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Former Virginia golfer Lauren Coughlin finished seventh in the event’s Qualifying School, earning her one of the 20 available LPGA Tour cards.
Congrats to @LCisHOOSgolfin
— UVA Women's Golf (@UVAWomensGolf) December 3, 2017
She made the @LPGA TOUR ️♀️https://t.co/9Na7XRP84I pic.twitter.com/m7VakZQH6U
She will be one of just eight rookies on the tour, and finished tied for 33rd in the Symetra Tour to earn a spot in the “Stage III” final phase. In the final phase, Coughlin finished tied for 7th place with a 6-under 354 over the course of the five-round event.
Coughlin had a familiar face as her caddy as she clinched her spot on the tour, her former UVA Golf coach Kim Lewellen.
.@LCisHOOSgolfin with a great birdie putt and a big hug from her @uvagolf coach for finishing in the top 20 at qualifying school! pic.twitter.com/iAwhsotP4y
— LPGA (@LPGA) December 3, 2017
Coughlin helped the Hoos clinch the 2016 ACC Championship with an outstanding performance that placed first in the conference, then received a different kind of ring:
What is better than winning #ACCWGolf title? THIS!! Congrats @LCisHOOSgolfin & @bigpond60 They're engaged!!! pic.twitter.com/8Dv0wvueQ2
— UVA Women's Golf (@UVAWomensGolf) April 17, 2016
One other Wahoo alum - Brittany Altomare - will be on the LPGA Tour with Coughlin. Altomare has earned over $800,000 since her rookie season in the pros in 2014. The LPGA Tour starts in January.