The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Women's Golf Roster
Roster

Sophia Schubert
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Christian Academy of Knoxville
- Prev School:
- Auburn
- Hometown:
- Oak Ridge, Tenn.
- Major:
- Sport Management
PRONUNCIATION: SHOO-bert
HONORS AND AWARDS
• ANNIKA Award Watch List [2018]
• 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur Champion
• WGCA All-America [2017 Honorable Mention, 2018 First Team]
• Golfweek All-America [2017 Honorable Mention, 2018 First Team]
• All-Big 12 [2016, 2017, 2018]
• Big 12 All-Tournament Team [2016, 2017, 2018]
• Big 12 Academic Honor Roll [Spring 2016]
• SEC All-Freshman Team [2015 at Auburn]
• SEC Academic Honor Roll [2015 at Auburn]
SENIOR [2017-18]
• A 2018 WGCA First-Team All-American, becoming the program's first First-Team All-American since Heather Bowie in 1997.
• A 2018 All-Big 12 Conference selection and a Big 12 All-Tournament Team honoree.
• Played in eight tournaments and 25 rounds as a senior in 2017-18.
• Set the Texas single-season stroke average record at 71.76, breaking her own record of 72.49.
• Claimed seven top-10 finishes in eight events, including five top-five showings.
• Captured individual medalist honors at the 2017 Betsy Rawls Invitational, becoming the eighth all-time Longhorn and first since 2011 to win the event.
• Tied for eighth at the 2018 Big 12 Championship [75-70-77].
• Posted a career-best 21st-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championship with a four-over-par 292 [75-75-72-70].
• Had 16 rounds at par or better on the season.
• Twenty-one of her 25 rounds counted towards the team score.
• Was named to the teams for the 2018 Curtis Cup and the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT
Event |
Scores |
Place |
ANNIKA Intercollegiate |
74-67-72=213 [-3] |
T7 |
Betsy Rawls Invitational |
69-70-71=210 [-6] |
1 |
Battle at the Beach |
70-68-71=209 [-4] |
T4 |
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational |
78-72-73=223 [+7] |
T4 |
Silverado Showdown |
72-68-73=213 [-3] |
T5 |
Big 12 Championship |
75-70-77=222 [+6] |
T8 |
NCAA Regional |
69-73-70=212 [-4] |
T4 |
NCAA Championship |
75-75-72-70=292 [+4] |
T21 |
U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP [2017]
• Won the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship in August 2017 at Chula Vista, Calif.
• Her victory earned her exemptions into four of the five upcoming major women's championships - The Evian Championship, the ANA Inspiration, the U.S. Open and the Women's British Open.
• Became the third golfer in UT history to claim the Women's Amateur Championship, joining Michiko Hattori [1985] and Kelli Kuehne [1995 and 1996].
JUNIOR [2016-17]
• A 2017 All-Big 12 Conference and a Big 12 All-Tournament Team member.
• An Honorable Mention All-America selection by Golfweek and the Women's Golf Coaches Association.
• Competed in 14 tournaments and 39 rounds as a junior in 2016-17.
• Recorded a team-best 72.49 stroke average on the season, which set the school's single-season stroke average record.
• Tallied seven top-five finishes on the season.
• Earned her first individual medalist honors as a Longhorn at the Lady Buckeye Invitational with a three-under-par 213 [68-72-73].
• Had seven top-five finishes on the season.
• Carded 20 of her 39 rounds at or under par.
• Fired nine rounds in the 60s.
• Counted 35 of 39 rounds to the team score.
2016-17 TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT
Event |
Scores |
Place |
Minnesota Invitational |
77-74-73=224 [+8] |
T17 |
Lady Paladin |
72-69-73=214 [-2] |
T5 |
Jim West Challenge |
78-69-66=213 [-3] |
T11 |
Betsy Rawls Invitational |
72-74-74=220 [+4] |
T16 |
Las Vegas Collegiate |
70-74=144 [E] |
T49 |
UCF Challenge |
72-69-69=210 [-9] |
T7 |
Allstate Sugar Bowl |
69-71-75=215 [-1] |
T7 |
vs. Texas Tech |
72 [E] |
4 |
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational |
77-74-75=226 [+10] |
T43 |
Clemson Invitational |
69-67-73=209 [-7] |
T2 |
Lady Buckeye |
68-72-73=213 [-3] |
1 |
Big 12 Championship |
71-72-77=220 [+4] |
T5 |
NCAA Regional |
71-71-75=217 [+1] |
T13 |
NCAA Championship |
77-76-77=230 [+14] |
T32 |
SOPHOMORE [2015-16]
• An All-Big 12 Conference and a Big 12 All-Tournament Team member.
• Competed in all 12 tournaments and 36 rounds for the Longhorns as a sophomore in 2015-16.
• Posted five top-10 finishes, including a tie for second at the Big 12 Championship.
• Shot all three rounds at or under par at the Big 12 Championship, tying for second with a three-under-par 213 [70-72-71].
• Placed fourth at the Las Vegas Collegiate with a 13-under-par 203 [69-68-66]
• Posted a team-best 18 of 36 rounds at or under par.
• Finished in a tie for 27th at the NCAA Championship, as Texas' low scorer with a three-round total of 218 [76-69-73].
2015-16 TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT
Event |
Scores |
Place |
Minnesota Invitational |
79-75-80=234 [+18] |
T48 |
Jim West Challenge |
74-72-69=215 [-1] |
T11 |
Betsy Rawls Invitational |
76-72-70=218 [+2] |
T10 |
Las Vegas Collegiate |
69-68-66=203 [-13] |
4 |
UCF Challenge |
74-75-74=223 [+7] |
T19 |
Allstate Sugar Bowl |
78-69-74=221 [+5] |
T31 |
UNF Collegiate |
72-70-76=218 [+2] |
T3 |
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational |
70-75-74=219 [+3] |
T11 |
PING/ASU Invitational |
69-70-73=212 [-4] |
T4 |
Big 12 Championship |
70-72-71=213 [-3] |
T2 |
NCAA Regional |
75-71-78=224 [+8] |
T42 |
NCAA Championship |
76-69-73=218 [+2] |
T27 |
FRESHMAN [2014-15 at Auburn]
• Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
• Played in each of her team's 10 events on the season and was Auburn's season stroke average leader at 73.54.
• Earned her first collegiate victory at the Alamo Invitational, posting rounds of 65-74-65 [204, -12], to win by one stroke. Her 54-hole total of 204 broke the Auburn record for tournament scoring and also broke the Alamo Invitational record. Her pair of 65s were the first two 65s in Auburn history.
• Was Auburn's top finisher at the SEC Championship, posting a three-over-par 219 [75-71-73] to finish 16th.
• Tied for 13th at the NCAA San Antonio Regional with a two-under-par 214 [73-70-71].
• Finished the season ranked 49th by Golfweek.
2014-15 TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT
Event |
Scores |
Place |
“Mo” Morial |
76-72-70=218 [+2] |
T5 |
Mason Rudolph Championship |
75-71-72=218 [+2] |
T8 |
Tar Heel Invitational |
73-73-75=221 [+5] |
T21 |
Alamo Invitational |
65-74-65=204 [-12] |
1 |
Lady Puerto Rico Classic |
75-77-76=228 [+12] |
T34 |
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate |
80-76-74=230 [+17] |
T58 |
Liz Murphrey Collegiate |
78 [+6] |
T21 |
Bryan National Collegiate |
79-74-76=229 [+13] |
T27 |
SEC Championship |
75-71-73=219 [+3] |
16 |
NCAA Regional |
73-70-71=214 [-2] |
T13 |
PREP
• Began her college career ranked 23rd in the AJGA Polo Golf Rankings.
• Won her final junior event by 15 strokes at AJGA UnderArmour/Scott Stallings Invitational in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on her home course of Oak Ridge Country Club.
• Competed for the East team at the 2014 Wyndham Cup.
• Was a 2012 Rolex Junior All-American.
• A three-time Knoxville News Sentinel PrepXtra Masters Champion and 2011 PrepXtra Player of the Year.
• The 2010, 2012 and 2013 Tennessee high school state champion, competing for Christian Academy of Knoxville. Also won four consecutive district and region titles for CAK.
• Finished seventh in stroke play portion of 2011 U.S. Girls Junior Championship.
• The 2012 Music City AJGA Champion and the 2013 PNC Bank AJGA Champion.
PERSONAL
• Full name is Sophia Marie Schubert.
• Parents are Bill and Delisa Schubert. Has a sister, Savanna.
• Home course is Oak Ridge Country Club.
• Began playing golf at the age of four, when her mom registered she and her sister for golf lessons.
• Majoring in sport management.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year |
Events |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Stroke Avg. |
Low Round |
Best Finish |
2017-18 |
8 |
25 |
1,794 |
71.76 |
67 |
1 |
2016-17 |
14 |
39 |
2,827 |
72.49 |
66 |
1 |
2015-16 |
12 |
36 |
2,618 |
72.72 |
66 |
T2 |
2014-15 |
10 |
28 |
2,059 |
73.54 |
65 |
1 |
Career |
44 |
128 |
9,298 |
72.64 |
65 |
1 |