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Player Profiles
8 NCAA C hampionships App earances • 9 NCAA Regional App earances
Match-by-Match Results
2006-07
Lady Northern..............74-74-75=223 (T5th)
Wolverine Invite........ 79-72-76=227 (T11th)
Mercedes-Benz......... 73-79-71=223 (T15th)
Landfall Tradition........... 74-69-72=215 (1st)
Northrop Grumman 78-78-73=229 (T29th)
Central District Inv....... 71-70-74=215 (2nd)
Lady Gator.................. 74-75-76=225 (T19th)
Liz Murphey..................71-77-71=219 (T6th)
Indiana Invitational........77-79=156 (T34th)
Lady Buckeye.................. 76-78-74=228 (7th)
Big Ten Champs...... 77-77-71-78=303 (6th)
NCAA Central............ 78-73-77=228 (T42nd)
NCAA Champs.. 78-82-83-79=322 (T104th)
2005-06
Mary Fossum ............. 78-83-77=228 (T21st)
Lady Northern .............74-73-74=221 (T9th)
Lady Paladin ................... 71-71-78=220 (3rd)
Mercedes-Benz ........ 74-78-72=224 (T11th)
Central District ......... 78-78-74=230 (T24th)
Lady Gator ....................72-73-74=219 (T3rd)
Liz Murphey .............. 76-76-74=226 (T12th)
Northwestern ...............71-74-70-215= (8th)
Buckeye ...................... 75-70-75=220 (T11th)
Big Ten Champs... 74-75-71-76=292 (T2nd)
NCAA Central............. 74-75-78=227 (T19th)
2004-05
Lady Northern .......... 77-75-75=227 (T17th)
Mary Fossum ............ 75-81-79=235 (T24th)
Mercedes-Benz ........ 80-80-78=238 (T65th)
Lady Paladin .................74-73-73=220 (T9th)
Northrop Grumman 77-81-75=233 (T42nd)
Central District ......... 82-78-80=240 (T60th)
Lady Gator .................. 79-80-81=240 (T61st)
Liz Murphey .............. 80-79-76=235 (T49th)
Buckeye .........................78-72-75=225 (10th)
Big Ten Champs ....... 78-81-85=244 (T34th)
NCAA Central ............ 72-79-75=226 (T20th)
NCAA Champs ....71-77-74-75=297 (T27th)
Sara Brown
SEnior/SEnior
Tucson, Ariz.
Salpointe Catholic H.S.
• 2006, 2007 First Team All-Big Ten
• 2006, 2007 Academic All-Big Ten
• Golfweek.com Player of the Week (Oct. 30, 2006)
Spartan Notes: A two-time First
Team All-Big Ten selection ... Owns the
lowest scoring average in school history
(75.63) ... Has finished in the top 10 at
the Big Ten Championships in each of
the last two years, in the top 20 at the
NCAA Regionals twice, and competed
at the NCAA Championships twice ...
Finished 2006-07 season ranked 53rd in
the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings.
Summer 2007: Advanced to round
of 16 at Women’s Western Amateur
Championship ... Advanced to quarterinals
of U.S. Women’s Amateur Public
Links Championships ... Finished tied for
ninth at the Michigan Women’s Open
... Low amauteur at Michigan Women’s
Open three years running.
2006-07: MSU’s George Alderton
Female Athlete of the Year ... One of
three golfers to appear in all 13 events
... A First Team All-Big Ten selection ... Her
75.75 scoring average was fifth-best in
school history ... Led team in birdies (82),
sub-par rounds (4), first round scoring
average (75.38) and final round scoring
average (74.67) ... Tied for the team lead
in even rounds (3) ... Finished in the top
five in three tournaments, the top 10
in six, and the top 20 in nine ... Posted
one round over 80 ... Finished fifth at the
Lady Northern Invitational with a threeround
total of 223 (74-74-75), helping
MSU to the team title at the event ...
Took 11th at the Wolverine Invitational
to lead the Spartans with a 226 and 15th
at the Mercedes-Benz Invitational with
a 223 ... Won first career tournament at
the Landfall Tradition, posting a 215 (74-
69-72) ... Her second-round 69 is tied for
the fourth-best in MSU history ... Earned
Golfweek.com Player of the Week honors for her performance (10/30) ... Posted
a second-place finish at the Central District Invitational with a three-round 215
(71-70-74) ... Earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors for her performance at the
tournament ... Also posted a top-20 finish at the Lady Gator ... Finished sixth at the
Liz Murphey Invitational with a 219 (71-77-71) and seventh at the Lady Buckeye
Invitational with a 228 (76-78-74) ... Garnered second straight top-10 finish at the
Big Ten Championships by finishing sixth with a 303 (77-77-71-78) ... Third-round
71 was her third sub-par round of the season.
Summer 2006: Was a semi-finalist at the USGA Publinks ... Finished as the low
amatuer at the Michigan Open ... Became just the fifth Spartan named for the
World University Games ... Finished fifth overall at the event with a 5-over-par
293 ... Placed third at the Illinois Open.
2005-2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... Had the lowest single-season stroke average
school history at 74.18 … One of four golfers to compete in all 11 events
… Had nine top-20 finishes, five top-10, and three top-five finishes on the season
… Was an All-Big Ten selection … Recorded her first top-10 of the year with a tie
for ninth at the Lady Northern Invitational with a three round total of 221 (74-73-
74) … Tied for third at the Lady Paladin Invitational with a score of 220 (71-71-
In The Clubhouse with Sara
Favorite Club: Driver
Favorite Book: The Undomestic Goddess
What is something that you are not good at but wish you were good at:
Singing and dancing.
What is your career aspiration: To play professional golf and eventually get
married and have a family.
Favorite Sport Besides Golf: Speedball
What is one thing that you make sure you do everyday: Talk to my mom.
Favorite Movie Quote: “I like you man...but you’re crazy!!!” - Old School
78) … Finished in a tie for third place with a score of 219 (72-73-74) at the Lady
Gator Invitational … Shot 1-under-par 215 (71-74-70) to finish in eighth place at
the Northwestern Invitational … Had her best finish of the season at the Big Ten
Championships when she tied for second with a score of 292 (72-73-72-76) …
Shot a 227 (74-75-78) at the NCAA Central Regional to finish in a tie for 19th.
Summer 2005: Was the low amateur at the Michigan Open as she finished
10th ... Advanced to match play at the Western Amateur ... Qualified for the USGA
Publinks, advancing to match play ... Competed at the U.S. Amateur Championships.
2004-05: Recorded a 77.30 stroke average, which ranks 16th on MSU’s singleseason
chart ... One of three golfers to appear in all 12 events ... Recorded four
top-20 finishes ... Tied for 17th with a 227 (77-75-75) in her first collegiate outing,
the Lady Northern ... Tied for ninth at the Lady Paladin with a 220 (74-73-73) ...
Placed 10th at the Buckeye Invitational with a 225 (78-72-75) ... Tied for 34th at
the Big Ten Championships with a 244 ... Tied for 20th at the NCAA Central Regional
with a 226 (72-79-75) ... Shot a 297 (71-77-74-75) and placed tied for 27th
at the NCAA Championships.
Summer 2004: Qualified for the USGA Publinks and advanced to match play,
falling in the second round ... Qualified for the Optimist .... Played in Mannheim,
Germany, in Aug. at the Harder German Junior Masters.
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year all-state and all-city first
team honoree at Salpointe Catholic ... Selected as the 5A Southern Arizona Player
of the Year three times ... In 15 total events in 2003, she finished first (or tied for
first) in 13 events and took fourth twice ... Finished her senior season with a 72.18
scoring average ... Closed her high school career with a 73.11 scoring average
and set a southern Arizona record for the most matches ever won with 36 (out
of a total of 52 events) ... Was the SWSPGA State Champion for five years (1996-
2000) ... Won the Tucson Women’s City Championship in 2000 and 2001 ... 2001
Arizona Junior Golf Association Player of the Year as well as the 2002 PGA Junior
Series Player of the Year ... three-year qualifier (2001-03) for the USGA/Westfield
PGA National Championship ... Took medalist honors with a 71 at the 2003 USGA
Women’s Publinks Sectional Qualifier in Phoenix.
Personal: Born Nov. 25, 1985 ... Daughter of Mike and Debbie Brown ... A family
community services major ... Brother Josh was a golfer at Bradley University.
Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 18 36 54 Best Finish
2004-05 37 2,860 77.30 71 147 220 T9 - Lady Paladin
2005-06 34 2,522 74.18 70 142 215 2 - Big Ten
2006-07 40 3,013 75.35 69 141 215 1 - Landfall
Totals 111 8,395 75.63 69 141 215
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