Lucas Augustsson

Weight:
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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Halmstad, Sweden
High School:
Aspero Idrottsgymnasie
Major:
Economics

Career Notes: Two-time All-AAC selection … Holds the school record for career wins (four) … Tied for the lowest 18-hole score in program history (63 in the first round at Ironwood Collegiate Classic) … His second-round score of 64 at Ironwood Collegiate Classic is tied for third lowest score … Shot a 15-under (201) at Ironwood Collegiate Classic in 2023, which is tied for fourth lowest 54-hole total at ECU … Also posted a 4-under (206) at the 2022 AAC Championships, which is tied for 13th-lowest score … Posted the second lowest single-season stroke average (71.29) in program history as a sophomore … Owns a 72.06 career average 24 events … Recorded 11 career tops 10 finishes (tied for ninth all-time), which included five Top 5’s and four individual titles.

As a Sophomore (2023-24): Earned AAC All-Conference honors for the second consecutive year becoming the eighth player in program history with multiple all-league honors … Appeared in all 12 events recording seven Top 10 finishes (tied for first in single-season) which included a pair of tournament wins … Posted a team-best 71.29 scoring average, the second-best single-season average in program history … Won individual titles at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic (201) and Cutter Creek (207), the latter marking his second-straight win at the Cutter Creek Golf Club … His score of 201 (15-under) at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic was the fourth-lowest 54-hole total in program history and his 15-under par is tied for the second lowest … Tied the 18-hole score of 63, which was shot during the opening round at Ironwood … Finished tied for 22nd at The American Championships posting a score of 214 (4-over) … Led the team with 13 rounds below par and recorded five of the team’s lowest nine rounds, which included a round of 63 (first) and 64 (second) … Named AAC Golfer of the Week on March 22 ... Named to 2024 College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All-District® Team … Named to the 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Named to the 2023-24 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars.

As a Freshman (2022-23): Became the seventh different Pirate (ninth overall) to earn AAC All-Conference honors … One of two players to appear in all 12 events (other Philip Linberg Bondestad) … Posted a team-best 72.78 stroke average … Earned a pair of individual wins at the ECU Intercollegiate and the Cutter Creek Intercollegiate where he posted a score of 213 … First Pirate since Tim Conover (2016-17) to win two events in the same season … Named AAC Golfer of the Week after placing first at the ECU Intercollegiate (March 22) – a first since Blake Taylor in 2019 … Finished tied for third at The American Championships carding three rounds in the 60’s (68-69-69) for a personal-best score of 206, which was the lowest score in the championships by an ECU golfer … His opening round 68 set a new program record in the league championships … Claimed four Top 10 finishes on the year to lead the squad (six top 15’s) … Shot 72 or better in 15 of 36 rounds (sub-70 on 10 occasions) … Posted low 18-hole score of 67 (5-under) during second round action at the General Hackler Intercollegiate … Recorded eight of the Pirates lowest 15 rounds … Shot under par in four of 12 events which included Grandover Collegiate (-1), ECU Intercollegiate (-3), Cutter Creek Intercollegiate (-3) and AAC Championship (-4) ... Named to the 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Before East Carolina: Won Teen Tour Grand Opening by 6 shots ... Finished second in the Abbekås Open Future Series ... Finished fifth in the PGA Championship Landerys Masters in the Nordic Golfleague ... Finished fourth at the Race to Teen Tour Final Order of Merit (2021) … Earned a third-place finish at the Teen Tour Elite No. 5 (2021) … Represented Sweden in Nordic Junior Match (2021) … Swedish Junior Club Champions with Riggenas Golf Klubb (2021) … Placed fifth at the Stenson Sunesson Junior Challenge (2021) … Finished seventh at the JSM Slag (National Championship) Teen Tour Elite No. 3 (2021).

Personal: Born in Halmstad, Sweden ... Son of Ewa and Stefan Augustsson ... Has a sister, Wilma ... Played soccer for 10 years before starting high school ... Majoring in economics.