Lauren Coughlin

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Lauren Coughlin
Personal information
Full nameLauren Elizabeth Coughlin
Born (1992-09-27) September 27, 1992 (age 32)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Career
College University of Virginia
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2018)
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour (joined 2017)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Ladies European Tour1
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T3: 2024
Women's PGA C'ship T15: 2023
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2024, 2025
Women's British Open T13: 2025
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]

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Early life and amateur career

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

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. [7] In August 2024, she won the 2024 ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open. [8] In November 2024, Coughlin won Rolex First-Time Winners award. [9]

Amateur wins

Source: [3] [10]

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 28, 2024 CPKC Women's Open 275−132 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Mao Saigo
2Aug 18, 2024 ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open^273−154 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Esther Henseleit

^Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 12, 2018 PHC Classic 200−161 stroke Flag of the Philippines.svg Dottie Ardina

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
Chevron Championship CUT T3T18
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT16T15T24CUT
The Evian Championship CUTNTCUTCUT 4 CUT
Women's British Open CUTCUTCUTT13
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2017 200000CUTn/an/a74.50n/a
2018 1840000T5012,62515473.81154
2019 100000CUT0n/a74.50n/a
2020 520000T3411,21314972.23n/a
2021 1490000T16116,11310670.6330
2022 23120001T8299,9907671.5181
2023 23150002T6427,2566971.2155
2024 2519201812,062,8221070.4310
Totals^109 (2018)61 (2018)2011112,930,019154

^ Official as of 2024 season [11] [12] [13]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking
Source
2017889 [14]
2018452 [15]
2019431 [16]
2020409 [17]
2021270 [18]
2022166 [19]
2023109 [20]
202415 [21]

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches
Total
W–L–H
Singles
W–L–H
Foursomes
W–L–H
Fourballs
W–L–H
Points
won
Points
%
Career43–0–10–0–12–0–01–0–03.587.5
2024 43–0–10–0–1 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&23.587.5

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lauren Coughlin Bio". LPGA. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. Cradock, Matt. "13 Things You Didn't Know About Lauren Coughlin". Golf Monthly. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Player Profile: Lauren Coughlin". University of Virginia Sports. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. "McNealy sets record with 10th win". World Amateur Golf Ranking. April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. Hirsh, Jack. "Her husband quit his job to caddie for her. Now she's leading a major". Golf Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  6. Vickers-Price, Rachel (April 19, 2024). "Lauren Coughlin holds first-round lead at the Chevron Championship". The Independent. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  7. "Lauren Coughlin Wins the CPKC Women's Open For Her First LPGA Tour Title". LPGA. Associated Press. July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  8. "Coughlin surges to victory at Women's Scottish Open". BBC. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  9. "Award Winners Recognized at 2024 Rolex LPGA Awards". LPGA. November 21, 2024.
  10. "Lauren Coughlin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  11. "Lauren Coughlin stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  12. "Lauren Coughlin results". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  13. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  19. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  20. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
  21. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2024.