Katie Poots

Year:
4th
Hometown:
Belfast, Ireland
Prev School:
UCF

2026-27 (Fourth Year)
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Shot a 148 (74-74; +4) at The Ally to tie for 32nd… compiled a score of 219 (72-75-72; +3) to tie for 26th at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational… finished t-35th at the Boilermaker Classic with a score of 227 (76-81-70; +11)… won the Irish Women’s Amateur Close Championship in July.

2025-26 (Third Year)
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Played 36 rounds across 12 events… compiled 10 rounds at or below par, including a season-low 68 in the final round of the CIEE FAU Paradise Invitational… posted a stroke average 73.89… finished inside the top-20 in five tournaments with one top-10 result… played to a 58th finish and a score of 230 (78-75-77; +14) at the NCAA Simpsonville Regional… tied for 16th at the Big Ten Championships with a score of 217 (72-70-75; +7)… earned a 22nd-place result at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational with a three-round score of 229 (73-77-79; +13)… finished t-19th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic with a score of 223 (78-76-69; +7)… tied for 26th at the Valspar Augusta Invitational with a scorecard of 221 (72-74-75; +5)… shot a 220 (72-74-74; +4) to tie for 47th at the Chevron Collegiate… tied for 11th at the CIEE FAU Paradise Invitational with a scorecard of 215 (74-73-68; -1)… finished t-25th at the Landfall Tradition with a three-round score of 225 (75-76-74; +9)… tied for 19th at the Illini Women’s Invitational with a scorecard of 213 (69-72-72; -3)… tied for 44th and produced a score of 223 (74-74-75; +10) at the Mason Rudolph Championship… finished the Wolverine Invitational tied for 42nd and shot a 228 (77-76-75; +15)… tied for ninth at the Boilermaker Classic with a scorecard of 216 (72-70-74; E).

2024-25 (Second Year – at UCF)
Played 29 rounds across 10 events… compiled two rounds at or below par, including a season-low of 69 in the third round of the PDI Intercollegiate… posted a stroke average of 75.17… tied for 64th at the NCAA Charlottsville Regional with a score of 158 (79-79; +16) before being lifted for a substitute in in the third round… subbed in for the final round of the Big 12 Championship to shoot a 76 (+5)… finished 60th at the Veritex Bank Collegiate after shooting a 236 (80-78-78; +20)… played a scorecard of 154 (79-75; +10) to tie for 31st at the Valspar Invitational… tied for 26th as an individual in the Gators Invitational with a final tally of 217 (72-71-76; +7)… compiled a score of 227 (79-75-73; +11) at the Moon Golf Invitational to tie for 58th… tied for 51st at the PDI Intercollegiate with a score of 217 (73-69-75; +1)… ended the tournament tied for 48th at 224 (73-73-78; +8) at the Landfall Tradition… played a 220 (72-76-72; +7) as an individual at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate to tie for 22nd… tied for 67th at the Illini Women’s Invitational with a scorecard of 224 (77-76-71; +8)… signed for a 225 (78-74-73; +9) and a t-44th finish at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate.

2023-24 (First Year – at UCF)
Played 20 rounds across seven events… compiled four rounds at or below par, including a season-low of 69 in the third round of the UCF Challenge… posted a stroke average of 74.45… played a 227 (78-74-75; +11) and a t-42nd-place finish at the NCAA Winston-Salem Regional… ended the Big 12 Championships in 59th place at 233 (77-81-75; +20)… tied for seventh in the stroke play portion of the Texas Showdown with a two-round score of 142 (72-70; -2)… tied for 67th at the Briar’s Creek Invitational with a scorecard of 230 (81-73-76; +14)… signed for a 238 (80-80-78; +28) to tie for 72nd at the Gators Invitational… led the Knights with a 204 (71-73-69; -3) to finish sixth at the Moon Golf Invitational… recorded a t-31st finish at the UCF Challenge with a score of 216 (75-72-69; E).

PREP/PERSONAL
Member of the Irish Junior National Team… earned medalist honors in the 2022 Irish Junior Girls Championship… recipient of the 2022 Irish Girls Order of Merit honors… registered top-10 results at the 2022 Irish Women’s Stroke Play (2nd), 2023 St. Rule Trophy (t-8th), 2022 St. Rule Trophy (t-14th), and the 2023 Irish Women’s Stroke Play (t-16th).