Sam O'Hara

Virginia
2024-25 (Sophomore)
• Made his collegiate debut competing as an individual at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 7-8)
• Fired back-to-back 69s in the final two rounds of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate competing as an individual. Finished 8th overall after shooting a 1-over 214 (76-69-69).
2023-24 (Freshman)
• Freshman on the Cavalier roster
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll
Amateur Golf and Personal Information
• Co-medalist in stroke play at Met Junior Championship
• Named a 2022 Rolex Scholastic Junior All-American as a standout at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn.
• Was the 2022 Long Island Amateur runner-up after winning the Long Island Junior in 2020
• His top AJGA outing in 2022 was a tie for fourth place at the Golf Performance Center Junior
• Had top-20 finishes at the K.J. Choi Foundation Junior, the Junior Orange Bowl International and the Dominican Junior Open. He also competed at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur
• Mother, Dara (Brunelli), played lacrosse at Virginia
• His father, Timothy, also graduated from UVA
• His grandfather, Sam Brunelli played six years with the Denver Broncos (1966-71) in the NFL
• As an 11-year-old, he competed at the Drive, Chip & Putt finals at Augusta National in 2016
• Enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences
YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
2024-25 | 6 | 446 | 74.33 | 69 |
Totals | 6 | 446 | 74.33 | 69 |
Sam O’Hara’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 8th, Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 25, 2025
Career Top-10 Finishes: 1, Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 25, 2025
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 214, Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 25, 2025
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 69, Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 24, 2025; Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, March 25, 2025