Sayre Hopper
Sayre Hopper
Height: 5-9
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Bessemer City, NC
High School: Hunter Huss HS
Major: Accounting

2015-16: Made three appearances playing in 5.5 rounds... Finished with a 99.1 scoring average... Finished 24th at the Pioneer Classic... 29th at the Tusculum Fall Classic with a 27-hole total of 83-46=129.

2014-15: Played in three events and five rounds... Finished 30th at the Pioneer Classic... Tusculum Freshman of the Year Academic Award recipient (4.00 GPA).

High School: Graduated from Hunter Huss HS... Coached by Walt Wallace... Coach's Award recipient as a freshman... Three-time team MVP... Three-time team captain... Earned All-Conference honors in 2013 and 2014... North Carolina 2A/3A West Regional qualifier... North Carolina 2A State Championship qualifier... Invited to represent North Carolina in Australia and New Zealand at the 2014 Games Down Under... Four-year letter-winner on the varsity swim team... Two-time team captain and three-time All-Conference selection... Team MVP four times... North Carolina 2A/3A West Regional swimming qualifier... North Carolina 2A State Championship swimming qualifier.

Personal: Full name is Sayre Catherine Hopper... Born Nov. 25, 1995 in Bessemer City, N.C... Daughter of Curtis and Daughtry Hopper... Sisters - Spencer, Shea... Father played baseball at UNC Wilmington (1982-1986); Sister, Shea was a member of the Campbell University swim team from 2010-2014... Majoring in accounting... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... President's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Favorite book: "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom; Favorite midnight snack: Anything chocolate; Sayre can't go a week without: Ice Cream; Favorite movie: "Titanic"; Favorite sport team: Duke Blue Devils; Most thrilling moment in sports: Being named Hunter Huss HS Female Athlete of the Year; Advice to kids: "It's never too late to follow your dreams"; Favorite color: Purple; Favorite food: Italian; Favorite sport other than golf: Swimming; People Sayre most admires: Her parents; Most famous person Sayre has ever met: Adam Scott; What people don't know about Sayre: She swam competitively for eight years before switching to golf in high school.