SETTING THE SCENE
The St. John Fisher women’s golf team enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in recent memory in 2025-26, winning a trio of tournaments, including the Empire 8 Conference Invitational. The Cardinals also placed second in the Northeast Women’s Golf Conference (NWGC) Championship Tournament.
Fisher had three players earn All-Empire 8 status last season with strong performances in the conference tournament, including freshman Emma Sweazy, the E8 Player and Rookie of the Year. Sarah Burgess and Ava Malvaso were also first-team All-Conference performers in the two-day tournament.
Sweazy and Burgess figure to once again be the top two players for Bob Simms’ team this coming season.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Emma Sweazy, So. – Sweazy averaged 86.4 strokes per round during an impressive rookie season in 2025-26. She shot 20-over-par 163 to win the Empire 8 Conference Invite and placed second in the Northeast Women’s Golf Conference Championship at 19-over 163, three strokes shy of the conference champion.
Sarah Burgess, Sr. – Burgess has had the Cardinals’ best scoring average in each of the last two seasons, carding 87.3 strokes per round as a sophomore in 2024-25 and a career-low 86.1 strokes per round in 2025-26. A two-time All-Empire 8 first-team honoree, she placed second in the conference invite last season at 26-over-par 169. Burgess also won the Nazareth Fall Invite last season, shooting 18-over 162.
DID YOU KNOW?
St. John Fisher snapped a seven-year drought without a tournament win last season with its first-place finish in the St. John Fisher Fall Invite.
LINKS
Team Webpage – Schedule, Roster, Coaching Staff, Record Book (Click Here)
St. John Fisher Golf Instagram (Click Here)
St. John Fisher Golf Team Video (Click Here)
