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2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
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Tuesday, October 07
Saskia Sterud
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wang Toppidrett
- Hometown:
- Oslo, Norway
As a junior in 2015-16: Competed in all nine tournaments, sporting an 82.50 stroke average ... named a WGCA All-American Scholar ... placed a season-best ninth place at the Lonnie Barton Invitational after recording a 162 (84-78) ... finished 22nd at the BIG EAST Championship with a three round score of 250 (84-82-84).
Before Coastal Carolina: Went to high school at Wang Toppidrett in Norway … played 42 rounds, averaging a 75 scoring average as a senior ... finished third on the Titleist Tour with a 54-hole score of 222 (75-78-69) ... averaged a scoring average of 82 over 40 rounds of play as a junior ... set the Stiklestad Golfklubb 18-hole course record with a 69.
Personal: Saskia Josephine Sterud … born in Oslo, Norway … daughter of Lars Olaf Sterud and Billie Thackwelle … has four siblings, Sophie, Nicholas, Tobias and Cornelius … left-handed, but plays golf as a righty.
St. John’s Career Low: 76 (Rd. 1 at the Seton Hall Pirate Classic Invitational – 4/2/16)
Sterud Up Close:
Age When Started Playing Golf: 10 years old
Most Reliable Golf Club: My putter, because I know I have practiced so many hours with it and feel confident using it.
Favorite Golfer: Rory McIlroy
Most Memorable Shot: When I made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole at the Norwegian Team Championships to win.
Best Piece Of Golf Advice You Ever Received: “Make sure you always give your best, and that will be good enough.” – My Father
As a sophomore in 2014-15: Participated in the final three tournaments for a stroke average of 80.13 … shot a 154 (76-78) to tie for 15th place at the Seton Hall Pirate Invitational … tied for 19th after shooting 240 (81-81-78) at the BIG EAST Championship.
At Coastal Carolina: Competed in four events in the fall of 2013, turning in a 79.18 scoring average and one top-20 finish ... placed 13th at the 36-hole Myrtle Beach Invitational with a 157 (82-75) ... carded a 48th-place showing at The Challenge at Onion Creek (80-81-77--238) ... tied for 32nd at the CSU Wendy's Invitational (85-72-80--237) playing as an individual ... closed the season shooting a 239 (82-82-77) to tie for 74th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate ... shot an even-par 72 during the second round of the CSU Wendy's Invitational … came in third place in the Norwegian National Senior Championship in 2013.Before Coastal Carolina: Went to high school at Wang Toppidrett in Norway … played 42 rounds, averaging a 75 scoring average as a senior ... finished third on the Titleist Tour with a 54-hole score of 222 (75-78-69) ... averaged a scoring average of 82 over 40 rounds of play as a junior ... set the Stiklestad Golfklubb 18-hole course record with a 69.
Personal: Saskia Josephine Sterud … born in Oslo, Norway … daughter of Lars Olaf Sterud and Billie Thackwelle … has four siblings, Sophie, Nicholas, Tobias and Cornelius … left-handed, but plays golf as a righty.
St. John’s Career Low: 76 (Rd. 1 at the Seton Hall Pirate Classic Invitational – 4/2/16)
Sterud Up Close:
Age When Started Playing Golf: 10 years old
Most Reliable Golf Club: My putter, because I know I have practiced so many hours with it and feel confident using it.
Favorite Golfer: Rory McIlroy
Most Memorable Shot: When I made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole at the Norwegian Team Championships to win.
Best Piece Of Golf Advice You Ever Received: “Make sure you always give your best, and that will be good enough.” – My Father