Josefin Widal Season 2024-25
Updated Through May 22, 2025
All-SEC Freshman Team, 2025
LSU CAREER STATS
Low (Single Round): 68
68, Tulane Classic (March 9, 2025, 1st round)
Low (Single Round to Par): -4
Tulane Classic (March 9-11, 2025)
Low 54 holes: 213
Darius Rucker Collegiate (March 3-5, 2025)
Best Career Finish: T1
Tulane Classic (March 9-11, 2025)
No. of Top 10 Finishes: — 3
–Betsy Rawls Invitational (T6, March 17-28, 2025)
–Tulane Classic (T1, March 9-11, 2025)
–Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (T3, March 3-5, 2025)
No. of Even or Under Par Rounds: 10
No. of Rounds Played: 35
Stroke Average: 73.94
FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
Earned SEC All-Freshman team honors … Made her first NCAA Championship appearance as LSU finished T10 in the event … Was 3-over in the final two rounds of the championships … Played a total of 38 rounds this year, including three in match play, one of four Tigers this season to appear in 38 rounds … Scored her first collegiate win in March at the Tulane Classic at English Turn with rounds of 68-75-72 for 1-under 215 … Middle step in a three-tournament streak of top six finishes in the month of March … Finished T3 at even par in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate to start March with rounds of 73-71-69 and then was T6 at the Betsy Rawls Invitational at +8 224 … Averaged 73.94 for her freshman season … Finished No. 135 in the NCAA Scoreboard rankings, up from 355 at the beginning of March.
PRIOR TO LSU
Attended Aspero Idrottsgymnasium in Halmstad … Won Athlete of the Year honors in 2022 and 2024 … In April 2024, won the Swedish Grand Opening event shooting three under par rounds (70-69-70) … One of six top 10 finishes in 2024 … A part of the Swedish Ladies Team Championship winning club in 2023 and was a member of the winning PING Junior Solheim Cup team as well in 2023 … Won the Swedish Match Play Championships (2023) and the Global Junior in Denmark (2022) … Named Swedish Golf Federation Rookie of the Year in 2023 as well as Junior of the Year by her home course, the RIngenas GK … Low career single round is 9-under 63 and best 54-hole tournament score is 13-under par that included that 9-under round … Scoring average of 72.4 … Members of the Swedish Girls National team in 2023 … Course record holder at three Swedish courses.
PERSONAL
Birthdate is Dec. 19, 2005 in Halmstad, which is also the home of former LSU golf award winner Ingrid Lindblad … Lefthanded … Parents are Peter and Sofie Widal … One older brother, Johan … Anticipated major at LSU is sports administration … Likes to “be with friends and family” to relax … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite professional golfer is Swedish pro golfer, Ludvig Aberg.