2024-25 Women's Golf Roster
Nguyen, Lauryn
Lauryn Nguyen
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- West Seattle High School
- Hometown:
- Seattle, WA
- Major:
- Communication Studies
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in all 34 rounds for the Wildcats in her senior season … Was second on the team with a stroke average of 71.88 … All-Big Ten First Team honoree for the third consecutive year … Golfweek Third Team All-American & WGCA All-American Honorable Mention ... Opened the season on both the Golf Channel and Golfweek Preseason All-America teams … Shot under-par in all three rounds, including a four-under 68 in her second round to put together a nine-under-par 207 (70-68-69) to place in ninth at the Mason Rudolph Championship … Placed in 29th at the Windy City Collegiate with a tally of 226 (77-75-74) … Took her second top-10 finish of the season at the St Andrews Links Collegiate, firing a 147 (72-75) to take seventh place … Carded a one-under-par 71 at the historic Old Course to half her match in match play … Finished the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic at four-under-par, posting consecutive rounds of 69 in her first two rounds for a score of 212 (69-69-74) … Took 19th place at the Moon Golf Invitational with a 219 (74-73-72) … Claimed a share of 8th place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a score of 216 (73-70-73) … Placed in 13th at the PING/ASU Invitational with a score of 215 (71-74-70) to finish at one-under-par … Became the first Wildcat to compete at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in back-to-back years … Took her second career victory in convincing fashion at the Silverado Showdown with a score of 207 (70-68-69) to finish at nine-under-par … Opened the postseason with a score of 224 (75-74-75) at the Big Ten Championships … Carded five birdies in her final round at the NCAA Norman Regional to place in eighth with a score of 214 (73-71-70) … Took her eighth top-15 finish of the season in stroke play at the NCAA Championships, finishing the event at two-under-par (72-72-67-75=286) … Took victory over Arkansas’ Clarisa Temelo in a playoff in the quarterfinals in match play at the NCAA Championships … Fell 3&2 to Oregon’s Karen Tsuru in the semifinals … Clinched her match against Stanford’s Paula Martín Sampedro in the Final Match with a clutch birdie on the eighteenth hole.
2023-24: Appeared in all 37 rounds for the ‘Cats … Sixth golfer in program history to be named both a WGCA and Golfweek All-American ... First Team All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Shattered the single-season program record stroke average, posting an average of 71.49 … Paced the team with 24 rounds of par or better … Opened her season with 28th at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, firing a two-under-par 70 in her final round for a 219 (76-73-70) … Took her first collegiate win at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, finishing the event at eleven-under-par (66-70-69=205), named the Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week for her efforts … Followed it up with 9th place at the Illini Women’s Collegiate, carding a four-under-par 212 (73-69-70) across 54-holes … Secured her second Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week honors by leading the ‘Cats to a runner-up finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate, placing in 5th on the individual leaderboard with a score of 209 (70-66-73) … Became the fourth player in program history to be invited to compete in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur … Carded a three-under-par 69 in her final round at the UCF Challenge to place in 14th with a 213 (73-71-69) … Closed out a run of five straight Top-15 finishes at the Moon Golf Invitational, placing in 12th with a 216 (69-72-75) … Carded three straight 72s to finish in 21st at the PING/ASU Invitational at even-par … Took 8th place at the Silverado Showdown with an even-par 216 (71-72-73) to conclude her regular season … Fired a five-under-par 67 in her opening round of the Big Ten Championships, finishing in 4th with a 211 (67-74-70) … Placed in 5th at the NCAA East Lansing Regional, carding three straight rounds under par for a five-under 211 (70-71-70) … Closed out her season with a 296 (77-74-73-72) at the NCAA Championships, finishing the event in 39th.
2022-23: Competed in all 36 rounds in her sophomore season … Placed third on the team with a scoring average of 72.75 … Opened her year with 23rd place at the Branch Law/Dick McGuire Invitational, posting a 219 (74-70-75) as an individual … Fired a four-under-par 68 in her second round of the Illini Invitational to place in 23rd with a 212 (69-68-75) … Carded an eight-under-par 64 in her second round of the UCF Challenge to tie the program low round for an individual, finished the event at eleven-under-par with a 205 (67-64-74) to place in 6th … Followed it up with 6th place at the Moon Golf Invitational, firing multiple four-under 68s for an eight-under-par 208 (68-72-68) … Carded a two-under-par 70 in her second round of the Darius Rucker Invitational to place in 23rd with a 219 (76-70-73) … Fired three straight rounds of even-par or better to place in 6th at the PING/ASU Invitational with a 214 (71-72-71) … Placed in 15th at the Silverado Showdown with a 223 (76-70-77) … Opened postseason play with 9th at the Big Ten Championships, closing the event with a two-under-par 69 to for a total of 218 (73-76-69) … Placed in 58th at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional with a 236 (85-76-75) … Closed out her season with a 224 (T-85; 75-72-77) at the NCAA Championships.
2021-22: Appeared in all 30 rounds as a first year … Finished the season with a 73.77 stroke average … Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors and was also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team … Placed 8th in her first collegiate start at the Wolverine Invitational with a 216 (73-71-72) … Closed out the Windy City Collegiate Classic with a two-under-par 70 to place in 19th with a 225 (78-77-70) … Carded an even-par 71 in her second round of the Stanford Intercollegiate to place in 36th with a 219 (74-71-74) … Went undefeated at the Big Ten Match Play, winning by 6&5 over Purdue in her final round … Placed in 12th at the Columbia Classic with a 222 (74-74-74) … Took 16th place at the Darius Rucker Invitational with a 218 (73-73-72) … Closed out the Silverado Showdown with an even-par 72 in her final round to place in 22nd with a 222 (77-73-72) … Finished in 6th in her first postseason competition, firing a 215 at the Big Ten Championships … Placed in 16th at the NCAA Stanford Regional with a 216 (72-72-72) to close out her season.
High School: High School Metro League Champion in 2018, 2019 and 2020… 2020 AJGA Rolex All-American… Named Washington Golf Junior Girl Player of the Year in 2020… Claimed WJGA Girl Player of the Year in 2020… Became the 2020 Champion for the AJGA Junior Open at Pronghorn… Also finished first in the 2017 and 2020 WJGA State Championship, finishing as a runner-up in 2018 and 2019 in the championship… Finished runner-up in 2019 in the AJGA Se Ri Pak Open at Sand Canyon and in the AJGA Junior Open at Big Sky… Boasts 11 top-10 AJGA Open finishes and two top-15 AJGA Invitational finishes… Four year varsity letterman and served as captain for three years… Course record holder at the West Seattle Golf Course (5-under-par), Meadow Park Golf Course (6-under-par) and the Hangman Golf Course (7-under-par) ... Member of the National Honor Society from 2018-2020… Founding Board Member of Duc Foundation (DucFoundation.org)... 2019 USGA/AJGA President's Leadership Award Recipient.
2023-24: Appeared in all 37 rounds for the ‘Cats … Sixth golfer in program history to be named both a WGCA and Golfweek All-American ... First Team All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Shattered the single-season program record stroke average, posting an average of 71.49 … Paced the team with 24 rounds of par or better … Opened her season with 28th at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, firing a two-under-par 70 in her final round for a 219 (76-73-70) … Took her first collegiate win at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, finishing the event at eleven-under-par (66-70-69=205), named the Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week for her efforts … Followed it up with 9th place at the Illini Women’s Collegiate, carding a four-under-par 212 (73-69-70) across 54-holes … Secured her second Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week honors by leading the ‘Cats to a runner-up finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate, placing in 5th on the individual leaderboard with a score of 209 (70-66-73) … Became the fourth player in program history to be invited to compete in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur … Carded a three-under-par 69 in her final round at the UCF Challenge to place in 14th with a 213 (73-71-69) … Closed out a run of five straight Top-15 finishes at the Moon Golf Invitational, placing in 12th with a 216 (69-72-75) … Carded three straight 72s to finish in 21st at the PING/ASU Invitational at even-par … Took 8th place at the Silverado Showdown with an even-par 216 (71-72-73) to conclude her regular season … Fired a five-under-par 67 in her opening round of the Big Ten Championships, finishing in 4th with a 211 (67-74-70) … Placed in 5th at the NCAA East Lansing Regional, carding three straight rounds under par for a five-under 211 (70-71-70) … Closed out her season with a 296 (77-74-73-72) at the NCAA Championships, finishing the event in 39th.
2022-23: Competed in all 36 rounds in her sophomore season … Placed third on the team with a scoring average of 72.75 … Opened her year with 23rd place at the Branch Law/Dick McGuire Invitational, posting a 219 (74-70-75) as an individual … Fired a four-under-par 68 in her second round of the Illini Invitational to place in 23rd with a 212 (69-68-75) … Carded an eight-under-par 64 in her second round of the UCF Challenge to tie the program low round for an individual, finished the event at eleven-under-par with a 205 (67-64-74) to place in 6th … Followed it up with 6th place at the Moon Golf Invitational, firing multiple four-under 68s for an eight-under-par 208 (68-72-68) … Carded a two-under-par 70 in her second round of the Darius Rucker Invitational to place in 23rd with a 219 (76-70-73) … Fired three straight rounds of even-par or better to place in 6th at the PING/ASU Invitational with a 214 (71-72-71) … Placed in 15th at the Silverado Showdown with a 223 (76-70-77) … Opened postseason play with 9th at the Big Ten Championships, closing the event with a two-under-par 69 to for a total of 218 (73-76-69) … Placed in 58th at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional with a 236 (85-76-75) … Closed out her season with a 224 (T-85; 75-72-77) at the NCAA Championships.
2021-22: Appeared in all 30 rounds as a first year … Finished the season with a 73.77 stroke average … Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors and was also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team … Placed 8th in her first collegiate start at the Wolverine Invitational with a 216 (73-71-72) … Closed out the Windy City Collegiate Classic with a two-under-par 70 to place in 19th with a 225 (78-77-70) … Carded an even-par 71 in her second round of the Stanford Intercollegiate to place in 36th with a 219 (74-71-74) … Went undefeated at the Big Ten Match Play, winning by 6&5 over Purdue in her final round … Placed in 12th at the Columbia Classic with a 222 (74-74-74) … Took 16th place at the Darius Rucker Invitational with a 218 (73-73-72) … Closed out the Silverado Showdown with an even-par 72 in her final round to place in 22nd with a 222 (77-73-72) … Finished in 6th in her first postseason competition, firing a 215 at the Big Ten Championships … Placed in 16th at the NCAA Stanford Regional with a 216 (72-72-72) to close out her season.
High School: High School Metro League Champion in 2018, 2019 and 2020… 2020 AJGA Rolex All-American… Named Washington Golf Junior Girl Player of the Year in 2020… Claimed WJGA Girl Player of the Year in 2020… Became the 2020 Champion for the AJGA Junior Open at Pronghorn… Also finished first in the 2017 and 2020 WJGA State Championship, finishing as a runner-up in 2018 and 2019 in the championship… Finished runner-up in 2019 in the AJGA Se Ri Pak Open at Sand Canyon and in the AJGA Junior Open at Big Sky… Boasts 11 top-10 AJGA Open finishes and two top-15 AJGA Invitational finishes… Four year varsity letterman and served as captain for three years… Course record holder at the West Seattle Golf Course (5-under-par), Meadow Park Golf Course (6-under-par) and the Hangman Golf Course (7-under-par) ... Member of the National Honor Society from 2018-2020… Founding Board Member of Duc Foundation (DucFoundation.org)... 2019 USGA/AJGA President's Leadership Award Recipient.
| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Round | Par or Better | Rounds in 60s | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top25 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 30 | 2,213 | 73.77 | 70 | 6 | -- | -- | 2 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | 12 | 36 | 2,619 | 72.75 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 37 | 2,645 | 71.49 | 66 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 34 | 2,444 | 71.88 | 67 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Career | 46 | 137 | 9,921 | 72.42 | 64 | 65 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 33 |
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