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Madelene Sagstrom Season 2023-24

Height
5'9
Class
Senior
Hometown
Enkoping, Sweden
High School
Ljungbyheds Gymnasieskola

2015 Finalist ANNIKA Award
2015 First Team All-American
2015 SEC Player of the Year
2015 First Team All-SEC
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 First Team All-Louisiana
2015 All-Louisiana POY
2014 First Team All-SEC
2014 First Team All-Louisiana
2013 First Team All-SEC
2013 First Team All-Louisiana
2012 Freshman All-SEC
2012 All-Louisiana Freshman of the Year

SENIOR SEASON (2014-15)
Earned third SEC Player of the Year in the 35-plus year history of the program … Also was First-Team All-SEC and first-team All-American … POY in Louisiana … Became sixth LSU women’s golfer to be named on the All-SEC team three times and joins Megan McChrystal (08-11), Ashley Winn (95-98) and Meredith Duncan (99-02) as the only golfers to be named to three All-SEC first teams in their careers … Helped Tigers advance to their second NCAA Championship appearance during her career … Set a season record for stroke average at 71.48, the first LSU women’s play to average under 72 for a single season … For 125 career rounds, 72.95 stroke average, the lowest for any four-year player in women’s golf history at LSU … 23 of 33 rounds of par or under this season … Eight top 10 finishes, 18 total (T6 on LSU top 10 list) … Two wins her senior season (three career) … Tied with teammate Caroline Nistrup for the title at the Allstate Sugar Bowl at 4-under 212 (68-73-71) and then wire-to-wire to win NCAA Raleigh Regional at 8-under 208 (68-70-70) … Second in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at -6 207 (71-68-68) and 3rd in both the LSU Tiger Golf Classic (-2, 214) and the SEC Championships (-5, 211) … 63 rounds of par or under in career … Finish No. 2 in the Golfweek and Golfstat Performance rankings.

JUNIOR SEASON (2013-14)
Earned First Team All-SEC honors for the second straight season … Won her first collegiate tournament in The Schooner Invitational in the fall, posting rounds of 70-70-66 for a 4-under 206 in the field of 78 … For the year, had the school best and personal career average low of 73.28 with 2 top 5 finishes … Had a chance to get the win on her home course at The University Club in the LSU Tiger Golf Classic, posting a 54-hole total of 3-under 213 (72-72-69), but lost on the first hole of sudden death … Had 14th place finishes in the SMU/DAC Invitational (+6, 150) and SEC Women’s Golf Championship (+8, 224) … 14 rounds of par or under … 10 career top 10 finishes, 8 in the top five … Career low 54 hole total of 206 and lowest LSU single round of 66 … Over the summer, represented Sweden in the European Women’s Team Amateur competition, winning three singles matches as her country finished sixth in the 20-team event.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012-13)
Sagstrom followed up her freshman season with an almost identical season in which she earned first team All-Louisiana and All-SEC honors … Sagstrom average 73.59 for 29 rounds, just .03 up over her freshman average of 73.56 for 34 rounds … Had four top five finishes … Had back-to-back runnerup finishes in the spring, taking solo second at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with an even par score of 213 (71-67-75) and then tying for second at LSU’s own Tiger Golf Classic with +5 221 (78-68-75) … Also finished seventh at the fall Lady Tar Heel with 2-over 218 (74-72-72) and fifth at The Alamo Invitational at 3-under 213 (73-72-68) … In two years had 26 rounds of par or under, including a 67, two 68s and a 69 this past year … Was a member of the Swedish team in the European Women’s Amateur Team Championship this summer, finishing in eighth place.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2011-12)
Played in all 34 rounds, averaging a strong 73.6 for the season (third on the team) … Four top 10s, three top 5s – tied for fifth at Tar Heel Invitational at 7-under 209 (68-70-71), third at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic (even par 216 – 71-71-74) and fourth in her first SEC Women’s Championships at 7-over 223 (72-73-78) … Also tied for eighth in getting LSU to the national championships at the NCAA Regional (+1, 76-70-71) … Helped LSU to a third place team and had three strong rounds in the event of 70-72-74 … 14 rounds of par or under.

PRIOR TO LSU
Posted 11 wins with 10 second place finishes and 21 top 10s … Ranked seventh overall in the Swedish Ladies rankings and second on the girl’s rankings list … Voted Athlete of the Year in 2010 at her school … Was first in the 2011 Ladies Team Amateur Championship … 11th in the 2011 French International Lady Junior’s Amateur Championship and in 1999 won the Swedish Junior Championship … High School Coach was Hans Larsson … Wins in 2010 in the Skandia Tour Elit Flickor with an even par 216 and at the Alex Noren Junior Open … Five wins in 2009 and three wins in 2008 including the Skandia Cup National Championship … In 2010 finished second in the Swedish Junior Masters and 17th in the Girls British Open Amateur Championship … Member of the Swedish National team.

PERSONAL
Born in Uppsala, Sweden, on Nov. 13, 1992 … Full name is Madelene Maria Sagstrom … Parents are Per and Lena Sagstrom … Young brother, Jesper … Major Psychology … Favorite Pro Golfer is Annika Sorenstam … Hobbies include (besides golf) listening to music and reading books … Chose LSU because of “the friendly atmosphere.”

COLLEGIATE FINISHES

2011-12
Cougar Classic 74-76-70 – 220 t38
Mason Rudolph Fall Preview 75-76-70 – 221 t20
Tar Heel Invitational 68-70-71 – 209 t5
Mercedes-Benz SEC-Pac 12 76-73-77 – 226 t53
Lady Puerto Rico Classic 75-73-75 – 223 t12
Central District Invitational 77-70-75 – 222 t16
LSU Tiger Golf Classic 71-71-74 – 216 3
PING/ASU Invitational 71-73-81 – 225 t41
SEC Women’s Championships 72-73-78 – 223 4
NCAA West Regional 76-70-71 – 217 t8
NCAA Women’s Championships 70-72-83-74 – 299 t51

2012-13
Cougar Classic 74-69-78 – 221 t43
Liz Murphey NCAA Fall Preview 73-74-72 – 219 t16
Ruth’s Chris Lady Tar Heel 74-72-72 – 218 t7
The Alamo Invitational 73-72-68 – 213 5
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 74-72 – 146 t13
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 71-67-75 – 213 2
LSU Tiger Golf Classic 78-68-75 – 221 t2
Rebel Intercollegiate 71-75-78 – 224 t28
SEC Women’s Championships 76-83-75 – 234 t34
NCAA West Regional 70-79-76 – 225 t55

2013-14
Cougar Classic 75-71-74 – 220 t30
Schooner Fall Classic 70-70-66 – 206 1
Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational 72-80-71 – 223 t38
The Alamo Invitational 76-69-72 – 217 t24
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 71-71-75 – 217 t22
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 75-75-71 – 221 t21
LSU Tiger Golf Classic 72-72-69 – 213 t2
SMU/DAC Invitational 77-73 – 150 t14
SEC Women’s Golf Championship 73-74-77 – 224 14
NCAA Central Regional 77-74-83 – 234 T73

2014-15
Mason Rudolph Championships 71-69-77 – 217 T6
Schooner Fall Classic 68-70-75 – 213 T30
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel 77-72-69 – 218 T15
The Alamo Invitational 69-71-70 – 210 T4
Lady Puerto Rico 71-73-71 – 215 T3
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate 68-73-71 – 212 T1
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 71-68-68 – 207 2
LSU Tiger Golf Classic 73-67-76 – 216 3
SEC Championships 72-70-69 – 211 3
NCAA Raleigh Regional 68-70-70 – 208 1
NCAA Championships 76-79-77 – 212 T53

Career Statistics:

Season
Rounds
Strokes
Avg.
Par or Under
Low 18
Low 54
Top 10
Best
2011-12
34
2,501
73.56
14
68
209
4
3
2012-13
29
2,134
73.59
12
67
213
4
2
2013-14
29
2,125
73.28
14
66
206
2
1
2014-15
33
2,359
71.48
23
67
207
8
2
Totals
125
9,119
72.95
63
66
206
18
1
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