Sara Byrne Season 2023-24

ClassSenior

HometownDouglas, Cork, Ireland

WGCA All-American (Second Team) and Golfweek All-American (Third Team)
Two-time ACC Golfer of the Month, the only two-time honoree in program history
All-ACC Team honoree
Won back-to-back tournaments at Pat Bradley Invitational and Hurricane Invitational
Totaled eight top-10 finishes, which ranks tied for second in program history for most in single season
Shot par-or-better in 24 of 35 rounds played
Set new program record for single-season scoring average at 70.34
Shot a 197 (-19) at Hurricane Invitational to set new program record for individual 54-hole score
Recorded a 63 (-9) in second round of Hurricane Invitational to set new program mark for individual 18-hole performance

Played in 13 tournaments in 2022-23
Tallied three top-10 finishes and four top-20 showings
Shot 17 rounds of par or better
Qualified for NCAA Regional as an individual
Placed third at NCAA Palm Beach Regional after shooting 214 (-2)
- Qualified for NCAA Championship as the top individual on a non-advancing team
Finished tied for 100^th at NCAA Championship (226; +10)
Recorded a season scoring average of 72.90

Competed in all 10 tournaments
Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes, the first of her career
Shot 11 rounds of par or better
Best finish came at Jim West Challenge and White Sands Invitational where she tied for 10^th in back-to-back events
Tallied a season-best 209 (-7) at Jim West Challenge
Posted a 73.93 season scoring average

Played in five events in a shortened season
- Season started in January due to COVID-19 pandemic
Shot par or better in three of 15 rounds played
Tallied first career top-20 finish at tied for 19^th

Recorded a season scoring average of 74.87

Selected to compete for Team International at 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup
Represented Ireland at 2023 World Amateur Team Championship
Named the 2018 and 2023 Irish Golf Writers’ Association’s Women’s Amateur of the Year
2023 AIG Irish Women’s Close Champion
Finished as leading amateur at KPMG Women’s Irish Open

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