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2017-18 Women's Golf Roster

Molly Laird

Molly Laird

  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Highschool:
    Harrison
  • Hometown:
    Farmington Hills, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • 3x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • 3x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018)


2017-18

  • Did not play in any events due to an injury
  • Earned the John J. Uicker Award at the University Honors Convocation, presented to the Mechanical Engineering student having the highest scholastic standing in upper division courses

2016-17
  • Missed the season with an injury

2015-16
  • Saw action in four tournaments, three as an individual
  • Recorded a 91.8 average in seven rounds of golf
  • Made her season debut and was in the starting line-up at the Golden Grizzly Invite, tying for 42nd with a 179 (92-87)
  • Tallied a season-low 87 in round two and tied that mark with an 87 in the second round of the IPFW Spring Classic, where she was 36th with a 178 (91-87)

2014-15
  • Saw action in one event as a freshman playing as an individual at the Seminole State Spring Break Invitational
  • Tied for 64th with a 183 (94-89)

Personal
  • A local product who starred at Harrison High School and was a four-time Academic All-State selection
  • A co-captain for two years and a four-year letter winner in golf
  • Tabbed All-Area in all four of her seasons and helped the Hawks to a seventh-place finish at the Division 1 state tournament as a senior, where she earned 13th
  • She was also an individual state qualifier in 2010
  • Her aunt taught at Detroit Mercy, while a few cousins also attended the University
  • Has three older sisters
  • An Engineering major. 

Year Rounds Strokes Average Top 10/20
2014-15 2 183 91.5 0/0
2015-16 7 643 91.8 0/0
Career 9 826 91.7 0/0

Career Low 18: 87 (2x), at 2016 IPFW Spring Classic (2nd)
Career Low 36: 178 at 2016 IPFW Spring Classic (91, 87)
Career Low 54: n/a

Career Tournament Finishes
2015-16

Sept. 28-29 - Golden Grizzly Invitational (Katke-Cousins GC, Rochester, MI) - 179 (92, 87) - T42nd
Mar. 6 - Legacy Warm Up (The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes, Longwood, FL) - 97 - 26th (I)
Mar. 8-9 - Seminole State Spring Break Invitational (Timacuan GC, Lake Mary, FL) - 189 (95, 94) - 54th (I) 
Apr. 3-4 - IPFW Spring Classic (Pine Valley CC, Fort Wayne, IN) - 178 (91, 87) - 36th (I)

2014-15
Mar. 10-11 - Seminole State Spring Break Invitational (Timacuan GC, Lake Mary, FL) - 183 (94, 89) - T64th (I)


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Redshirt Junior