Savanna Schubert, a sophomore transfer at Lipscomb, started golfing when she was only 8 years old and has been playing ever since.
She was first encouraged by her parents to choose a sport and Savanna chose golf and began taking lessons. By the time she was 10, Savanna was already playing at a competitive level, and entered various tournaments around her hometown of Oak Ridge, Tenn.
“Right after my first tournament I was in love with the sport,” Savanna says.
As early as eighth grade Savanna made it a goal to play college golf. She would practice almost every day of the week and would even spend extra hours by herself practicing.
Once in high school, Savanna’s success with golf took off. Savanna qualified in the top ten at state every year she was in high school and in her senior year, she placed in the top five at the state competition. Savanna’s work ethic combined with her accolades in high school, made her dream of playing college golf come true as she was offered a scholarship from Samford University in Birmingham Ala. for the fall of 2010. Samford is a Division I school and as freshman, Savanna played in every tournament.
“The biggest challenge and transition that I had to make going from high school to college golf was that college required more work effort than high school,” Savanna says.
In her first college tournament, the reality of the higher level of competition hit Savanna hard. She scored a respectable 78-75-79. However, with that score, Savanna finished 33rd in a field of 90 girls.
“That experience just made me want to strive harder to get better, and be in the top ten, to be number one,” Savanna says.
Savanna, for personal reasons, decided to leave Samford after her freshman year and chose to attend Lipscomb University this year. She was offered a scholarship here as well and is putting in 20-25 hours a week into practice time. Since her arrival, Savanna has consistently been ranked No. 1 on the team and being only a sophomore, is continuing to have success in each of the tournaments that she competes in.
“I am so thankful that my coach took me in as he did and gave me the chance to play,” Savanna says. “I love everything about Lipscomb golf; the atmosphere, my team mates. I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else.”
Savanna has set another goal for herself in golf in the hopes of winning the title of Atlantic Sun conference champion, both individually and as a team. Upon graduation she also plans to incorporate golf into her career in some capacity.