Laura Fuenfstueck

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Class:
Senior
High School:
GC Neuhof
Hometown:
Langen, Germany

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Career Honors

2017 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship Individual Finalist - first women's golfer in school history to advance to nationals and second all-time in CAA history
Three-Time Colonial Athletic Association Women's Golfer of the Year (2014, 2015 and 2017).
Four-Time All-CAA First Team selection (2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017).
Three-Time CAA All-Tournament Team selection (2014, 2015 and 2017).
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team.
2015 WGCA All-American Scholar.
2014 Colonial Athletic Association Freshman of the Year.
2014 CAA Individual Champion - became first freshman in conference history to win individual title.
2014 CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer and CAA All-Tournament Team honoree.
14-Time CAA Women's Golfer of the Week selection.
College of Charleston record holder in career tournament wins (5).
College of Charleston record holder in single-season stroke average (72.66).
College of Charleston record holder in single-season birdies (110).
Ranked as high as No. 52 in the nation in 2016-17.

2016-17: (Scoring Average: 72.66, Low Round – 68)

Became the first College of Charleston women's golfer in program history to advance to nationals.
Was one of only four golfers playing as an individual at regionals to advance to Sugar Grove, Ill.
Tied for 24th at the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship at Rich Harvest Farms.
Placed fourth (-3) at the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Athens (Ga.) Regional with rounds of 72, 69 and 72.
Selected to compete as an individual at the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Athens (Ga.) Regional.
Named CAA Women's Golfer of the Year for the third time of her career and to the All-CAA First Team for the fourth time.
Ranked as high as No. 52 in the nation.
Four-time CAA Women's Golfer of the Week selection on Sept. 14, Oct. 12, March 1 and March 22.
Won individual medalist honors at the 2017 Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Classic with rounds of 70, 68 and 70 (-8) in a tournament field of 232 players. It marked the best 54-hole total in tournament history.
Became the new school record holder for most career tournament wins (5) surpassing former great Steffi Kirchmayr (4).
Won individual medalist honors at the CSU Fall Invitational with rounds of 71, 72 and 70 (-3).
Her 3-under tournament total also matched her career-low tournament total (213) and ties for third all-time in the CofC record books.
Finished runner-up at the CAA Championship (+1) and named to the CAA All-Tournament Team.
Finished as runner-up shooting 4-under par at the Briar’s Creek Invitational with rounds of 68, 69 and 75 in a field of 12 Top-100 ranked players.
It marked her fifth top-five finish of the season having placed third-or-better in each of those five starts for the Cougars.
Finished third (-3) at the Pinehurst Challenge with rounds of 72, 72 and a season-low 69 in the final round.
Tied for third shooting even-par at the Palmetto Intercollegiate with rounds of 70, 74 and 72.
Tied for seventh at the Central District Invitational.
Tied for eighth at the UNF Collegiate - her sixth Top-10 finish of the season.

2015-16: (Scoring Average: 73.97, Low Round – 69)

2016 All-CAA First Team selection.
Selected to compete as an individual at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Shoal Creek Regional in Shoal Creek, Ala.
Became third player in school history be qualify for NCAA Regionals as an individual and tied for 29th.
Tabbed CAA Women's Golfer of the Week twice on Oct. 27, 2015 and April 6, 2016.
Made all 10 starts of the season at the Powerade Cougar Classic, Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, Pinehurst Challenge, Palmetto Intercollegiate, Westbrook Invitational, Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic, UNF Collegiate, Briar's Creek Invitational, Web.com Intercollegiate and CAA Women's Golf Championship.
Individual runner-up at the Palmetto Intercollegiate shooting even-par for the tournament in the 100-player field behind World No. 36-ranked Yupaporn Kawinpakorn of Kansas.
Tied for 5th at the Web.com Intercollegiate with a first-round 70 (+1).
Tied for 7th at the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic (+1).
Tied for 8th at the UNF Collegiate.
Tied for 13th at the Briar's Creek Invitational (+1) shooting a season-low 69 in the second round.
Tied for 17th at the Pinehurst Challenge shooting 72-72-73—217 (+1).
Tied for 24th at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate.

2014-15: (Scoring Average: 73.87, Low Round – 70)

2015 CAA Women's Golfer of the Year and All-CAA First Team selection.
Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors.
Ranks first (73.38) and third (73.74) all-time in single-season stroke average, first all-time in career wins (3) and tied for first all-time in single-season eagles made (3) in the CofC record books.
Tied for 2nd at CAA Championship and honored on the CAA All-Tournament Team.
Seven Top 15 finishes including six in the Top 10 in 10 starts of the season.
Runner-up finish at the CSU Wendy’s Invitational shooting 73-71-73—217 (+1).
Tied for 3rd at the Westbrook Invitational to open the spring with a three-round score of 70-72-71—213 (-3).
Finished 14th at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate with scores of 79-79-73—231.
Placed 9th at the Palmetto Intercollegiate shooting 73-76-71—220.
Four-time CAA Women’s Golfer of the Week selection on Oct. 8, Oct. 29, March 4 and April 8.

2013-14: (Scoring Average: 73.38, Low Round – 68)

Named Colonial Athletic Association Women's Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
Set single-season College of Charleston scoring average record (73.38).
Won a school record three tournaments in a single season – the CAA Championship, Pinehurst Challenge and CSU Wendy’s Invitational.
Set school single-season record with 14 rounds of par-or-better.
Finished inside Top 20 in 9-of-12 events.
Became the first freshman in conference history to be crowned the CAA Individual Champion.
2014 CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer and CAA All-Tournament Team.
Selected as CAA Women’s Golfer of the Week four times during the season.

Prior to CofC:

Biggest victory of her amateur career was winning the Internationaux De France Juniors (Trophee Esmond) Championship title in April of 2013 in Paris, France.
Finished third at the German National Girls Championship with rounds of 71-68-73.
Placed fifth at the Harder German Girls Championship with rounds of 69-70-75.
Made it to the quarterfinal round of the German Women’s Match Play Championship.

Personal:

Daughter of Hans Juergen and Eva Fuenfstueck.
Finance major at College of Charleston.
Ranked as high as No. 77 in the world in the women’s amateur golf rankings.
Competed in the 2014 Women’s World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) in Karuizawa, Japan.
Competed for the German National Team in a World Amateur event held in Northern Portugal in March of 2016.