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2020-21 Women's Golf Roster

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Lauren Chappell

  • Class JR
  • Hometown Charleston, Illinois
  • Previous School Charleston

Biography

Year Rounds Stroke Avg. Best Finish
2017-18 28 77.96 T5th, Entrada Classic
2018-19 33 75.45 T6th, Dr. Donnis Thompson Invite
2019-20 11 78.82 T31st, SMU/DAC Invitational
2020-21 18 77.28 13th, AAC Championship
Career 90 77.01 T5th, Entrada Classic
Best Round: 67 (-5), Entrada Classic (1st, Mar. 12, 2018); Best 54 Holes: E (216), Entrada Classic (Mar. 12-13, 2018)

About Lauren
  • Four-time WGCA All-America Scholar and AAC All-Academic Team selection (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Two career top-15 finishes at the AAC Championship (12th in 2019, 13th in 2021)
  • Played 90 rounds at SMU, with 10 of those rounds par-or-better
  • Seven career top-25 finishes, including two top-10s

Career: Played in 90 rounds with a 77.01 stroke average … Had 10 par-or-better rounds … Registered career bests at the 2018 Entrada Classic, tying for fifth at E … Four-time WGCA All-America Scholar and AAC All-Academic Team selection

2020-21 (Sr.): Played in 18 rounds with a 77.28 stroke average … Finished 13th at the AAC Championship (Apr. 18-20) with a +8, her best finish of the year … Had her top 54-hole score of the year at the Lone Star Invitational (Apr. 12-13) with at +6, tying for 20th, one of two top-25 finishes on the year … Had her season-best round, a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Lone Star Invitational (Apr. 12) … Tied for 38th at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate (Mar. 14-16) … WGCA All-America Scholar … AAC All-Academic Team

 
Date Tournament Finish Score
Feb. 1-2 Trinity Forest Invitational T55th +21 (78-79-80=237)
Feb. 15-16 Rebel Beach Intercollegiate 66th +25 (79-78-84=241)
Mar. 14-16 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate T38th +16 (81-75-76=232)
Mar. 28-29 The Bruzzy T75th +19 (78-80-77=235)
Apr. 12-13 Lone Star Invitational T20th +6 (74-70-78=222)
Apr. 18-20 AAC Championship T13th +8 (73-78-73=224)

2019-20 (Jr.): Averaged 78.82 strokes over 11 rounds … Finished a season-best T-31st at the SMU/DAC Invitational (Feb. 3) … Signed for a season-best 1-over 74 in the second round of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate (Feb. 17)... AWARDS: Named a WGCA All-American Scholar … AAC All-Academic Team
 
Date Tournament Finish Score
Sept. 9-10 Trinity Forest Invitational T51st +20 (76-82-78=236)
Feb. 3, 2020 SMU/DAC Invitational T31st +24 (87-81=168)
Feb. 16-18 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate T50th +9 (75-74-79=228)
Feb. 24-25 Icon Invitational T69th +19 (78-79-78=235)

2018-19 (So.): Competed in 11 tournaments… recorded a 75.45 scoring average in 33 rounds played … carded a season-low round of 69 twice once at the Illini Women’s Invitational and at the Mountain View Invitational … best finish was a tie for sixth (+6, 71-79-72–222) at the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational … posted four top-25 finishes … tied for 12th at the American Athletic Conference Championship (+5, 75-74-72–221)... AWARDS: Named a WGCA All-American Scholar … AAC All-Academic Team

2017-18 (Fr.): Competed in 10 events.. Played 28 rounds... Posted a 77.96 scoring average... posted a +6.07 Vs. Par... Carded a low-round 67... Had three top-35 finishes... Best finish was a tied for 5th mark at the Entrada Classic (E, 67-75-74-216)... Tallied a T34 finish at The Bruzzy Challenge and T32 at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship... AWARDS: Named a WGCA All-American Scholar … AAC All-Academic Team

Prep: Lettered four years under Deb Landsaw at Charleston High School … Won the 2016 Illinois State Amateur Championship … Qualified for 2016 US Junior Girls … Recorded 3 AJGA top-5 and 7 top-10 finishes … Placed 4th in the 2014 North and South Championship … 3-time IHSA Class A State Champion (2013, 2014, 2016) … Part of a State Championship team in 2016 …  Was the Scholastic Athlete of the Year in 2015 and 2016 and was a member of the AJGA Scholastic All-American team honor roll … Also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Daughter of Molly and Rand Chappell … Has one sister, Paige … Dad played baseball and basketball at Missouri State (1981-85) … Chose SMU because she loved the small, beautiful campus and knew it was a place she could be successful both academically and athletically. She also was excited about her teammates and coaches.

Awards:
WGCA All-America Scholar (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
AAC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18FR

  • 2018-19SO

  • 2019-20JR

  • 2020-21JR