Lauren Coughlin
Virginia
2015-16 (Senior)
• Named a second-team All-American by the WGCA
• 2016 ACC Individual Champion, her first collegiate title
• Shot 9-under 207, winning title with birdie on final hole
• Led ACC Championships in par-4 and par-5 scoring and was second in birdies (16)
• Named to All-ACC squad as league champion
• Finished 16th at the NCAAs and helped UVA to fifth-place showing in medal play
• Led UVA with 72.50 stroke average that tied for No. 4 in the ACC
• Ranked No. 15 by Golfstat and No. 19 by Golfweek
• Ranks No. 8 in the nation in par-4 scoring (4.06)
• Led all ACC players with 114 birdies this season
• Ranked No. 19 nationally in sub-par strokes per round (3.41)
• Led or shared UVA scoring lead in seven of 11 tournaments
• Was the runner-up at the Mason Rudolph and Rucker Intercollegiate
• Posted four top-five finishes to share ACC lead for that stat
• Set the UVA tournament scoring mark at Mason Rudolph with her -11, 205
• Her 66s at Mason Rudolph and ACC Championships tied as third best rounds by ACC player during the season
• Also shot under par at Landfall Tradition finishing at -2, 214
• Posted UVA’s five-best 18 hole scores and four of team’s five lowest tournament scores
• Finished 33rd at NCAA Regional (Stanford) at +10, 223
• 18 of her 34 rounds were par or better
2014-15 (Junior)
• Helped UVa to a 20th-place finish at NCAA Championships
• Named to 2015 All-ACC team
• Led Cavaliers with ninth-place finish at NCAA Regional
• Set UVa single-round scoring record with 7-under 65 at UCF Challenge
• That score tied as best by an ACC golfer during the season
• Ranked No. 86 by Golfweek and No. 99 by Golfstat
• Tied for 14th in the ACC in stroke average
• One of four players on the roster to compete in all 11 tournaments
• Had best performance of her career, placing fourth at ACC Championships to help UVa to team title
• Shot career best 6-under 210 at the ACCs
• Was team’s No. 2 scorer in last three outings heading into ACCs
• Team’s No. 3 finisher at NCAAs with 85th-place finish
• Led UVa in scoring at Mason Rudolph with 16th-place finish
• Placed 14th at both UCF Challenge and FSU Matchup
• Shot 1-under 215 at UCF Challenge in UVa victory
• Works in UVa football office as a student intern
• Completed her undergrad degree in psychology and went through UVa’s Final Exercises (graduation) in the spring
• Recognized on ACC Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 (Sophomore)
• Led the team with a 74.61 stroke average
• Cavaliers No. 2 finisher at NCAAs, placing 48th at +12, 292
• Topped UVa with 15th-place finish at NCAA East Regional
• Shot 2-under 214 at Regional to post team’s low tourney score of the year
• Regional score was career low 54-hole tourney total
• Ranked 15th in ACC in stroke average scoring
• Placed fifth at the ACC Championships, the best finish of her career
• At the time, her 4-over 220 matched her best collegiate tourney score
• Had five top-25 finishes during the season
• Previous to ACCs, turned in best finish of her career with seventh-place performace at Texas A&M’s Mo-Morial
• Shot then-career best 4-over 220 at Mo-Morial to finish as UVa’s No. 2 scorer
2012-13 (Sophomore)
• Played in two spring tournaments
• Placed 20th in first collegiae event at UCF Challenge
• Posted a 69 in her first collegiate round
• Was 60th at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
2011-12 (Freshman)
• Did not play in any tournaments
• Won 2012 VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship in July
Junior / Amateur Notes
• Took top honors at 2014 Virginia State Golf Association Virginias Women’s Stroke Play Championship • Won 2013 VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship to become the third player in 15 years to claim back-to-back titles at the event
• Runner-up at the 2009 and 2010 Virginia State Golf Association’s Girls Championship
• One of eight girls on the Virginia team that competed against the top juniors from Maryland in 2009 and 2010
• One of four girls selected to the VSGA-MGA Junior team in 2010
• Had a pair of top-five finishes at AJGA events including a seventh place finish in the 72-player field at the Junior Girls Championships
• Qualified for the same event in 2009
• Named to the AJGA/HP Scholastic Honor Roll
• Was ranked No. 139 nationally among all junior players when she signed with UVa
Hickory High School / Personal
• The first girl to play on the Hickory High School boys team for all four years
• Named to the VHSL all-state boys and girls teams in 2010 after winning all-state girls honors in 2008 and 2009
• Was first-team all-district as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Placed third at the girls state championship in 2010 after finishing second in 2009
• Recognized by the Chesapeake School Board as a Chesapeake Scholar Athlete in 2008, 2009 and 2010 • Born in Minneapolis, Minn.
• Parents are Yvette and Michael
• Has a younger sister and younger brother
Lauren Coughlin’s Career Statistics
YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
2012-2013 | 6 | 456 | 76.00 | 69 |
CAREER | 104 | 7681 | 73.86 | 65 |
Lauren Coughlin’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 1st, ACC Championships, April 15-17, 2016
Career Top-10 Finishes: 10
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 205, Mason Rudolph Championship, Sept. 18-20, 2015
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 65, UCF Challenge, Feb. 9, 2015
2012-13 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Feb. 10-12 | UCF Challenge* | 69-77-74 | +4 | 220 | 20 | na |
March 8-10 | Rucker Intercollegiate | 81-79-76 | +23 | 236 | 60 | 5 |
2013-14 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 9-11 | Mo Morial | 76-73-71 | +4 | 220 | 7 | 2 |
Sept. 20-22 | Mason Rudolph Championship | 78-78-79 | +19 | 235 | 72 | 4 |
Oct. 25-27 | Landfall Tradition | 76-78-80 | +18 | 234 | 55 | 4 |
February 14-16 | FSU Match-Up | 73-78-74 | +9 | 225 | 25 | 4 |
March 7-9 | Rucker Intercollegiate | 75-74-76 | +12 | 225 | 36 | 2 |
March 14-16 | Gator Invitational | 73-72-76 | +11 | 221 | 21 | 2 |
March 28-30 | Bryan National | 78-73-76 | +11 | 227 | 20 | 2 |
April 17-19 | ACC Championships | 71-73-76 | +7 | 220 | 5 | 2 |
May 8-10 | NCAA Regional | 70-72-72 | -2 | 214 | 15 | 1 |
May 20-23 | NCAA Championships | 77-73-72-70 | +12 | 292 | 48 | 2 |
2014-15 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 14-16 | Cougar Classic | 73-74-71 | +2 | 218 | 26 | 4 |
Sept. 19-21 | Mason Rudolph | 71-74-77 | +6 | 222 | 16 | 1 |
Oct. 10-12 | Tar Heel Invitational | 78-75-74 | +11 | 227 | 46 | 3 |
Oct. 24-26 | Landfall Tradition | 77-72-76 | +9 | 225 | 55 | 4 |
February 8-10 | UCF Challenge | 71-65-79 | -1 | 215 | 14 | 3 |
February 13-15 | FSU Matchup | 71-75-74 | +4 | 220 | 14 | 2 |
March 6-8 | Rucker Intercollegiate | 72-80-73 | +12 | 225 | 30 | 2 |
April 3-5 | Bryan National | 78-76-74 | +12 | 228 | 21 | 2 |
April 17-18 | ACC Championships | 72-69-69 | -6 | 210 | 4 | 2 |
May 7-9 | NCAA Regional | 74-73-74 | +5 | 221 | 9 | 1 |
May 7-9 | NCAA Championships | 78-80-80 | +22 | 238 | 85 | 3 |
2015-16 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 13-15 | Cougar Classic | 75-71-72 | +2 | 218 | 14 | 3 |
Sept. 18-20 | Mason Rudolph | 66-71-68 | -11 | 205 | 2 | 1 |
Oct. 9-11 | Tar Heel Invitational | 76-79-73 | +12 | 228 | 52 | 4 |
Oct. 24-26 | Landfall Tradition | 71-76-67 | -2 | 214 | 8 | 1 |
* Competed as a non-scoring individual