5A State Championship where she was low medalist … Named the 2017 Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro Golfer of the Year ... Selected to the 2017 Super All-State Golf Team and Alabama Golf Association All-State Team ... Was low medalist at a total of 13 tournaments for Trinity Presbyterian throughout her career ... Was runner-up at the 2017 Alabama Girl's State Junior ... Held a final AGA junior ranking of No. 2 in the state of Alabama ... Also competed in the Alabama North-South All-Star Basketball Game … Member of the National Honor Society, made the Headmaster’s List and was a Science Olympiad Regional winner.
Personal
Born May 20, 1999 in Dothan, Ala. … Daughter of Bo and Farrow Burks … Has one sister, Mary Grace … Majoring in Exercise Science.
Spring 2022: Ended the season with a stroke average of 75.6 in 30 rounds.. Finished the Jackrabbit Invitational tied for fifth at 215 (-1), leading the Blue Raiders to the team title... Named to the 2022 Conference USA All-Academic team... Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and C-USA Academic Medal Winner... Earned WGCA All-American Scholar recognition... Finished her career third in program history with a stroke average of 75.0
Fall 2021: Set a program record with a 54-hole score of 205 (-11) at the USA Intercollegiate, tying for third... Named C-USA Women's Golfer of the Week on 9/8... Finished the fall with a scoring average of 74.2 through 15 rounds
2020-21 (Senior)
Spring 2021: Competed in every event for the Blue Raiders in the spring, finishing the year with a team-leading 75.0 stroke average … Shared seventh place at the UAB Spring Invitational with a 6-over par (70-80-150) week … Just missed out at Conference USA All-Tournament Team honors, sharing seventh place again at the C-USA Championship with a total score of 1-over par 217 (72-70-75) … Named Third Team All-Conference USA and selected to the C-USA All-Academic Team … Member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and C-USA Academic Medal Winner … Named a WGCA All-American Scholar for the third consecutive season.
Fall 2020: Opened the 2020-21 season in strong fashion with a team-leading 72.2 stroke average across three fall events … Finished tied for 18th in the season opening Hoover Invitational … Earned her first of four Top 10 finishes on the year with a 1-over par mark (77-69-71=217) at the Lady Red Wolves Classic … Turned in a stellar 3-under par (86-71-71=210) performance at the Callaway Gardens Invite to claim third place … Finished the fall semester with five consecutive rounds of par or better, averaging 70 strokes per round over that span.
2019-20 (Junior)
Spring 2020: Led the Raiders in both of their spring tournaments before the season was cut short due to the Coronavirus pandemic … Finished in the Top 10 at UTSA’s Mary S. Kauth Invitational with a 9-over par 225 … Turned in a 73.7 stroke average on the year, good for the fourth best single season mark in program history … Owned the third best career stroke average (74.8) in MT history at the completion of her junior season.
Fall 2019: Was MT’s top finisher in all five fall tournaments, posting a 72.9 stroke average before winter break … Earned a Top 5 at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational with a 2-under par 214, the 13th best 54-hole total in MT history … Shot a 2-under 70, her best round of the season, in the first and third rounds of the Bettie Lou Evans … Shot another 70 in the second round of the Cardinal Cup, where she finished tied for 10th at 1-over par 217 … Logged three rounds of par or better on the semester.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Spring 2019: Became a force for the Blue Raiders in the spring, posting a 73.8 stroke average with five of 13 rounds at par or better ... Earned a tie for fourth at even par at the River Landing Classic to help the Blue Raiders collect the team title and begin a stretch of three consecutive Top 10 individual finishes ... Tied for 10th at the Briar's Creek Invitational with another even par (71-73-72=216) performance ... Shot 1-over par (75-69-70=214) at the Memphis Women's Intercollegiate with a career low 2-under 69 in the second round to earn another tie for fourth place ... Finished the season second on the team in stroke average (74.1), par or better rounds (7), Top 5 finishes (2) and Top 10 finishes (3) ... Named to the All-Conference USA Third Team in her sophomore campaign ... Named a Conference USA Academic Medal Winner.
Fall 2018: Was consistent for the Blue Raiders throughout the fall with a 74.5 stroke average across all 13 rounds ... Had her top finish of the semester at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, where she helped the Blue Raiders to a runner-up team finish ... Turned in a 3-over par (74-73=147) performance at the Mason Rudolph Championship.
2017-18 (Freshman)
Summer 2018: Competed in the 103rd WSGA Amateur Championship where she earned a runner-up finish with a match play finals appearance.
Spring 2018: Played in all five events for the Blue Raiders in the spring with a stroke average of 76.9 ... Was second on the team at the Hurricane Invitational at 16-over par (78-79-75=232) ... Matched her career-low 54-hole total of 9-over 225 (76-77-72), good for third on the team, at the MountainView Collegiate where her third round score of even par 72 is a career low and was her first career round of par or better ... Was third on the team again at the Conference USA Championship at 13-over par (78-74-77=229), tying for 27th in the field ... Her season stroke average of 76.81 was tied for seventh best in MT history by a freshman ... Named a WGCA All-American Scholar and C-USA Academic Medal Winner in her rookie campaign.
Fall 2017: Missed the first two tournaments of the season due to illness before earning a spot in the lineup in the next two events ... Turned in a 76.5 stroke average in her first two events with a low round of 73 in the third round of the Johnie Imes Invitational.
High School
Played for coach Tim Bethea at Trinity Presbyterian … Also lettered in basketball and softball … Led Trinity Presbyterian School to the 2017 Alabama 4A/5A State Championship where she was low medalist … Named the 2017 Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro Golfer of the Year ... Selected to the 2017 Super All-State Golf Team and Alabama Golf Association All-State Team ... Was low medalist at a total of 13 tournaments for Trinity Presbyterian throughout her career ... Was runner-up at the 2017 Alabama Girl's State Junior ... Held a final AGA junior ranking of No. 2 in the state of Alabama ... Also competed in the Alabama North-South All-Star Basketball Game … Member of the National Honor Society, made the Headmaster’s List and was a Science Olympiad Regional winner.
Personal
Born May 20, 1999 in Dothan, Ala. … Daughter of Bo and Farrow Burks … Has one sister, Mary Grace … Majoring in Exercise Science.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 28, 2025: Women's Golf and Men's Golf
Tuesday, April 29
"The Middle" - MT Athletics 2019 Lip Dub
Friday, April 26
@MT_WGolf NCAA Regional - Day 3
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