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Wingate University Athletics

2019-20 Women's Golf Roster

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South Atlantic Conference

Diana McDonald

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kingston, Ontario

Biography


2018-19 (JUNIOR)

  • Second place in SAC Championships with a six-over-par 222
  • First-round 72 at SAC event was best round of season
  • Tied for fourth place at Wingate’s Low Country Invitational with 151
  • Thirteen of 23 rounds in the 70s, including three-of-three at the SAC Championships
  • Shot a 73 twice (Rollins’ Bell Invitational and UNCP’s Campbell Oil Classic)
  • Junior year ledger included two top-five finishes, two top-10 showings and three top-20s

2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)

  • 2018 SAC Player of the Year as a sophomore
  • Posted a team-best 76.1 stroke average in 11 events
  • Won three individual titles and added two runner-up finishes
  • Had nine top-10 finishes, which included eight top 10 finishes and seven top-five efforts
  • Opened the season by finishing three-under at the Battle at Old South, carding a final-round 68 to finish second
  • Shot 73 and 74 in the second tournament of the season to win the Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate
  • Finished second in the next event by carding consecutive rounds of 71 at the Flagler Fall Slam to finish two-under
  • Capped her incredible fall season with a victory at the Newberry College Invitational with rounds of 77 and 71
  • Opened the spring season with a fifth-place showing at the Barton Invitational at Kiawah with rounds of 76 and 78
  • Her third win of the season came at the Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic, carding rounds of 75, 78 and 70
  • Finished fourth at the SAC Championship

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)

  • Second team All-SAC honoree as a freshman
  • Led the Bulldogs with a 78.0 stroke average
  • Tied for fifth at the Wingate Challenge, carding a pair of 79s
  • Tied for seventh at the Pfeiffer event with rounds of 73 and 75
  • Finished ninth at the Flagler Fall Slam
  • Notched an eighth-place finish at the SAC Championship with rounds of 77, 79 and 72
  • Had a team-best 17 rounds in the 70s out of her 22 rounds on the season 

PERSONAL
  • Born September 30, 1997 in Bayawan, Philippines 
  • Daughter of Susanita and Peter McDonald
  • Majoring in Sport Management
  • Favorite athlete is Brooke Henderson 
  • Favorite sports team is the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Favorite sports other than golf are baseball and soccer

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior