2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Samantha Whateley
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- St. Marys School, Waverly
- Hometown:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Career Honors
SEC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 24, 2025)
2023-24Â First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
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Individual Victories
Mason Rudolph Championship (2025-26)
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Fall 2025 (Junior)
• Appeared in all four of State's fall events.Â
• Earned her first individual victory at the Mason Rudolph Championship (204, -9) becoming the second Bulldog to win the event in as many years. Shot in the 60s in all three rounds, the first time in her career she had done such.Â
• Concluded the fall with a T3 finish at The Ally (210, -6), her best finish at State's annual home event.
• Shot five rounds in the 60s during the fall, which tied the most she had shot in a full season in her career.Â
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2024-25 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in all 12 events.Â
• Earned her first career top-five finish at the Chevron Collegiate, where she finished T3.Â
• Set a new career-best 54-hole score of 10-under (206) and tied the best round of her career (68, -4) during the Chevron Collegiate.Â
• Collected 11 par or better rounds and five rounds in the 60s, both setting new single-season bests.Â
• Finished inside the top 20 of the leaderboard three times throughout the season.Â
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2023-24 (Freshman)
• Appeared in eight events.
• Secured her first career top-20 finish individually at the ULM Invitational, where she finished T13.Â
• Carded her then-lowest career round in the opening round of The Ally.
• Became the 15th freshman in program history to record a round in the 60s.
SEC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 24, 2025)
2023-24Â First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Â
Individual Victories
Mason Rudolph Championship (2025-26)
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Fall 2025 (Junior)
• Appeared in all four of State's fall events.Â
• Earned her first individual victory at the Mason Rudolph Championship (204, -9) becoming the second Bulldog to win the event in as many years. Shot in the 60s in all three rounds, the first time in her career she had done such.Â
• Concluded the fall with a T3 finish at The Ally (210, -6), her best finish at State's annual home event.
• Shot five rounds in the 60s during the fall, which tied the most she had shot in a full season in her career.Â
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2024-25 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in all 12 events.Â
• Earned her first career top-five finish at the Chevron Collegiate, where she finished T3.Â
• Set a new career-best 54-hole score of 10-under (206) and tied the best round of her career (68, -4) during the Chevron Collegiate.Â
• Collected 11 par or better rounds and five rounds in the 60s, both setting new single-season bests.Â
• Finished inside the top 20 of the leaderboard three times throughout the season.Â
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2023-24 (Freshman)
• Appeared in eight events.
• Secured her first career top-20 finish individually at the ULM Invitational, where she finished T13.Â
• Carded her then-lowest career round in the opening round of The Ally.
• Became the 15th freshman in program history to record a round in the 60s.
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