As a Senior...Competed in three tournaments during the fall for the Shockers...Had a 79.22 stroke average...Finished in a tie for 11th at the Marilynn Smith Invitational, carding a 234 (78-80-76)...Shot her best round of the fall at the Johnnie Imes Invitational with a first-round 74
As a Junior...Finished the season with a stroke average of 80.6...Finished in a tie for 41st at the MVC Championship. In the spring, played in all five tournaments for the Shockers...Shot a 238 (85-76-77) at the Del Monte Invitational and finished in 23rd place. In the fall, she played in all five tournaments for Wichita State...Carded a 54-hole score of 233 (78-77-78) at the Fall Hoosier Invitational, where she finished tied for 23rd...Carded a 54-hole score of 243 (83-84-76) at the Fighting Camel Classic and tied for 34th...In the summer, Samb tied for 13th at the 2011 Minnesota Women's State Amateur Championship.
As a Sophomore...Finished fourth on the team with a 78.96 stroke average and shot 15 rounds in the 70s...Finished tied for second at the WSU Spring Invitational with a 36-hole score of 146 (76-70)...Recorded her low 54-hole score of 231 (76-78-77) at the Edwin Watts Classic...Took second place at the Shocker Invitational with a 36-hole total of 144 (73-71) ...Her final round 70 at the WSY Spring Invitational is her career low round...Named Academic All-American by the American Golf Coaches
Association...Named to the 2010-11 WSU AD Honor Roll.
As a Freshman...Finished fourth on the team with a stroke average of 80.8...played in seven tournaments...shot her low-score of 78 twice (3rd round at the Marilynn Smith Invitational and 2nd round at the Northern Migration Invitational...tied for 17th place at the Bob Hurley Shootout with her low 54-hole score of 238 (82-80-76)...was named to the 2010 National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team for earning a 3.5 GPA or better.
Before she was a Shocker…Played for Alan VanWyngarden at Burnsville Senior High School…Began her career on the varsity team in seventh grade, collecting six letters for BHS… Was the only seventh grader at the state tournament in 2004…Tied for fourth place at the state tournament during her senior season…Named All-Lake conference four times…Named the runner-up Minnesota Junior Golf Association Player-of-the-Year in 2007, the same season she served as captain of the BHS State Champion golf team…Named Minnesota PGA Junior Player-of-the-Year in 2009...High school teammate of current WSU teammate Gretchen Huhnerkoch.
Personal…Natalie Lynn Samb was born on October 16, 1990 in Burnsville, Minn….Daughter of Howie and Penny Samb…Has one older brother, Garrett …She is pursuing a business marketing degree to prepare her for a desired career with Titleist a sales representative...favorite pro golfer is Adam Scott…Reasons for choosing Wichita State include: the business marketing degree, great golf program with great coaches, and it’s the right size in the perfect area.
Career Bests
Low Round: 70, WSU Invitational, 2011, 2nd Round
Low 54-hole score: 231, Edwin Watts Classic, 2011
Finish: 2nd Shocker Invitational, 2010; WSU Spring Invitational
Career Top-20 Finishes: 5
Career Top-10 Finishes: 2
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