2025-2026 Women's Golf Roster

Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith

Taylor Davis

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Salem
  • Hometown Salem, Va.

Biography

2025-26 -- Sophomore -- Earned second team All-Conference honors ... Etched name in record book with the third-best single-season scoring average by a sophomore with an 80.4 mark ... Set program scoring record for a single round and a 36-hole tournament with a three-under 70 at the Savannah Invitational to finish out a one-under 145 (75-70) ... Took 10th place at the event and broke the tournament scoring record by two strokes ... Appeared in nine events with 19 rounds played during her second season ... Posted five top-20 showings including three top-10 performances and one top-five ... Finished 5th at the VSGA Women's Intercollegiate with a 16-over 160 (80-80) ... Tied for 11th at the Pfeiffer Spring Invitational with an 18-over 162 (82-80)

2024-25 -- Freshman -- Earned WGCA All-American Scholar recognition ... Posted an 83.5 stroke average in her first season with the Captains ... Recorded a personal best 77 during her first collegiate performance at the Wisconsin-Whitewater Invitational in September ... Finished out the tournament with a 23-over 165 (77-88) and tied for 42nd overall ... Best effort came at the VSGA Women's Intercollegiate in the spring where she finished tied for 11th with an 18-over 162 (78-84) ... Added a 17-over showing at the Westbrook Village Invitational with a 159 (80-79) ... Competed in five events during her first season and logged one top-20 performance

At Salem -- Helped lead the Spartans to a state championship in 2021 ... Heritage Invitational Champions as a junior ... Earned second team All-District and honorable mention All-Region plaudits in 2023 ... Served as team captain ... Earned SHS Golf Coaches Award ... Career low round of 69 ... Roanoke Valley Women's Hall of Fame Team Champion in 2023 for Hidden Valley CC ... Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame Junior Hall of Fame Team Award in 2024 ... Graduated as a Distinguished Scholar, AP Scholar Award winner, AP Scholar with Distinction, and Spanish Biliteracy Seal Recipient ... Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Vice President of School and Community Outreach

Personal -- Taylor Verné Davis was born in Salem, Va. ... Daughter of Justin and Holly Davis ... Has one sister, Ashlyn ... Favorite athlete is Scottie Scheffler ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is Alexander Hamilton ... Most impressive person met is Adam Scott ... Dream vacation would be a trip to Italy to see one of her best friends ... Favorite food are potatoes ... Favorite movie is Mamma Mia and favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls ... Favorite books are the Hunger Games series ... Favorite musician is Taylor Swift ... Aspires to become a lawyer and eventually a judge ... Majoring in American Studies (Constitutional Concentration) and Spanish.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-2025Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2025-2026Sophomore

    5'8"