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2025-26 Women's Golf Roster

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Sophia Sulkar

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Barrington Hills, Ill.
  • High School Barrington
  • Instagram sophiasulkar

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-64th -- Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (Oct. 7-8, 2024)
Low Round: 71 (-1) -- Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (Oct. 7-8, 2024)
Low 54-Hole Score: 222 (+6) -- Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (Oct. 7-8, 2024)

Junior 2024-25

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played three rounds in oen events with a 74.00 scoring average.
  • Finished tied for 64th at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah from Oct. 7-8, a career best...posted a 54-hole score of 222 (+6), matching a career low...shot a season-low 71 (-1) in the second round of the tournament, which also matched a career-low mark.

Sophomore 2023-24

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played 30 rounds in 10 events with a 78.37 scoring average.
  • Carded a career-low, 71 (-1) in the final round of the Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 10).
  • Recorded a career-best 65th-place finish at the Nexus Collegiate from Feb. 12-14.

Freshman 2022-23

  • Played three rounds in one event with a 74.00 scoring average.
  • Carded a season-low, even-par 72 in the final round of the Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 11).
  • Posted a 54-hole total of 222 (+6) at the Illini Women's Invitational (Oct. 10-11, 2022) in her first-career tournament.

High School

  • 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior Qualifier Medalist
  • 2021 IHSA Individual State Runner-up
  • Barrington High School Team Captain and led team to 2021 IHSA State Title
  • Two-time Mid-Suburban League Champion (2020, 2021)
  • 2020 AJGA Wincraft McArthur Third Place Finish
  • 2020 MAJGT at Notre Dame Champion
  • 2020 MAJGT at Kenosha CC Runner-up
  • 2020 MAJGT Girls’ Championship Runner-up
  • 2019 AJGA Wincraft/McArthur Top Ten Finish
  • 2019 IHSA Individual 5th place State Finish

Personal

  • Daughter of Shiven and Shali Sulkar
  • Sister Reena played for the Illinois women's golf program from 2019-21
  • Majoring in computer engineering.

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2022-23 1 3 222 74.00 72 (E) 222 (+6)
2023-24 10 30 2,351 78.37 71 (-1) 220 (+7)
2024-25 1 3 222 74.00 71 (-1) 222 (+6)
Totals 12 36 2,795 77.64 71 (-1) 222 (+6)

Individual Results

2022-23 Tournament Score Finish
Oct. 10-11 Illini Women's Invitational 75-75-72 = 222 (+6) T-68th
2023-24 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 11-12 Cougar Classic 76-72-72 = 220 (+7) T-70th
Sept. 23-25 Schooner Fall Classic 76-74-78 = 228 (+18) T-77th
Oct. 2-3 Windy City Collegiate Classic 84-75-77 = 236 (+20) 79th
Oct. 9-10 Illini Women's Invitational 76-79-71 = 226 (+10) T-66th
Oct. 27-29 Landfall Tradition 71-74-83 = 228 (+12) T-77th
Feb. 12-14 Nexus Collegiate 82-83-84 = 249 (+33) 65th
March 11-12 Briar's Creek Invitational 80-78-77 = 235 (+19) 90th
March 29-30 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 77-81-81 = 239 (+23) T-79th
April 13-14 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational 79-82-85 = 246 (+30) 70th
April 19-21 Big Ten Championships 84-78-82 = 244 (+28) 82nd
2024-25 Tournament Score Finish
Oct. 7-8 Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah 78-71-73 = 222 (+6) T-64th

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior