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Lauren Coughlin

Sophomore
Class
Chesapeake, Va.
Hometown
Hickory
High School
Lauren Coughlin - Women's Golf - Virginia Cavaliers

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