Overview: Three year starter who graduated with degree in health science in May 2026…starter on two Clemson teams that finished in the top 20 at the NCAA national tournament and a third that reached the NCAA regional…finished with a 73.72 stroke average, her average improved each of her four years on the team…had 18 career under-par rounds, 10th most in Clemson history…her 33 rounds at par or better stand ninth…had 15 rounds at even par…her 289 career birdies rank seventh in school history….played in 37 tournaments, same total as classmate Isabella Rawl, tied for fifth in school history…her 101 carer rounds stand 8th…76 of her 95 career rounds in the team lineup were counters…her 76 career counting scores stand seventh most in school history…scored in the 60s, six times 10 times…had a strong summer of 2025, she finished in a tie for first at the Carolinas Amateur before losing in a playoff…starter in nine of the 11 team events and played 11 overall including as an individual on Clemson’s fifth-ranked 2023-24 team….had career best tying 68 in second round of the 2024 ACC Tournament to lead the Clemson team…won her match in semifinal of match play against Rebecca Skoler of Virginia, 1-up…finished with a 4-5 career record in match play, including 2-1 in 2024-25…starter in four tournaments early in her freshman year when Clemson won the ACC championship and finished 20th in the nation…Player of the Year at the 2A level in South Carolina as a senior in high school…big reason Chesnee High School won State championship her senior year and finished runner-up her sophomore and junior years…ranked as the #2 overall player in South Carolina as a senior…won 17 tournaments in her high school career, including at least two each year….won 2A State Championship in fall of 2021 (senior year) with rounds of 66-70…won 2021 Players Championship with rounds of 65-66…four-time all-state and all-region…finished in top four of state championship tournament all four years….qualified for US Junior Championship in 2021…reached second round of match play at US Juniors in 2021.… part of the first girls golf team at Chesnee High School…played for Kyle Scruggs in high school…personal coach is Bradley Hughes.
In 2025-26: Third on Clemson’s 2025-26 NCAA Tournament team in stroke average with a career best 73.42 average….played in all 12 tournaments, 11 in the Clemson team lineup…had a pair of top 10 finishes, sixth at the season opening Tiger Classic and seventh at the French Broad Collegiate…had four rounds in the 60s and seven under-par rounds overall…added five even par rounds…had season best 65in the second round of the Cougar Classic on September 8, her second round of the day…she finished at even par 213 for the event, tied for 25th…led the team in birdies with 97…had three tournaments with at least 10 birdies, including season high 13 at the Cougar Classic…also had 10 at Briars Creek and Clemson Invitational in consecutive events at end of the year….had 74.75 stroke average in opening rounds, but 72.08 in final rounds…had best final round stroke average on the team…had team bests 3.06 stroke average on par three holes, tied for the fifth best in Clemson history over a season…had 4.16 average on par four holes, third best on the team, and a 4.93 average on par five holes…her score counted in 24 of 31 rounds…had best score of the round, eight times and was the top Tiger at two events…did not have a top 10 in the spring, but had three top 20s and four top 25s…finished strong 13th at Gator Invitational with a 213 score…was 11th at -1 at Briars Creek…tied for best Clemson golfer at Clemson Invitational with 25th…finished 18th at ACC Championship with three-under-par 213 score thanks to consistent rounds of 72-71-70…finished 37th at her 37th and final Clemson tournament, the Tallahassee Regional.
In 2024-25: First-team Academic All-ACC as a junior in 2024-25…had a 73.61 stroke average, fifth on the team…started eight tournaments all in the Clemson lineup…played 23 rounds and shot par or better in nine of them…had 74 birdies to tie for the team lead… shot 75 or better in 18 of 23 rounds…had season best round of four under par 68 at Clemson Invitational…had 73.11 stroke average in opening rounds and 73.33 in final rounds…averaged 3.12 on par three holes, second best on the team, 4.17 on par fours and 4.98 on par fives…her score counted in 23 of 26 rounds…finsihed 27th at the Annika Intercollegiate, tied for best finish among Clemson golfers…had 2-1 record in match play, all at the Barbara Nicklaus match play where she helped Clemson to the women’s championship…had the best round of the day five times and was Clemson’s best player in two tournaments…started the year with 14-place finish at Tiger Classic with rounds of 72-73…finished 22nd at the Mason Rudolph with four under par 212 she was Clemson’s best golfer at that tournament…had consistent performance with rounds of 69-72-71, one tournament she shot par or better in all three rounds…finished 15th at Notre Dame Clover Cup with a 213 score…that included a final round 69…her final round 68 at Clemson Invitational was her career best in a final round.
In 2023-24: Fourth on the team in stroke average (73.71) for the year, she entered the starting lineup at The Blessings at University of Arkansas in October…had 12th place at the The Blessings in her first tournament of the year, it would be her third best event of her sophomore year…finished 75th as an individual at the Landfall Tradition, but she had a final round 70 that was bogey free, the only bogey free round of her career so far…finished 11th at Lady Bulldog Individual in January…had 20th place at Moon Golf with consistent 73-73-72 for 218 total…she led the Tigers at that tournament….best event was at ACC Tournament in April when she shot a 220 (+4) and finished 10th…tied for Clemson’s second best player with Annabelle Pancake…had career best and team best 15 birdies at ACC Tournament…had top 25 (24th) finish at NCAA Bryan Regional, thanks to rounds of 76-73-72 for a five-over-par 221….Clemson’s third best player at NCAA National Tournament with 300 total, good enough for 53rd place….had solid 73.1 stroke average in final rounds…played in all 11 events and had her only top 10 at ACC Championship…,had three top 12 finishes…had 3.14 average on par three holes, had 4.17 on par fours and 4.94 on par fives…her score counted in 22-27 rounds, including three of the four at the NCAA National Tournament…had best round of the day six times this year, but was Clemson’s best player at two tournaments, Moon Golf and Valspar Augusta….had 79 birdies this year.
In 2022-23: Began the year as a starter for first two tournaments…played in five overall four in the Clemson lineup…sixth on the team in stroke average, she finished with a pair of rounds in the 60s, three at par or better…had 39 birdies and an eagle for her 14 rounds…both of her rounds in the 60s took place in the spring, an opening 68 at the Moon Golf and a opening 69 at the Clemson Invitational…her -4 in that round at Moon Golf tied for the fifth most strokes under par in a single round by a Clemson golfer this year…finished 27th at the Clemson Invitational her best finish of the year…had her most consistent performance at the Schooner Classic where she shot 73-72-71 for a 216 total…had season best 11 birdies at the Schooner Classic…had 72.2 stroke average for first rounds, best on the team…averaged 3.2 on par three holes, 4.32 on par fours and 4.76 on par fives…her score counted in 7-11 rounds in the Clemson lineup…Clemson’s third best player at the Ivy Intercollegiate, she then won her match in match play against Ashley Yen of Yale, 8 & 7.
In High School: 2A Player of the Year by South Carolina Coaches Association, Region Player of the Year in South Carolina…won state championship at 2A level…named all-state, all-region as a senior…won seven tournaments her senior year…the seven wins included winning the State Championship individual tournament….had 69.10 stroke average….had low round of 62 her senior year, her career low, Chesnee High School record and the course record…South Carolina Golf Association Tournament Champion…women’s South Carolina Golf Association Junior Champion…finished fourth at South Carolina Amateur…member of the SCJGA Can Am Team…member of Carolina Golf Association Mid Atlantic Team…member of South Carolina team in SCIGA Challenge Matches…2A Player of the Year as a junior, she also won the Region Player of the Year award…won five high school tournaments…finished second at State Championship…had 70.09 scoring average with a low of 65…first-team all-state and all-region…won 2020 Morgan Lucas Championship, Peggy Kirk Bell Orange Whip Classic and Jimmy Anderson Junior Championship…also won South Carolina Junior Golf Association Players Championship with nine-under-par score….finished in third place at Beth Daniel Junior…played in South Carolina/Georgia Challenge Matches…won two tournaments as a sophomore, she finished fourth at the state tournament….named all-region and all-state…had 73.60 scoring average with a low of 69 as a sophomore…won three tournaments as a freshman and finished third at the state championship…had 75.81 stroke average with a 68…at the time it was a school record…all-region and all-state.
Personal: Born Sydney Denise Roberts on May 21, 2004 in Spartanburg, SC…daughter of Kevin and Staci Roberts….ranked #5 in her high school class…member of National Honor Society and National Beta Club…recognized as Scholar Athlete by Spartanburg Herald Journal.
Tournament-by-Tournament 2022-23
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12-13 | Cougar Classic | 73-73-82 | +15 | 228 | 90 |
| 9/24-26 | Schooner Classic | 73-72-71 | +6 | 216 | 49 |
| 10/10 | Ivy Intercollegiate | 78-80 | +14 | 158 | 45 |
| 2/19-21 | Moon Golf | 68-79-77 | +8 | 224 | 74 |
| 3/24-26 | Clemson Invitational | 69-72-78 | +3 | 219 | 27 |
Tournament-by-Tournament 2023-24
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/2-3 | The Blessings | 74-72 | +2 | 146 | 12 |
| 10/15-17 | Mercedes Benz | 76-70-75 | +8 | 221 | 42 |
| 10/27-29 | #Landfall Tradition | 78-79-70 | +11 | 227 | 75 |
| 1/27 | #Lady Bulldog | 75 | +3 | 75 | 11 |
| 2/17-20 | Moon Golf | 73-73-72 | +2 | 218 | 20 |
| 3/1-2 | Gator Invitational | 76-75-76 | +16 | 226 | 55 |
| 3/8-10 | Valspar Augusta | 71-75-72 | +2 | 218 | 27 |
| 3/22-24 | Clemson Invitational | 73-75-72 | +4 | 220 | 38 |
| 4/18-20 | ACC Championship | 72-68-73 | -3 | 213 | 10 |
| 5/6-8 | NCAA Bryan Reg. | 74-73-74 | +5 | 221 | 24 |
| 5/17-21 | NCAA National | 74-73-76-77 | +12 | 300 | 53 |
Tournament-by-Tournament 2024-25
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26 | Tiger Classic | 72-73 | +1 | 145 | 14 |
| 9/9-11 | Annika | 76-72-72 | +4 | 220 | 27 |
| 9/20-22 | Mason Rudolph | 69-72-71 | -4 | 212 | 22 |
| 10/25-27 | Landfall Tradition | 70-73-79 | +6 | 222 | 37 |
| 2/2-4 | Therese Hession | 74-74-78 | +13 | 226 | 64 |
| 2/16-18 | Moon Golf | 77-80-77 | +18 | 234 | 83 |
| 3/10-12 | Clover Cup | 71-73-69 | +3 | 213 | 15 |
| 3/28-30 | Clemson Invitational | 74-79-68 | +5 | 221 | 54 |
| 4/16-17 | ACC Championship | 75-79-73 | +11 | 227 | 47 |
Tournament-by-Tournament 2025-26
| Date | Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26 | Tiger Classic | 72-69 | -3 | 141 | 6 |
| 9/8-9 | Cougar Classic | 76-65-72 | E | 213 | 25 |
| 9/19-21 | Mason Rudolph | 74-72-76 | +9 | 222 | 4 |
| 10/3-5 | Ron Moore | 69-77-74 | +4 | 220 | 26 |
| 10/27-28 | French Broad Coll. | 78-72 | +6 | 150 | 7 |
| 2/2-4 | Paradise Invitational | 80-72-73 | +9 | 225 | 48 |
| 2/15-16 | Spartan Suncoast | 84-81-75 | +24 | 240 | 70 |
| 3/6-8 | Gator Invitational | 71-71-71 | +3 | 213 | 13 |
| 3/16-17 | Briars Creek | 74-69 | -1 | 143 | 11 |
| 3/27-29 | Clemson Invitational | 73-75-71 | +3 | 219 | 25 |
| 4/16-17 | ACC Championship | 72-71-70 | -3 | 213 | 18 |
| 5/11-13 | NCAA Regional | 74-77-73 | +8 | 224 | 37 |
Career Stats
| Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Strokes | 60s | -75 | -Par | Par | Avg | Top-10 | Best Round | Best Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 5 | 14 | 1045 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 74.64 | 0 | 68 | 216 |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 31 | 2285 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 73.71 | 1 | 68 | 213 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 23 | 1693 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 73.61 | 0 | 68 | 212 |
| 2025-26 | 12 | 33 | 2423 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 73.42 | 2 | 65 | 213 |
| Clemson | 37 | 101 | 7446 | 10 | 75 | 18 | 15 | 73.72 | 3 | 65 | 212 |