Dolores White

Class:
Freshman
High School:
George Jenkins
Hometown:
Lakeland, Fla.

2009-10 Tournament Results

Spring 2010
Had a good finish to her career ... Played in a total of six tournaments and was third on the team with a 75.0 scoring average ... Led the squad with 97.2 percent of her rounds counting towards the team score (17.5-of-18) ... Her final six rounds of the year counted towards the team score at both the ACC Championship and the NCAA Regional ... Five of her 18 rounds were played at par or better ... Earned the team's Most Improved Player award ... Finished tied for 67th at the Northrop Grumman after rounds of 78-81-79 ... Had her best tournament of the season at the Bryan National, finishing tied for 14th at 5-over par ... Opened the tournament with a 5-over 41 on the opening nine and would then play the final 45 holes at even-par ... Played in her first ACC Championship and helped lead the Demon Deacons to their second-straight ACC Title as her scores of 73-70-76=219 (+6) counted all three days ... Her 36-hole total of 143 was a career-best and she finished the tournament tied for eighth which was a season-best ... Posted solid rounds of 74-72-74 to finish tied for 30th at the NCAA East Regional at 4-over par.

Fall 2009
Played in three of four events and finished with the third-best scoring average on the team at 75.1 ... Shot rounds of 75-73-76 to finish tied for 42nd at the Lady tar Heel ... Closed with e pair of 76s at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate to finish tied for 55th and closed out the fall with her lone top-20 at the Landfall Tradition, finishing tied for 17th ... Fired a season-best 2-under 70 in the second round of the Landfall.

Summer 2009
Made it through local qualifying for the US Women's Open but fell a couple of shots shy of advancing through sectional qualifying ... Shot rounds of 75-69 to qualify for match play at the TRANS National Amateur ... Won her opening round match but fell in the round of 32.

Spring 2009
Played in a total of three events during the spring, finishing the year with a 76.6 stroke average in six tournaments ... Won her first collegiate event at the Landfall Tradition in the fall, which was her only top-20 finish of the year ... Was fifth on the team with 9.33 of her 16 rounds counting towards the team score ... Started slow at the Northrop Grumman, carding rounds of 81-82 but finished with a superb round of 73 to help lead the team to a second-place finish in a very strong field ... Shot rounds of 72-79-74=225 (+9) to finish tied for 51st at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic ... Posted a round of 80 at the rain-shortened Liz Murphey Classic, which was her final tournament of the season.

Fall 2008
Played in three tournaments ... Claimed her first collegiate medalist honors at the Landfall Tradition on Oct. 24-26, after season-low rounds of 75-73-70=218 (+2) gave her a one-shot victory ... Led the team to its second team title of the fall ... Started the season with rounds of 76-77-81=234 (+18) to tie for 47th at the NCAA Fall Preview ... Also played at the Lady Tar Heel, posting rounds of 79-76-78.

Summer 2008
Did not play in any tournaments because of hip surgery.

Spring 2008
Did not play in any tournaments because of an injury. Fall 2007
Competed in three events... Shot 69-75-76=220 (+4) to finish tied for 22nd at the Mason Rudolph Championship... Shot 77-75-81=223 (+14) to finish tied for 74th at the NCAA Fall Preview...Tied for 14th at the UNCG Starmount Fall Classic after posting a 78-71=149 (+7). Summer 2007
Competed in U.S. Amateur stroke play and shot 71-73 in the first round to tie for 14th... Tied for 43rd at the Canadian Amateur after shooting 76-89-75-79. Spring 2007
Competed in four events... Shot 77-75=152 (+8) to finish tied for second place at the Lady Falcon Invitational... Shot 77-75-76 (+12) to finish tied for 36th at the LSU/Cleveland Classic... Shot 77-71-81=229 (+16) to finish tied for 39th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic... Finished the season with a 76.3 stroke average, good for fourth on the team. Fall 2006
Competed in three events... Led the team with a 74.0 stroke average and had 90 percent of her rounds counted... Shot 73-73-73=219 (+3) at the Mason Rudolph, competing as an individual to finish tied for 16th... Finished first on the team and 17th overall at the Fall Preview, shooting 73-74-74=221 (+5)... Shot 77-76-73=226 to finish in a tie for first on the team and 18th overall at the Lady Tar Heel Invitation. Summer 2006
Shot three consecutive rounds of even par 72, June 20-23, to capture the Hargray Junior Classic in Hilton Head, S.C. Background
A four-year letterwinner in golf at Jenkins High School... Was the individual regional champion in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and the district champion in 2002-05... Helped her team to regional championships in 2002-04 and district championships in 2002-05... Named to Jenkins' honor roll all four years... Finished first in the 2006 AJGA Hargray Junior Championship... First in the 2004 AJGA Buick Junior Open, as well as the First American Title Junior... Champion of the 2003 IRI Group Championship at Highland Creek... Born May 31, 1988 in Flint, Mich.... Daughter of Doug and Deidre White.

Getting to know Dolores...

Most people don't know this about me: I used to be able to clog
What I love most about the game of golf is: It challenges you physically and mentally more than any other sport and you are forced to take full responsibility
Favorite tournament you have played in and why: 2005 Jr. Buick Open. I won in a playoff in Flint, Mich. My family was there and they don't get too see me play often so it was really special.
If I could be a freshman again, I would do this differently: Pick my classes
I wish I were better at: class presentations
Something most people don't know about me is: music is my second passion
My baseball walk-up song would be: Immigrant Song or When the Levee Breaks by Led Zepplin
Best advice from Mom or Dad: never lose my fire
Describe your style of play in one word: steady
Nobody can believe I watch(ed): Hannah Montanna
Favorite athlete to watch in another sport: Dwyane Wade
If I could be on the cover of any magazine, it would be: Golfweek
My first job was: working at my mom's restaurant, doing whatever odd jobs she needed
My worst habit is: I'm a nail biter
Person who has most influenced your golf game: my father
Your dream vacation: Ireland
The hardest thing you ever had to do: not play golf for 8 months due to injuries
The thing you like the most about Wake Forest: Location
Actress that would play me on the big screen: Drew Barrymore
Your pre-round superstitions or habits: Cleaning and organizing my bag, and marking my balls the night before my round
One thing you couldn't imagine living without: hair ties
Your worst phobia: riding in car with someone else driving over a bridge
Person you would love to trade places with for a day: Miley Cyrus
The top three things on my bucket list are:
1. Travel to Ireland
2. See Niagara Falls
3. Write a book

Favorite non-sport person: Miley Cyrus
Favorite cartoon as a child: Rugrats
Favorite course you would like to play but haven't: St. Andrews
Favorite team to play with or against (specify): Whoever is the best that week (other than us)
Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite food: Japanese
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Favorite movie: Forest Gump
Favorite music group: Led Zepplin
Favorite restaurant in Winston-Salem: Sakura
Favorite restaurant anywhere: Texas Cattle Co., Lakeland, Fl
Favorite sport besides golf: Football
Favorite sports team: Any team from Detroit
Favorite midnight snack: Cook-Out, Taco Bell, or a peanut butter and honey sandwich
Favorite song to sing in the shower: Be On You by Ne-Yo
Favorite golf accessory: green tees
Golf ball of preference: Titlest Pro V1
My 14 clubs:
Putter: 2-ball blade
Irons: Cleveland CG Gold PW-4I
Wedges: Cleveland Gunmetal 56, 58, 60 degree
Driver & 3 wood: Cobra LT
Rescue: Cobra Baffler