Rory Weinfurther

Rory Weinfurther holds her follow through following an iron tee shot

Rory Weinfurther squats on the green to line up her putt

Rory Weinfurther eyes her approach shot to the green over her outstretched club

Rory Weinfurther watches her approach to the green at Westhampton Country Club

Rory Weinfurther prepares to tee off at the NCAA Regionals in Raleigh, N.C.

Photo by: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography

Class:
Junior
High School:
St. Catherine's School (Va.)
Hometown:
Fayetteville, Ga.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Left Richmond with the second-lowest career scoring average in program history (74.89)
• 2021 Patriot League individual champion, 2023 Patriot League team champion
• 3-time First Team All-Conference selection, 2-time All-State selection
• 12 career top-10 finishes, 22 career top-20 finishes

SENIOR (2023-24)
• Appeared in all nine events, averaging 74.07 strokes over 27 rounds
• Registered the second-lowest single-season stroke average in program history (74.07)
• 3 top-10 finishes (second on team), 7 top-20 finishes (tied for most on team)
• Led Richmond to a win at the RiverTowne Invitational, tying for fourth with a 2-under 214 (tied for fourth-lowest tournament score in program history)
• Led Richmond to a runner-up finish at the Low Country Intercollegiate, tying for fourth with a 8-over 224
• Finished in top 20 in her final three events of the fall, including a tie for 6th at the Nittany Lion Invitational at 3-over (219)

JUNIOR (2022-23)
• Led team with a stroke average of 74.52, the lowest single-season stroke average in program history
• Ended season with a career stroke average of 75.20 the lowest in program history for an individual who has competed in at least 15 events
• Led UR with three top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes
• First Team All-Patriot League selection ... joined Sophie DiPetrillo as the only Spiders to ever earn First Team All-Conference honors three times
• Second Team VaSID All-State selection ... first Spider to ever earn multiple All-State honors
• Helped Richmond to the 2023 Patriot League Championship, tying for third and shooting 71-75-72 (+2) ... 72 in final round contributed to a team score of 287 (-1), matching the lowest single-round score in program history ... Part of a team that finished the tournament at 10-over par (874), the best tournament score in program history
• Tied for third at the LowCountry Intercollegiate, shooting 78-73/151 (+7)
• Second on team with a 73.00 stroke average in the fall
• Led Richmond with a 221 (+5) at The Lady Paladin ... Tied for 17th
• Shot 72-71-77/220 (+4) at Nittany Lion Invitational and finished tied for 11th ... 10th top-20 finish in her 11 full-field events over the last two seasons
• Tied a career best with at 216 (E) at the William & Mary Fall Invitational, matching the fourth-best tournament score in program history ... Finished in fourth place, her seventh career top-10 result ... Helped Richmond to program-record team score of 877 (+13) and a tie for 1st among the 10 teams in the event

SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
• Ended season with a career stroke average of 75.59, the lowest in program history for an individual who has competed in at least 15 events
• 75.25 stroke average was lowest on team and third-lowest in a season in program history at end of 2021-22 season
• First Team All-Patriot League selection
• Second Team VaSID All-State selection
• Led Richmond with four top-10 finishes and eight top-20 finishes
• 1 of three Spiders to compete in all 28 competitive rounds
• Runner-up at Patriot League Championship ... Shot 77-74-77/228 (+12)
• Led UR at Ironwood Invitational, tying for 18th at 220 (+4) ... Was tied for lead after shooting 70 (-2) in Round 1, her lowest round of the season ... Seventh top-20 finish in eight tournaments this season ... Named Patriot League Golfer of the Week on April 6
• Recorded a top-10 finish at Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate, shooting 74-78-81/233 (+17) to tie for ninth
• Tied for 19th at Low Country Intercollegiate with a score of 231 (+15)
• Shot 71-72-73/216 (E) to finish tied for third at River Landing Classic ... 54-hole total of 216 matched third-lowest tournament score in program history and was one shot off program record ... Named Patriot League Golfer of the Week on March 9 for her efforts
• Shot 149 (+5) and tied for fifth at Independence Classic, helping Richmond to a win vs Seton Hall & St. John's
• Tied for 19th at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational, her third top-20 finish in four events in the fall ... Shot 74-75-80/229 (+13)
• Shot 74-75/149 (+5) at the Navy Fall Invitational ... Tied for fifth in the field of 76, recording her third career top-five finish ... Helped the Spiders to their first tournament win since the 2019 Bucknell Spring Break Intercollegiate and their first win in a full-field event since the 2017 Bill Berg Invitational
• Tied for 46th at Bryan National after shooting 77-81-73/231 (+16) ... Led all Spiders with a 73 (+1) in Round 3
• Shot 75-72-74/221 (+5) at season-opening Kingsmill Intercollegiate to lead all Spiders ... Tied for 17th, her third career top-20 finish ... 221 (+5) her best career tournament score

FRESHMAN (2020-21)
• Averaged a team-best 76.19 strokes over 16 rounds, the lowest stroke average for a freshman in program history and the seventh-lowest single-season stroke average in program history
• Shot 79-78-78/235 (+19) at the NCAA Regional in Columbus, Ohio at Ohio State University ... Tied for 77th in the field of 96
• Medalist at the Patriot League Championship after shooting rounds of 74, 79, and 74 for an 11-over 227 ... Defeated Boston's Flair Kuan by one stroke ... Joined Sophie DiPetrillo (2018) as the only individual conference champions in program history ... Became the first Spider freshman to win an event since Caroline Lovette at the 2009 Spider Invitational
• Named Patriot League's Most Outstanding Golfer and Most Outstanding Freshman as well as First Team All-Patriot League for her performance at the conference championship
• Defeated NC State's Natalie Ambruster 2&1 to win her match in the 3rd round of the Cavalier Match Play
• Won first career Patriot League Golfer of the Week award on March 31 following her performance in the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate
• Tied for second in the field of 67 at the Kingsmill Spring Intercollegiate, shooting 76-77-73/226 (+10) ... Best tournament finish for a Spider in an event with 40 or more competitors since Elsa Diaz won the 2017 Boston College Intercollegiate ... Helped lead Richmond to a runner-up finish in the 12-team event
• Shot rounds of 74 (+2) and 79 (+7) to help Richmond to a win in a home match vs William & Mary
• Shot 69 (-3) in the final round of the River Landing Classic, her fifth competitive college round ... Tied the fourth-lowest 18-hole score in program history ... Finished the event at 221 (+5), tied for 33rd
• Shot 77 (+5) at The Match at Spring Creek, one shot behind the best score of any Spider
• Carded an 80 (+8) in Richmond's season-opening win at William & Mary

BEFORE RICHMOND
• 2019 Virginia Women's State Amateur Champion
• 2019 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state champion (shot 71)
• Competed in 2017-19 VA Junior Girls Team Matches
• Top-10 finish in 2017 and 2019 VSGA Women's Stroke Play Championship
• Competed in 2017 USGA Junior Girls, 2018 USGA Women's Amateur Four-ball Championship
• 17-time medalist in high school matches from 2017-19
• 2018-19 Junior Valentine champion
• 3-time winner, 8-time medalist on PKB Golf Tour
• Competed in 2017-209 North South Junior at Pinehurst in NC (high finish - 17th)
• Competed in 2020 North South Women's Amateur
• Made cut at 2020 LNGA Tennessee Grasslands, placing 44th in the field of 120

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Kurt and Dianne ... Has a younger brother Joey
• Member of Honor Roll all four years in high school
• Performed community service for SPCA, Housing Families First, Habitat for Humanity, and others