The Lady Mocs have seemed to quietly pick up a new player, Sophie Weilguni of Austria. She is listed as a sophmore and is playing as an independent this week. She scored a 77 in the first round. Had she been playing on the team the team score would have been 5 strokes lower and the team would have finished in third after the first round. Guessing she will be competing for a starting slot in the near future if she keeps playing like this.

Her brother Benni plays for the guys team and she apparently transferred from Barry College in Miami FL, not Berry in Rome GA.



Women's Golf

Sophie Weilguni
Sophie Weilguni

Class: SO

Hometown: Langenrois, Austria

Height: 5-8

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Made an immediate impact as a freshman with starts in 10 tournaments … Finished fourth on the squad with an 81.85 stroke average per round … Earned her first collegiate victory in a dual tournament when she fired a 75 against Northwood … Finished the season with a low round of 75 twice; in the SSC Tournament and the Northwood-Barry dual … Posted 16 counting rounds … Earned SSC Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll and a spot on the Barry University Athletic Director’s List in the spring.

HIGH SCHOOL AND AMATEUR: Played in the Austrian amateur ranks from 2002-2009 … Member of the Austrian Youth Golf Team and the Austrian Junior Golf Tour … Won the 2006 U16 national championship … Ranked third in U16 during 2007 … Earned four wins at the Austrian Junior Golf Tournament in 2008 … Was the youngest Austrian player at the 2008 European Ladies Championship, placing 35th.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Peter and Patricia Weilguni … Has an older brother, Benjamin … Majoring in psychology.