UNCG’s Lauture named SoCon women’s golfer of the week
Shot 5-under in her first collegiate tournament
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s Sophie Lauture has been selected as the Southern Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week for the week of Sept. 4-10. The selection is made by the league office and is the second one of the season.
Lauture finished tied for third place on the player leaderboard at the Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina, a three-day competition which concluded on Sept. 10. The native of Concord, North Carolina, posted rounds of 71-65-72 for a tournament score of five-under-par 208 in her first collegiate event.
UNCG finished the Golfweek Fall Challenge third in the 18-team field with an 860 performance.
The Spartans will travel to Greenville, North Carolina, at the end of the month to compete at Eastern Carolina’s Pirate Collegiate Classic.
2024-25 SoCon Women’s Golfer of the Week
Aug. 28 Emilia Väistö, Fr., Mercer
Sept. 11 Sophie Lauture, Fr., UNCG