2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
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Natalie Petersen
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Holly Springs, N.C.
- High School:
- Holly Springs
Honors and Awards
2017-18 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
Sophomore (2018-19): Played in nine tournaments and posted a 77.00 scoring average • Finished in the top-30 three consecutive times in the spring and placed in the top-15 twice • Took seventh at The Strutter April 1, her best finish of the season • Shot a 72 in the first and second rounds of the UNF Collegiate in March on her way to a tie for 12th.
Freshman (2017-18): Played in all 11 tournaments and tied for the team lead with 32 rounds • Posted three top-20 finishes and five top-30 outings • Ranked third on the team with a 77.12 scoring average • Shot 71-73=144 to tie for second at the Terrier Intercollegiate • 71 was her lowest round of the season • Tied for 18th at the Jacksonville Classic.
Prep highlights: First place at 2016 Carolina Golf Association (CGA) Jimmy Anderson Invitational • 2016 North Carolina Junior Golf Rankings top-10 and 2015 North Carolina Junior Golf Rankings top-20 • Carolinas/Virginia Match Play Team member • Two-time North Carolina Qualifier for Optimist International • Two-time High Point Junior Open Champion • Two-time Tar Heel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) Championship Runner-up • Second place at 2016 Arnold Palmer Long Drive contest • Second place at 2014 Big I National Championship long drive contest • Two-time selection to NCHSAA all-state team, three-time member of NCHCAA all-regional team and four-time honoree on NCHSAA all-conference Team.
Golf stuff:
- What is your lowest 18 hole score? 66 non tournament, 67 tournament
- Describe the best shot of your life. At regionals, I was the last group out. After my friends from my team and other teams had finished, they came out to watch me finish up on 17 and 18. I bomb my drive and now I have about 170 in on a 425 par 5. I pull my 6 iron a little bit and I lay in the rough beside the green. My friends jokingly say “hey you got this, just chip in!” Surely, I step up, give it a good read and knock it in for an eagle. Everyone went nuts and there must’ve been about 30 people watching me.
- What is the strongest part of your game? Fairways and greens in regulation
- When did you start playing your golf? What was your inspiration? I started playing golf at age 10 and my inspiration was trying to beat my two older brothers one day.
- What would be your dream golf course to play? Pebble Beach!
- What would be your ideal foursome? Jordan Spieth, Smiley Kaufmann, and Justin Thomas
Random thoughts:
- Best advice you ever received. “Don’t worry about being different, they’ll all be jealous when you’re on tour.”
- If you had to live off one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose? Mac and cheese
- What celebrity do you get mistaken for? When I was little, it was Michelle from Full House, but now probably a cross between Susanne PETTERSEN and NATALIE Gulbis.
- What would you name the autobiography of your life? Progress
Think fast:
- Favorite vacation place. Myrtle Beach, NC
- Favorite food. Mac and Cheese
- Favorite book. Dear John
- Favorite restaurant. Cracker Barrel and SportsZone (local)
- Favorite holiday. Christmas
- Favorite type of music. Country
Personal: Born Natalie Margaret Petersen March 31, 1999, in Amherst, New Hampshire • The daughter of Meg and Cris Petersen • Has two older brothers, Ben and Sam.
Major: Sport management.
2017-18 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
Sophomore (2018-19): Played in nine tournaments and posted a 77.00 scoring average • Finished in the top-30 three consecutive times in the spring and placed in the top-15 twice • Took seventh at The Strutter April 1, her best finish of the season • Shot a 72 in the first and second rounds of the UNF Collegiate in March on her way to a tie for 12th.
Freshman (2017-18): Played in all 11 tournaments and tied for the team lead with 32 rounds • Posted three top-20 finishes and five top-30 outings • Ranked third on the team with a 77.12 scoring average • Shot 71-73=144 to tie for second at the Terrier Intercollegiate • 71 was her lowest round of the season • Tied for 18th at the Jacksonville Classic.
Prep highlights: First place at 2016 Carolina Golf Association (CGA) Jimmy Anderson Invitational • 2016 North Carolina Junior Golf Rankings top-10 and 2015 North Carolina Junior Golf Rankings top-20 • Carolinas/Virginia Match Play Team member • Two-time North Carolina Qualifier for Optimist International • Two-time High Point Junior Open Champion • Two-time Tar Heel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) Championship Runner-up • Second place at 2016 Arnold Palmer Long Drive contest • Second place at 2014 Big I National Championship long drive contest • Two-time selection to NCHSAA all-state team, three-time member of NCHCAA all-regional team and four-time honoree on NCHSAA all-conference Team.
Golf stuff:
- What is your lowest 18 hole score? 66 non tournament, 67 tournament
- Describe the best shot of your life. At regionals, I was the last group out. After my friends from my team and other teams had finished, they came out to watch me finish up on 17 and 18. I bomb my drive and now I have about 170 in on a 425 par 5. I pull my 6 iron a little bit and I lay in the rough beside the green. My friends jokingly say “hey you got this, just chip in!” Surely, I step up, give it a good read and knock it in for an eagle. Everyone went nuts and there must’ve been about 30 people watching me.
- What is the strongest part of your game? Fairways and greens in regulation
- When did you start playing your golf? What was your inspiration? I started playing golf at age 10 and my inspiration was trying to beat my two older brothers one day.
- What would be your dream golf course to play? Pebble Beach!
- What would be your ideal foursome? Jordan Spieth, Smiley Kaufmann, and Justin Thomas
Random thoughts:
- Best advice you ever received. “Don’t worry about being different, they’ll all be jealous when you’re on tour.”
- If you had to live off one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose? Mac and cheese
- What celebrity do you get mistaken for? When I was little, it was Michelle from Full House, but now probably a cross between Susanne PETTERSEN and NATALIE Gulbis.
- What would you name the autobiography of your life? Progress
Think fast:
- Favorite vacation place. Myrtle Beach, NC
- Favorite food. Mac and Cheese
- Favorite book. Dear John
- Favorite restaurant. Cracker Barrel and SportsZone (local)
- Favorite holiday. Christmas
- Favorite type of music. Country
Personal: Born Natalie Margaret Petersen March 31, 1999, in Amherst, New Hampshire • The daughter of Meg and Cris Petersen • Has two older brothers, Ben and Sam.
Major: Sport management.
| Career Snapshot | ||||||||||
| Year | Starts | Rds | Strk | Avg. | Low Rd. | Low 54 | Top Finish | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-20 |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 32 | 2468 | 77.12 | 71 (Terrier) | 228 (+12) | T2-Terrier | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 9 | 26 | 2002 | 77.00 | 72 (twice) | 220 (+4) | 7-Strutter | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 20 | 58 | 4470 | 77.06 | 71 (Terrier) | 220 (+4) | T2-Terrier | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Career Scorecard | |||
| 2017-18 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Marilynn Smith Invite | 79-77-79=235 | +19 | T34 |
| Lady Paladin Intercollegiate | 77-80-80=237 | +21 | 76 |
| Jacksonville Classic | 79-74-75=228 | +12 | T18 |
| Terrier Intercollegiate | 71-73=144 | E | T2 |
| Idle Hour Collegiate | 77-78-77=232 | +16 | T20 |
| Texas State Invitational | 75-80-80=235 | +22 | T52 |
| Kiawah Island Classic | 75-73-81=229 | +13 | T79 |
| Spring Break Shootout | 72-81-79=232 | +16 | T28 |
| Hennsler Intercollegiate | 79-77-77=233 | +17 | 36 |
| Charleston Invitational | 74-78-79=231 | +15 | T52 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 74-84-74=232 | +19 | T26 |
| 2018-19 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Lady Paladin Invitational | 80-76-70=226 | +10 | T48 |
| Jacksonville Classic | 75-73-79=227 | +11 | T32 |
| Terrier Intercollegiate | 80-81=161 | +17 | T49 |
| Amelia Island Collegiate | 79-78-78=235 | +19 | T45 |
| Kiawah Island Classic | 76-77-77=230 | +14 | T113 |
| UNF Collegiate | 72-72-76=220 | +4 | T12 |
| Auenue Spring Break Classic | 76-81-79=236 | +20 | T26 |
| The Strutter | 80-74-77=231 | +15 | 7 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 86-77-73=236 | +20 | T42 |
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