Hawkins Earns Gamer of the Week Honors
Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc. and The Putnam Herald are pleased to present this week’s female Gamer of the Week to junior, Savannah Hawkins of the Hurricane High School golf team.
Hurricane has several talented returning golfers this year including junior Savannah Hawkins who has been making a name for herself since she was just 14 years old. She is the youngest player to ever win the women's division of the West Virginia Junior Amateur. She was the top performer on her team last year at states and finished T11. She has been competing in tournaments over the summer to prepare for the season. She placed 2nd this year at the Women’s WV State Amateur just three strokes behind champion.
She has played a key role in the team's success this season. This year she finished 5th in the Duke Ridgeley and had a respectable showing in the Callaway Tour high school series as well placing T5 at It is her goal to break her low score of 2 under par at Sleepy Hollow, which we have no doubt she will achieve this season. “I think consistency is the key. I feel like I've been a lot more consistent this year. Last year was kind of like here or there. But this year, I'm trying to try to bring it down to a little more consistency,” said Savannah.
“Savannah is an absolute beast on the course. Yesterday we played our first regular match for this season against an Ohio team, and because they have separate clubs for boys and girls, they had her tee off from the mens’ tees since she was technically golfing against a mens team. She still had the lowest score of the round. She makes the best decisions, plays with all heart, and I couldn’t ask for a better golfer on my team!” said Coach Courtney Dolin.
Savannah has plans to play golf in college. When Savannah isn’t playing golf, she is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, and Link crew.
Please look for other local high school athletes to be named in next week’s female Gamer of the Week Sponsored by Teays Physical Therapy Center, Inc. and The Putnam Herald.