Grinnell College Athletics

Vidushi Sinha ’19 and her twin sister, Hall of Fame inductee Vrishali Sinha ’19, together propelled Grinnell College’s women’s golf program to national prominence. As co-captains of the women’s golf team for three years, they left an indelible mark and rewrote the Grinnell and Midwest Conference record books. Vidushi Sinha remains the Pioneers’ all-time stroke average leader, boasting a career marked by multiple All-America honors and three Midwest Conference Tournament individual titles. 

Setting the bar high from the outset, she clinched the 2015 MWC Tourney crown as a first-year, scoring 235 over three days, while leading her team to the overall title with a record-setting 1,018 strokes. Sinha followed that with a runner-up MWC Tourney finish in 2016, following her sister’s lead, with a score of 232. Grinnell once again clinched the team title with a school-record score of 981. Sinha went on to earn second-team All-America honors and All-Central Region recognition while posting a season stroke average of 74.29 in her second year, which was a program record at the time and still ranks second in College history. In 2017, Sinha claimed her second MWC individual title with a score of 226, guiding the Pioneers to yet another team crown. Her third-year stroke average of 75.62 still stands as seventh-best in program history, earning her All-Central Region accolades. 

But Sinha and the Pioneers saved their best for last, culminating with a trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament in her final season. Earlier in the campaign, Sinha claimed a third MWC individual title with a two-day score of 151 as the Pioneers again won the team crown. Sinha, a first-team All-American and All-Central Region selection, was sharp at the national meet and finished seventh with a four-day score of 303, which is still a program record for 72 holes. Her performance guided Grinnell to ninth place in the team standings, the second-best national finish for any Pioneer team. Sinha finished the season with a stroke average of 75.67, still among the top 10 in program history. 

For her career, Sinha holds the Grinnell stroke average record of 75.83 over 59 rounds, and the top two 36-hole totals in program history (140 and 141). A multi-year Academic All-Conference selection, Sinha capped her senior season by winning the Grace McIllrath Parker ’11 Award. She was also named to the prestigious 18Birdies All-American Scholar Team by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association – an academic honor which requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5. In 2021, Sinha was celebrated as one of Midwest Conference’s Top-100 student-athletes as part of the league’s centennial celebration. Sinha graduated from Grinnell with a double major in economics and studio art. Post-graduation, she embarked on a career with Hines, a leading real estate developer, investor, and manager, joining their Investments Team. Sinha is set to commence her MBA at the London Business School in August 2024. She is the recipient of the Forté Foundation Fellowship, a prestigious award that recognizes individuals who exhibit exemplary leadership and demonstrate a commitment to advancing women in business.