Michigan Golf Journal November 2020

Michigan Golf Journal Brother-Sister Act Tribute in Arizona, and had Brett on her bag. It was her first Symetra event, and she didn’t mess around. She WON the tournament with a birdie putt on the 72 nd hole, defeating, ironically, Sophia Popov – who the very next week shocked the world by winning the Women’s British Open in her first-ever major event. Sarah White immediately accepted an invitation to join the Symetra Tour, instantly shifting all her 2020-21 plans with her card secured through the 2021 season, even though that money won doesn’t count toward her points this season. “It’s an amazing opportunity I gave myself and my whole world (turned around),” she said back in August. “Within a few days span I won my first pro event, and within the hour I had to accept membership (in the Symetra Tour) if I was to play in the next event (in California). So, I just dove right into full blown traveling on-Tour, and I’ll be in every event now with Category B status, sort of like their winner’s circle,” the rookie pro added. Sarah White grew up in Caledonia playing golf and boys ice hockey – purposely following in her brother’s footsteps in both sports, she admitted recently. She said playing 14 years of hockey competing alongside the boys (eventually on the East Kentwood High team) was a catalyst for her golf career – which as an amateur included winning the team and individual golf state championship at East Kentwood, before getting a full ride scholarship at Western Michigan and closing out her college career at Texas State when the WMU coach moved to Ohio State. “When I’m not playing golf well, I grind really well, I think because of playing boys hockey and getting looks like ‘who is this girl in the net?’ So, just having that mentality of the competitiveness and the Sarah White grew up in Caledonia playing golf and boys ice hockey – purposely following in her brother’s footsteps in both sports, she admitted recently. Continues on page 10 >>