2020-21 Women's Golf Roster
Cox, Lauren
Lauren Cox
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS
- Hometown:
- Orange, TX
Bio
2020-21
• Cemented her spot as the best player in program history by breaking her own single-season scoring average for the second time with a 72.26 and finished in the top-20 in all nine tournaments
• Finished career with records for scoring average (74.18), career par-or-better rounds (44), career birdies (349)
• Named to the All-Conference USA First Team for the third straight year
• Finished in the top-20 in all nine of her tournaments with six top-10 showings and four top-5s
• Set a new program record for most subpar rounds in a season with 15, breaking the old record of 12 set in 2010-11
• Set a new program record for most birdies in a season with 91, breaking the old record of 85 set in 2002-03
• Her Par 3 scoring average of 2.989 broke the previous record set in 2002-03
• Her Par 5 scoring average of 4.763 broke her previous record set in 2018-19
• Tied for fifth at The Bruzzy after an opening-round 66, which tied her personal-best round set at The Bruzzy in 2019
• Tied for 20th at a loaded MountainView Collegiate and earned Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors for the third time this year and fifth in her career
• Tied for fourth at the Conference USA Championship to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team as the team won the first conference championship in program history
• Competed in all three tournaments of the fall and led the team with a 71.77 scoring average
• Tied for third at the Schooner Fall Classic with a three-round score of 209 and earned Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors for her effort against a field loaded with highly ranked Big 12 programs
• Tied for eighth at the Betsy Rawls Invitational and followed it with a T-10 finish at the Cowgirl Classic in Stillwater, Okla., to earn Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors for the second time in a month
2019-20
• Despite a pandemic-shortened season that featured just eight tournaments, Cox broke her own scoring average program record she set in 2018-19 (breaking a 16-year-old record) with a mark of 73.30
• Won the BYU Entrada Classic in early March, just days before the season was cut short, for her first collegiate tournament victory and the first for a Mean Green player since the 2012-13 season
• Named to the All-Conference USA First Team for the second straight year
• Out of her eight tournaments, Cox had six top-20 finishes, including three top-10s
• Finished one subpar round shy of tying the program record for most in a season (12)
• Her Par 4 scoring average of 4.066 broke a nine-year-old program record
• Claimed Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors twice - following the season-opening Trinity Forest Invitational and the season-closing Entrada Classic, which she won
• Finished tied for fifth at the Trinity Forest Invitational and fired a 68 in the opening round
• Tied for sixth at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational with a three-round score of 219
• Closed the fall season with a T-14th finish at the loaded White Sands Bahamas Invitational with a three-round score of 216
2018-19
• Competed in all nine tournaments, as well as the NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla. Her 73.90 scoring average broke a 16-year-old program record
• Tied the school record for low single round with a 66 in the second round of The Bruzzy
• Became first first-team All-Conference USA selection for the program since the school joined the conference
• Of her nine tournaments in the regular season, she finished in the top 20 seven times with the two outliers being ties for 26th and 28th.
• Season-best tie for sixth place at the Conference USA Championship
• Participated in all four fall tournaments and led the team with a 74.18 scoring average
• Shot two rounds in the 60s to open the season at the Minnesota Invitational and finished tied for ninth, which was the best individual finish of the fall season for the Mean Green
2017-18
• Second-team all-conference selection
• Led the team with a scoring average of 74.33 during the fall season, appearing in all five tournaments
• Shot a 225 to open her fall season at the Minnesota Invitational
• Finished in a tie for 17th at the Marilunn Smith/Sunflower Invitational after carding a 228
• Tied for 15th place at the Johnie Imes Invitational, scoring what was at the time, a career-low total of 220, including a career-best single-round score of 67 (second round)
• Posted her second career top-10 finish with a career-low total score of 214 at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational
• Tied for fifth at the Conference USA Championships, earning all-tournament honors
2016-17
• Competed in seven tournaments during her first season on campus, posting a scoring average of 76.8
• Appeared in two tournaments in the fall, averaging 79.83
• Shot a four-over 76 in her final round of the fall, at the Little Rock Women's Golf Challenge, which was her best round to date
• Made her collegiate debut at the Jim West Challenge, shooting 78-78-81 for a total of 237 and tied for 72nd
• Concluded her fall season at the Little Rock Women's Golf Challenge by shooting 83-83-76 for a total of 242, tying for 48th
• Shot a three-round season-low 224 at The Dickson. where she also had a season-best single-round score of 71 (final round), tying for 40th
• Totaled 225 at The MountainView Collegiate to finish tied for 39th
• Had her first career top-five finish at the Web.com Intercollegiate, posting a two-round total of 148
• Placed 27th at the Conference USA Championship, scoring a total of 228
High School
• Attended Little Cypress Mauriceville High School and played varsity golf for all four years
• Placed fourth at the State 4A championship, was the 4A Region 3 champion and District 24-4A champion in 2016
• Won eight of 10 tournaments as a senior in 2016
• Set a school record by shooting a 69 in 2016
• Named SETX Coaches Association Girls Golfer of the Year in 2016 and 2015
• Finished third at the State 4A championship, was the 4A Region 3 champion and District 24-4A champion as a junior in 2015
• Named Super Gold Golfer of the Year in 2015 by the Beaumont Enterprise
• Named Babe Didrickson Zaharias Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2014
• Concluded high school with a 5.105 GPA and was an Honor Graduate
• Named member of the National Honor Society twice
• Cemented her spot as the best player in program history by breaking her own single-season scoring average for the second time with a 72.26 and finished in the top-20 in all nine tournaments
• Finished career with records for scoring average (74.18), career par-or-better rounds (44), career birdies (349)
• Named to the All-Conference USA First Team for the third straight year
• Finished in the top-20 in all nine of her tournaments with six top-10 showings and four top-5s
• Set a new program record for most subpar rounds in a season with 15, breaking the old record of 12 set in 2010-11
• Set a new program record for most birdies in a season with 91, breaking the old record of 85 set in 2002-03
• Her Par 3 scoring average of 2.989 broke the previous record set in 2002-03
• Her Par 5 scoring average of 4.763 broke her previous record set in 2018-19
• Tied for fifth at The Bruzzy after an opening-round 66, which tied her personal-best round set at The Bruzzy in 2019
• Tied for 20th at a loaded MountainView Collegiate and earned Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors for the third time this year and fifth in her career
• Tied for fourth at the Conference USA Championship to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team as the team won the first conference championship in program history
• Competed in all three tournaments of the fall and led the team with a 71.77 scoring average
• Tied for third at the Schooner Fall Classic with a three-round score of 209 and earned Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors for her effort against a field loaded with highly ranked Big 12 programs
• Tied for eighth at the Betsy Rawls Invitational and followed it with a T-10 finish at the Cowgirl Classic in Stillwater, Okla., to earn Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors for the second time in a month
2019-20
• Despite a pandemic-shortened season that featured just eight tournaments, Cox broke her own scoring average program record she set in 2018-19 (breaking a 16-year-old record) with a mark of 73.30
• Won the BYU Entrada Classic in early March, just days before the season was cut short, for her first collegiate tournament victory and the first for a Mean Green player since the 2012-13 season
• Named to the All-Conference USA First Team for the second straight year
• Out of her eight tournaments, Cox had six top-20 finishes, including three top-10s
• Finished one subpar round shy of tying the program record for most in a season (12)
• Her Par 4 scoring average of 4.066 broke a nine-year-old program record
• Claimed Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors twice - following the season-opening Trinity Forest Invitational and the season-closing Entrada Classic, which she won
• Finished tied for fifth at the Trinity Forest Invitational and fired a 68 in the opening round
• Tied for sixth at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational with a three-round score of 219
• Closed the fall season with a T-14th finish at the loaded White Sands Bahamas Invitational with a three-round score of 216
2018-19
• Competed in all nine tournaments, as well as the NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla. Her 73.90 scoring average broke a 16-year-old program record
• Tied the school record for low single round with a 66 in the second round of The Bruzzy
• Became first first-team All-Conference USA selection for the program since the school joined the conference
• Of her nine tournaments in the regular season, she finished in the top 20 seven times with the two outliers being ties for 26th and 28th.
• Season-best tie for sixth place at the Conference USA Championship
• Participated in all four fall tournaments and led the team with a 74.18 scoring average
• Shot two rounds in the 60s to open the season at the Minnesota Invitational and finished tied for ninth, which was the best individual finish of the fall season for the Mean Green
2017-18
• Second-team all-conference selection
• Led the team with a scoring average of 74.33 during the fall season, appearing in all five tournaments
• Shot a 225 to open her fall season at the Minnesota Invitational
• Finished in a tie for 17th at the Marilunn Smith/Sunflower Invitational after carding a 228
• Tied for 15th place at the Johnie Imes Invitational, scoring what was at the time, a career-low total of 220, including a career-best single-round score of 67 (second round)
• Posted her second career top-10 finish with a career-low total score of 214 at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational
• Tied for fifth at the Conference USA Championships, earning all-tournament honors
2016-17
• Competed in seven tournaments during her first season on campus, posting a scoring average of 76.8
• Appeared in two tournaments in the fall, averaging 79.83
• Shot a four-over 76 in her final round of the fall, at the Little Rock Women's Golf Challenge, which was her best round to date
• Made her collegiate debut at the Jim West Challenge, shooting 78-78-81 for a total of 237 and tied for 72nd
• Concluded her fall season at the Little Rock Women's Golf Challenge by shooting 83-83-76 for a total of 242, tying for 48th
• Shot a three-round season-low 224 at The Dickson. where she also had a season-best single-round score of 71 (final round), tying for 40th
• Totaled 225 at The MountainView Collegiate to finish tied for 39th
• Had her first career top-five finish at the Web.com Intercollegiate, posting a two-round total of 148
• Placed 27th at the Conference USA Championship, scoring a total of 228
High School
• Attended Little Cypress Mauriceville High School and played varsity golf for all four years
• Placed fourth at the State 4A championship, was the 4A Region 3 champion and District 24-4A champion in 2016
• Won eight of 10 tournaments as a senior in 2016
• Set a school record by shooting a 69 in 2016
• Named SETX Coaches Association Girls Golfer of the Year in 2016 and 2015
• Finished third at the State 4A championship, was the 4A Region 3 champion and District 24-4A champion as a junior in 2015
• Named Super Gold Golfer of the Year in 2015 by the Beaumont Enterprise
• Named Babe Didrickson Zaharias Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2014
• Concluded high school with a 5.105 GPA and was an Honor Graduate
• Named member of the National Honor Society twice
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