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Nathan Goulding Season 2024-25

Height
6'0
Class
Senior
Hometown
Cohuna, Australia
Previous School
Midland (Texas) JC
High School
Cohuna HS
  • 2001 Louisiana Newcomer of the Year
  • 2002 First Team All-Louisiana 
  • 2002 Second Team All-SEC

Senior Season (2001-02)
Goulding had a solid season for LSU, as the only senior on the squad … Was named to the All-Southeastern Conference second team and the 2002 LSWA All-Louisiana Team for the second-straight season … Tied for third on the team with 34 rounds played of which 14 were under par … Participated in 12 of team’s 13 tournaments during the season … Posted a stroke average of 72.7 during the season which was the second-lowest on the team … Second on the team with five top-20 finishes and led the Tigers with four top-10 finishes … Shot the lowest round of the season (67) at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions in Oct. and the Gator Invitational in Feb. … Tied for sixth place at the Tournament of Champions after shooting even-par 210 … Shot 67-68 in the first two rounds at Tennessee … Tied for 11th place at the Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate in Baton Rouge in October, shooting a 2-under par 214 … Fired a 6-under 204 at the Gator Invitational at Gainesville, Fla., leading LSU to the team title and placing in a tie for second individually … Shot three-straight sub-par rounds at the Gator (69-67-68) … Tied for 10th place at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship after shooting a 2-over 218 … Tied for ninth place at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational at Statesboro, Ga., shooting a 1-over par 217 … Shot a 6-over 222 at the 2002 NCAA Central Regional at Little Rock, Ark., his second-consecutive NCAA regional appearance … Named the SEC Golfer of the Week on Feb. 13 after leading LSU to the win at the Gator Invitational … Earned his second varsity letter.

Junior Season (2000-01)
Was one of the biggest surprises for LSU in the 2000-01 season … Played in just one tournament during the fall, the CCLA Intercollegiate, but made the most of his opportunity there … Goulding shot back-to-back 3-under par 69s to tie for 10th place in his Tiger debut … The 69s were shot in the final two rounds of the tournament, helping LSU win its second tournament title of the season … Shot a 1-under par 215 at the CCLA … Played in nine tournaments for LSU in all … Played 27 rounds, 11 of which were par or better … His low round was a 4-under 66 at the Gator Invitational … Posted a 5-under par 211 at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in February … Was LSU’s top finisher there (t6th) … Had four top-20 finishes out of nine tournaments … Had the second-lowest stroke average on the team for the season at 72.7.

Junior College
Two-year starter at Midland (Texas) Junior College … Ranked as one of the top 15 junior college players in America as a sophomore.

High School
Attended Cohuna High School in Cohuna, Australia … Was a four-sport letterwinner in high school, earning letters in basketball, golf, cross country and aussie style football … Won a state championship in golf … Served as the team captain for the golf team.

Personal
Parents are Ross and Julie Goulding

Goulding’s Quick Facts
Rounds of Par or Better:
25
Low Round: 67 (-3) at Tennessee Tournament of Champions and Gator Invitational
Low Tournament: 204 (-6) at Gator Invitational
Top 10 Finishes: 5
Best Finish: tied for second at Gator Invitational

Round-by-Round with Goulding
2000-01
CCLA Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 77-69-69 — 215(t10th)
Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 66-72 72 — 210 (t21)
Mercedes-Benz Champ. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 69-71 71 — 211 (t6)
LSU Spring Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) 75-72 73 — 220 (t14)
Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invi. (Statesboro, Ga.) 77-70-73 — 219 t(t25)
Cleveland Golf/ASU Invi. (Augusta, Ga.) 71-72-73 — 216 (t16)
Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate (Opelika, Ala.) 75-73 77 — 225 (t39)
SEC Championships (Sea Island, Ga.) 77-72 76 — 225 (t35)
NCAA East Regional (Williamsburg, Va.) 75-73 76 — 224 (t93)

2001-02
Cleveland Golf/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate (Charleston, S.C.) 74-83-70 – 227 (t57th)
Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate (Tampa, Fla.) 75-72-78 – 225 (t50th)
Tennessee Tournament of Champions (Knoxville, Tenn.) 67-68-75 – 210 (t6th)
CCLA Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 75-70-69 – 214 (t11th)
Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 69-67-68 – 204 (t2nd)
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship (Jacksonville, Fla.) 73-69-76 – 218 (t10th)
LSU Spring Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) 72 (t27th)
Conrad Rehling Alabama Spring Invitational (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 74-72-73 – 219 (t31st)
Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 74-72-71 – 217 (t9th)
Cleveland Golf/ASU Invitational (Augusta, Ga.) 74-70-76 – 220 (t52nd)
SEC Championships (Sea Island, Ga.) 74-73-80 – 227 (t42nd)
NCAA Central Regional (Little Rock, Ark.) 74-73-75 – 222 (t37th)

Goulding’s Career Totals

Year   Tournaments Rounds   Strokes Average
2000-01 9 27 1,965 72.78
2001-02 12 34 2,475 72.79
2 seasons 21 61 4,440 72.79
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