LSU Gold
Height
5'2
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Miami, Fla.
High School
Miami Palmetto Senior HS

2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2008 First-Team All-Louisiana
2007 First-Team All-Louisiana
2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2005 Freshman SEC Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2007-08)
Finished the season with a 75.5 stroke average, placing her second best on the team … Earned two top five finishes in her spring semester, the fourth and fifth or her career. Kuhn finished third in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic with a one-under par 215 and placed fourth at the Crimson Tide Classic posting rounds of 77-72-68 … Posted five rounds of par or better … Finished her career with a 75.8 stroke average which is good for fourth all-time in the history of the LSU women’s golf program.

JUNIOR SEASON (2006-07)
Second on the team in stroke average at 75.80 … Finished the year with two top 10 finishes, giving her five career top-10 finishes in her first three years … Kuhn finished in a tie for fourth at the Auburn “Derby” Invitational at three-over par 147 in the rain-shortened event (76-71) and tied for sixth at six-over 222 in the Central District Invitational with rounds of 76-75-71 … Four rounds of par or under … Just three of 32 rounds out of the 70s … Posted an 11th place finish in the SEC Women’s Championship at five-over 221 (72-74-75) … Enters her senior year with a career stroke average of 75.89, the fifth best career average in the history of the women’s program.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06)
Finished the year with a 76.20 stroke average, co-third best on the team … Best finish was a tie for eighth at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, finishing at two-over 218 (72-75-71) … Was 7-over (72-75-76 — 223) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (tied for 21st) and tied for 20th at NCAA East Regional with 4-over 220 (71-71-78). Also tied for 21st at the Chrysler Challenge (74-77-81 — 232) and Auburn “The Derby” (75-78-73 — 226) … Averaging 75.98 for her two-year career, 64 rounds … 29 rounds of 34 in the 70s this season, 28 rounds counting for team score … 34 rounds played equals 10th most by a player for LSU in a single season.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2004-05)
Third best average of the season at 75.70, appearing in all 10 tournaments (30 rounds) … Finished as the runner up in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic at the University Club, shooting rounds of 72-70-72 for a two-under 214 … Other top 10 finish came in the Lady Gamecock Classic, in poor weather conditions, shooting 76-80-77 — 233, to tie for fifth … Four other top 20 finishes … 26 of 30 rounds in the 70s … 81 percent of rounds (24.5) counted for team score.
 
PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered for four years for coach Dan Pabalate at Miami Palmetto … Team won three District championships, three regionals … MVP of the team, 2000-04 … Ranked 33rd nationally in GolfWeek in 2003 … All Dade Girl Player of the Year, 2002-03-04. 2002 All-American … Advanced to match play in the 2003 USGA Girls Juniors … Third in the 2002 FCWT National Championship, shooting 68 on the Doral Red Course.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Rebecca Sara Kuhn … Born on Dec. 31, 1985 … Right-handed … Parents are James and Rhonda Kuhn, one sister, Jamie … Chose LSU because it “has everything I have ever looked for in a college.”… Favorite golfer is Annika Sorenstam.
 
Collegiate Finishes

2007-08
Cougar Classic 77-75-78 – 230 t60
Lady Puerto Rico Classic 74-79-73 – 226 t34
UCF Challenge 76-73-76 – 225 t62
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 71-73-71 – 215 3
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic 77-79-81 – 237 t50
Crimson Tide Classic 77-72-68 – 217 4
SEC Women’s Championship 80-80-72 – 232 t23
NCAA Central Regionals 77-75-75 – 227 t38
NCAA Division I Women’s Championship 76-75-80-74 – 305 t63
Total Rounds 28 — Average 75.5

2006-07
Cougar Classic 73-71-77 — 221 19
Mason Rudolph Championship 78-75-76 — 229 t50
Lady Tar Heel 79-80-73 — 232 t37
Auburn “Derby” Invitational 76-71 — 147 t4
Central District Invitational 76-75-71 — 222 t6
UCF Challenge 79-79-76 — 234 t39
LSU/Cleveland Classic 77-75-73 — 225 t28
Liz Murphey Intercollegiate 79-79-79 — 237 t67
Bryan National Collegiate 81-81-74 — 236 t57
SEC Women’s Championship 72-74-75 — 221 t11
NCAA East Regional 73-71-77 — 221 t54
Totals 34 rounds — 75.80

2005-06
Cougar Classic 77-77-75 — 229 t48
Lady Tar Heel 78-72-78 — 228 t28
Chrysler Challenge 74-77-81 — 232 t21
Auburn “The Derby” 75-78-73 — 226 t21
LSU/Cleveland Classic 72-75-71 — 218 8th
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational 74-79-73 — 226 t15th
Bryan National Collegiate 78-86-82 — 246 t86th
SEC Women’s Golf Championships 83-72-80 — 235 t47th
Lady Buckeye Spring Invite 72-75-76 — 223 t21st
NCAA East Regional 71-71-78 — 220 t20th
NCAA Division I Championships 73-76-81-77 — 307 t66
Totals 34 rounds — 76.20 avg.

2004-05
Cougar Classic 73-74-73 — 220 13
Mason Rudolph Championships 75-75-76 — 226 t38
Mercedes-Benz Championships 78-78-75 — 231 t43
SEC/ACC Challenge 74-76-74 — 224 t28
Central District Tournament 76-75-74 — 225 t19
Lady Gamecock Classic 76-80-77 — 233 t5
LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic 72-70-72 — 214 2
Liz Murphey Collegiate 74-72-82 — 228 t20
SEC Women’s Championships 78-71-80 — 229 t19
NCAA Central Regional 77-86-78 — 241 t91
Totals 30 rounds — 2,271 75.70 avg.

Career Totals
Rounds: 124
Strokes: 9400
Average: 75.80
Rounds of Par or Under: 21
Low Round: 68, 2008 Crimson Tide Classic, 3rd round
Low Tournament (54 holes): 214, 2005 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic
Top 10 Finishes: 7
Best Finish: 2nd, 2005 LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic

 

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