The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Lauren Kim
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Earl Marriott Secondary
- Hometown:
- Surrey, BC, Canada
- Major:
- Interested in Management
HONORS & AWARDS
• WGCA All-America Second Team (2025)
• Golfweek Second Team All-American (2025)
• Golfweek All-America Honorable Mention (2024)
• All-Big 12 Team (2024)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2025)
SOPHOMORE [2024-25]
• Played in twelve tournaments and 37 rounds, with a stroke average of 71.74
• T14 at the NCAA Championship
• Had her round counted in the team score in 36 of the 37 rounds she played
• 23 rounds at par or better for the season
• Finished first at the Betsy Rawls Invitational
• Had eight top-10 finishes for the season
• Best individual round was 66 in the third round of the Mason Rudolph Championship
• Played in the Augusta National Women's Amateur
• Part of Team International win in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup
FRESHMAN [2023-24]
• Played in 8 tournaments and 25 rounds, with a stroke average of 73.2
• Had her round counted in the team score in 21 of the 25 rounds she played
• 13 rounds at par or better for the season
• Finished first in her third collegiate event, Jackson T Stephens Cup
• Best individual round of 67 in the second round of the Jackson T Stephens Cup
• Won the 2023 Canadian Amateur Championship
• Competed in the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur
PREP
• Won the 2023 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship
• 2X participant in U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship
• 2022 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Player of the Year
• In the summer of 2021, Kim won three AJGA events and set three tournament records for the lowest overall score.
• At the age of 12, Kim was the youngest to make the cut at the 2018 Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship and at the age of 13 qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur.
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Kevin and Julia Kim. Kevin played Rugby for the University of Victoria.
• Has two sisters, Chelsea and Ella Kim.
• Intended major at UT is Business
• Birthday is 8/11/05
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Year |
Events |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Stroke Avg. |
Low Round |
Best Finish |
|
2023-24 |
8 |
25 |
1,798 |
71.92 |
67 |
1 |
|
2024-25 |
12 |
37 |
2,634 |
71.74 |
66 |
1 |
|
Career |
20 |
62 |
4,432 |
71.83 |
66 |
1 |
