| Sara Natwick |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Washougal, Wash.
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| High School:
Washougal HS
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| Height:
5-7
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SPRING 2009: Finished 40th at the Oregon Duck Invitational shooting a 240.
FALL 2008: Finished in a tie for 53rd at the Kent Youel Invitational in her only appearance of the fall... finished the fall season with a scoring average of 78 strokes per round.
OSU 2007-08: Did not make an appearance during the 2007-08 season.
OSU 2006-07: Saw action in only one tournament her sophomore year...tied for 62nd at the Heather Farr/CU Memorial in the fall and averaged 80.67 strokes per round.
OSU 2005-06: Appeared in five of 12 tournaments as a true freshman ... Averaged 80.36 strokes per round ... Four of her five tournaments were in the spring .. Best three-round score was a 237 at the PING/ASU Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Washougal (Wash.) High School in 2005 ... was the school's #1 player all four years ... a two-time All-Greater St. Helens League performer ... placed in the top 10 in the state as a junior and senior ... scoring average was 75 as a senior ... team won league and district titles her senior year.
JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Four-time Junior Golfer of the Year at Orchard Hills Country Club ... won 2004 and 2005 Olympia Junior Open ... attended the Ronn Grove Golf School.
PERSONAL: Born in Portland, Ore. ... daughter of Marti and Neil Natwick... mother is a pharmacy technician, father is a pharmacist... father and grandfather, Robert Natwick, attended Oregon State... majoring in biology... hobbies include reading and yoga... sports hero is Lance Armstrong... most interesting thing about Sara is "I went on a medical internship in Durban South Africa in the winter of 2008 for 10 weeks... chose OSU because of the "atmosphere, community and academic culture which provides a great opportunity to succeed." ... toughest person Sara has competed against is herself because "Overcoming inward obstacles is a difficult thing."
FAVORITES: Favorite golfer is Fred Couples... favorite golf course is Steele Canyon... favorite club is the 7-iron... favorite shot is a knockdown 7-iron... Her favorite book is Morning Glass; favorite movie is Lost in Translation... favorite TV show is The Wire... favorite musical artist is Dianna Krall,... favorite food Vietnamese Pho Ga... favorite thing about golf is the "continual challenges it brings and the creativity you need to use." ... most thrilling moment is sports was carding a hole-in-one on hole five of Orchard Hills Country Club in Washington in 2003.
