Lauren Coughlin

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.

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.

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. After winning the ACC Championship, she moved to 31st in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

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. In July 2024, Coughlin won the 2024 CPKC Women's Open. In August 2024, she won the 2024 ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open. In November 2024, Coughlin won Rolex First-Time Winners award.

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

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Professional wins (5) LPGA Tour wins (3) ^Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour

Symetra Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order.

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

LPGA Tour career summary ^ Official as of 2025 season 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 Worldranking Source 2017 889 2018 452 2019 431 2020 409 2021 270 2022 166 2023 109 2024 15 2025 22

U.S. national team appearances Professional Solheim Cup: 2024 (winners) International Crown: 2025

Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career43–0–10–0–12–0–01–0–03.587.5202443–0–10–0–1 halved w/ M. Stark2–0–0 won w/ R. Zhang 3&2won w/ L. Thompson 4&31–0–0 won w/ S. Schmelzel 3&23.587.5