Lauren Coughlin Explained

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

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.

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, 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]

Amateur wins

• 2012 Virginia Women's Amateur Championship
• 2013 Virginia Women's Amateur Championship
• 2014 Virginia Women's Stroke Play Championship
• 2016 ACC Championship

Source:^{[3] [9]}

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

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)

Results in LPGA majors

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

LPGA Tour career summary

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	19	15	2	0	1	7	1	1,876,282 <	-- $ Earnings -->	5	70.86	23
Totals^	103 (2018)	57 (2018)	2	0	1	10	1	2,743,479 <	-- Earnings -->	178

^ Official as of August 19, 2024^{[10] [11] [12]}
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

Year	World ranking	Source
2017	889	[13]
2018	452	[14]
2019	431	[15]
2020	409	[16]
2021	270	[17]
2022	166	[18]
2023	109	[19]
2024	14^	[20]

^ As of August 19, 2024

Notes and References

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