Lauren Coughlin
| Lauren Coughlin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lauren Elizabeth Coughlin |
| Born | September 27, 1992 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Virginia |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2018) |
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour (joined 2017) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T3: 2024 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T15: 2023 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Evian Championship | 4th: 2024 |
Lauren Elizabeth Coughlin (born September 27, 1992) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. In 2024, she won the Canadian Women's Open and the Women's Scottish Open.[1]
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Coughlin was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia. She started playing golf at the age of seven, and was named the Chesapeake Scholar Athlete in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She became the first female to play four years on the Hickory High School boys team, and finished runner-up in the Girls Championship of the Virginia State Golf Association in 2009 and 2010.[2]
She won the Virginia Women's Amateur back-to-back in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, she won the Virginia Women's Stroke Play Championship.[3]
Coughlin attended the University of Virginia between 2011 and 2016, where she was named All-American and was 2016 ACC individual champion.[3] After winning the ACC Championship, she moved to 31st in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Coughlin turned professional in 2016 and started playing on the Symetra Tour, where she won the 2018 PHC Classic in Wisconsin. The win earned her a start in her first major, the 2018 Evian Championship. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2018 after securing her card by finishing in a tie for seventh at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[1]
In 2022, Coughlin made 13 cuts in 23 starts with a season-best result a tie for sixth at the LPGA Mediheal Championship. In 2023, she made 15 cuts in 23 starts with her best finish a tie for sixth at the CPKC Women's Open in Canada.[1]
In March 2024, Coughlin revealed that her husband John Pond, a former University of Virginia football player, had quit his job to begin an apprenticeship caddying for her full time. A few weeks later she led the 2024 Chevron Championship by two strokes ahead of Nelly Korda after the first round, ultimately finishing in a tie for 3rd, trailing only Korda and Maja Stark.[5][6] In July 2024, Coughlin won the 2024 CPKC Women's Open, the first LPGA Tour title for her.[7] In August 2024, she won the 2024 ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open, to claim her second victory.[8] In November 2024, Coughlin won Rolex First-Time Winners award, recognized wins her first tournament on the LPGA Tour.[9]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2012 Virginia Women's Amateur Championship
- 2013 Virginia Women's Amateur Championship
- 2014 Virginia Women's Stroke Play Championship
- 2016 ACC Championship
Professional wins (3)
[edit]LPGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 28, 2024 | CPKC Women's Open | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Mao Saigo
|
| 2 | Aug 18, 2024 | ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open^ | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes |  Esther Henseleit
|
^Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour
Symetra Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 12, 2018 | PHC Classic | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Dottie Ardina
|
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T3 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | ||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T16 | T15 | T24 | |||
| The Evian Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT | 4 | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
[edit]| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | n/a | n/a | 74.50 | n/a |
| 2018 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 12,625 | 154 | 73.81 | 154 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | 0 | n/a | 74.50 | n/a |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 11,213 | 149 | 72.23 | n/a |
| 2021 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 116,113 | 106 | 70.63 | 30 |
| 2022 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 299,990 | 76 | 71.51 | 81 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T6 | 427,256 | 69 | 71.21 | 55 |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2,062,822 | 10 | 70.43 | 10 |
| Totals^ | 109 (2018) | 61 (2018) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2,930,019 | 154 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[11][12][13]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
[edit]Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 889 | [14] |
| 2018 | 452 | [15] |
| 2019 | 431 | [16] |
| 2020 | 409 | [17] |
| 2021 | 270 | [18] |
| 2022 | 166 | [19] |
| 2023 | 109 | [20] |
| 2024 | 14^ | [21] |
^ As of August 19, 2024
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Professional
- Solheim Cup: 2024 (winners)
Solheim Cup record
[edit]| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 3–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3.5 | 87.5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3–0–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ M. Stark | 2–0–0 won w/ R. Zhang 3&2 won w/ L. Thompson 4&3 |
1–0–0 won w/ S. Schmelzel 3&2 | 3.5 | 87.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lauren Coughlin Bio". LPGA. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Cradock, Matt. "13 Things You Didn't Know About Lauren Coughlin". Golf Monthly. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Player Profile: Lauren Coughlin". University of Virginia Sports. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "McNealy sets record with 10th win". World Amateur Golf Ranking. April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Hirsh, Jack. "Her husband quit his job to caddie for her. Now she's leading a major". Golf Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Vickers-Price, Rachel (April 19, 2024). "Lauren Coughlin holds first-round lead at the Chevron Championship". The Independent. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Coughlin Wins the CPKC Women's Open For Her First LPGA Tour Title". LPGA. Associated Press. July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Coughlin surges to victory at Women's Scottish Open". BBC. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Award Winners Recognized at 2024 Rolex LPGA Awards". LPGA. November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Coughlin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Coughlin stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Coughlin results". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". August 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Lauren Coughlin at the LPGA Tour official site
- Lauren Coughlin at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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