2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
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Lauren Waxer-Gooding
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- London, England
- High School:
- Wellington College
- Major:
- Strategic Communication (Sports Media Minor)
Bio
2023-24 (Junior): Saw action in eight events with a season stroke average of 77.54 ... Colorado's low-54 hole scorer at the Pac-12 Championship, tying for 35th overall at 5-over 221 ... Had four rounds at par or better with a season-best of 1-under 71 in the final round of the Ram Classic ... Made three starts during the fall season with a stroke average of 74.78 over nine rounds ... Had one top 20 finish, tying for 20th at the Leadership & Golf Invitational at 3-over 219.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Third on the team in stroke average at 76.41 while making nine tournament appearances ... Led the Buffaloes during the fall season with a 75.27 stroke average ... Had three top 20 finishes ... Led Colorado at the Jim West Challenge, tying for 11th with a season-best 2-under 214 ... Scored Colorado's best single round of the season at 5-under 67 in the second round of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic ... Started off the season, tying for 14th at the USF Intercollegiate at 3-over 216 ... Had Colorado's top finish at the Spartan Invitational, tying for 24th at 6-over 222 ... Ranked second on the team with 64 birdies made and third in pars with 274 ... Had a total of six rounds at par or better.
2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman): Played 23 rounds over eight events as a redshirt freshman, sporting a 76.70 stroke average ... Competed in the first five events of the spring season with a stroke average of 77.60 ... Had a sensational collegiate debut, leading the Buffaloes and tying for third place overall at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic at 3-under, 141, a tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather ... Shot a 4-under, 68, in the opening round, which would prove to be the second-best overall round by a Buffaloes golfer all season ... Her third place finish was also the best by a CU golfer this season ... Had one other sub-par round, shooting 2-under, 70, in the third round of the Illini Women's Invitational ... Made a team season-best three eagles on the season and logged 32 birdies.
2020-21 (Fr.): Redshirted her true freshman season at Colorado ... Competed unattached at a pair of events in the fall that were sponsored by The Cactus Tour … tied for 18th at the 2020 Colorado National Women’s Open in October, carding a 153 (76-77), at Colorado National Golf Club, in Erie, Colo. … in November she traveled to Arizona to play at the Apache Creek event and tied for 14th (79-77-70---226) … was one of seven to shoot under par in the final round of the Apache Creek tournament … played at the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship, December 28-30, and tied for 21st (78-74-75—227).
High School: Gooding played several sports at Wellington College ... was a member of the golf first team for five years … also competed in tennis, rackets and hockey ... her top amateur (golf) performances include a win at the London Ladies Foursomes, which was six rounds of match-play (2019), a second-place finish at Junior Europeans (2018), a second-place finish at the Surrey County Championship (2019), a seventh-place finish at the Henry Cooper Masters (2019) and a 10th-place finish at the English Girls U16 (2017) .... her stroke average was 73.5 … has been ranked as high as 126th in the 2019 European Girls Rankings ... Roehampton Club is her home course … her best score there is a 4-under 68.
Best Career Round in Competition: 68 (4-under) Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Sept. 27, 2021, Wolcott, Colo.
Academics: Graduated from Colorado in May 2024 with her degree in Strategic Communication with a minor in Sports Media ... Three-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member and two-time WGCA All-American Scholar -- A two-time AD's Honor Roll recipient ... Earned the team's Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for 2021-22.
Personal: Born September 1, 2001, in London … daughter of Russell Gooding and Camille Waxer ... interests include reading, skiing, running and cooking ... favorite food is sushi … favorite athlete is Rickie Fowler.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Third on the team in stroke average at 76.41 while making nine tournament appearances ... Led the Buffaloes during the fall season with a 75.27 stroke average ... Had three top 20 finishes ... Led Colorado at the Jim West Challenge, tying for 11th with a season-best 2-under 214 ... Scored Colorado's best single round of the season at 5-under 67 in the second round of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic ... Started off the season, tying for 14th at the USF Intercollegiate at 3-over 216 ... Had Colorado's top finish at the Spartan Invitational, tying for 24th at 6-over 222 ... Ranked second on the team with 64 birdies made and third in pars with 274 ... Had a total of six rounds at par or better.
2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman): Played 23 rounds over eight events as a redshirt freshman, sporting a 76.70 stroke average ... Competed in the first five events of the spring season with a stroke average of 77.60 ... Had a sensational collegiate debut, leading the Buffaloes and tying for third place overall at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic at 3-under, 141, a tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather ... Shot a 4-under, 68, in the opening round, which would prove to be the second-best overall round by a Buffaloes golfer all season ... Her third place finish was also the best by a CU golfer this season ... Had one other sub-par round, shooting 2-under, 70, in the third round of the Illini Women's Invitational ... Made a team season-best three eagles on the season and logged 32 birdies.
2020-21 (Fr.): Redshirted her true freshman season at Colorado ... Competed unattached at a pair of events in the fall that were sponsored by The Cactus Tour … tied for 18th at the 2020 Colorado National Women’s Open in October, carding a 153 (76-77), at Colorado National Golf Club, in Erie, Colo. … in November she traveled to Arizona to play at the Apache Creek event and tied for 14th (79-77-70---226) … was one of seven to shoot under par in the final round of the Apache Creek tournament … played at the Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship, December 28-30, and tied for 21st (78-74-75—227).
High School: Gooding played several sports at Wellington College ... was a member of the golf first team for five years … also competed in tennis, rackets and hockey ... her top amateur (golf) performances include a win at the London Ladies Foursomes, which was six rounds of match-play (2019), a second-place finish at Junior Europeans (2018), a second-place finish at the Surrey County Championship (2019), a seventh-place finish at the Henry Cooper Masters (2019) and a 10th-place finish at the English Girls U16 (2017) .... her stroke average was 73.5 … has been ranked as high as 126th in the 2019 European Girls Rankings ... Roehampton Club is her home course … her best score there is a 4-under 68.
Best Career Round in Competition: 68 (4-under) Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Sept. 27, 2021, Wolcott, Colo.
Academics: Graduated from Colorado in May 2024 with her degree in Strategic Communication with a minor in Sports Media ... Three-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member and two-time WGCA All-American Scholar -- A two-time AD's Honor Roll recipient ... Earned the team's Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for 2021-22.
Personal: Born September 1, 2001, in London … daughter of Russell Gooding and Camille Waxer ... interests include reading, skiing, running and cooking ... favorite food is sushi … favorite athlete is Rickie Fowler.
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