Lisa Pettersson

Class:
Senior
High School:
Uppsala Celsiusskolan
Hometown:
Taby, Sweden
Major:
Economics

2014-15 Photo Gallery l

2015-16 Photo Gallery

As a Senior (2017-18)
Stands third all-time on ECU’s career stroke average charts at 74.63 (minimum 50 rounds) ... In 45 career events she has recorded one win, nine Top 5, 13 Top 10 and 22 Top 20 finishes ... Named ECU’s Most Outstanding Female Scholar Athlete at the annual Breakfast of Champions ... Selected to the Nutrien All-Academic Team ... Will be participating in her third NCAA Regional (2016 Baton Rouge and 2017 Athens) ... Participated in 11 events where she owns a 74.03 seasonal average, which ranks third on the team ... Registered one Top 5 finish to go along with a pair of Top 10 and six Top 20 placements ... Finished tied for third at the Charleston Invitational with a tournament score of 214 (2-under) ... Posted 11 rounds of par or better (four 69 or lower) ... Closed out the Fall portion of ECU’s schedule with four consecutive Top 20 finishes and opened the Spring slate with another Top 20 placement (string of five in a row) ... Posted a score of 219 or lower in four of 11 events, which included a pair o 214’s (2-under) at the Pinehurst Challenge and Charleston Invitational ... Currently ranked 235th nationally by Golfstat and 254th by Golfweek with a 613-213-39 record.

As a Junior (2016-17)
Named First-Team All-American Athletic Conference for the second-straight year … Two-time American Golfer-of-the-Month selection (September/2016 and October/2016) ... Became the fourth Pirate in program history to earn an individual NCAA Regional bid (Athens Regional) where she finished tied for 50th with an 11-over par 227 (79-69-79) … Posted a team-low 73.50 seasonal stroke average, which was the second-best single-season average in the ECU annuals … Recorded six Top 15 finishes with two coming in the spring portion of the Pirates schedule … Opened junior campaign with four consecutive Top 6 placements … Won first career individual title at the Fall 2016 Pinehurst Challenge with a score of 208 (8-under) – career low … Played in 12 total events … Posted four Top 5 finishes (Pinehurst Challenge/first, Lady Pirate Intercollegiate/third, River Landing Classic/t4th, Minnesota Invitational/t5th) … Carded 14 rounds of 72 or better with a career-low 65 (tied school record) coming during second round play at Pinehurst … Had three rounds of 69 or better on the season … In all, tallied seven Top 30 finishes in 12 events … Claimed a share of 13th place at the 2017 American Women’s Golf Championships (73-75-72=220) ... Shot 228 or better six times with a season-best 208 at Pinehurst … Closed out the season ranked 127th nationally by Golfstat and 138th by Golfweek with a record of 704-242-35 … Earned Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I Scholar All-America honors (2017) … Named to American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (2017) ... Finished tied for 45th at the 2017 European Ladies’ Amateur Championship in Switzerland posting a 7-over par 295 (69-74-79-73).

As a Sophomore (2015-16)
Unanimous American Athletic Conference selection ... Posted a 74.67 season stroke average to rank second on the team (t11th-best single-season average in program history) ... Played in all 12 events as a sophomore ... Tallied four Top 5 finishes, five Top 10’s and seven Top 20’s ... Opened season with three-straight top 11 finishes ... Recorded a share of second place at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate with a 4-over 220 ... Posted a then career-low 54-hole score of 214 at the Pinehurst Challenge (72-71-71) and the Briar’s Creek Invitational (70-74-70), which was 2-under par ... Carded 16 rounds of 73 or better with a season-low 70 on four occasions ... Rounds of 70 came at Minnesota Invitational (2nd RD), Briar’s Creek Invitational (1st RD, 3rd RD) and River Landing Classic (3rd RD) ... Finished regular season with a share of fifth place at the River Landing Classic (73-80-70) with a score of 223 (7-over) ... Posted a share of fifth place at the AAC Championships with a score of 223 (7-over) ... Participated in Baton Rouge Regional carding a 12-over par (228) ... Closed out season ranked 191st nationally by Golfweek posting a 670-289-26 record ... Named Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I Scholar All-American (2016).

As a Freshman (2014-15)
Lone underclassman to participate in all 10 events during her freshman season ... Posted a 76.57 stroke average (30 rounds) ... Posted 10th place finish in her first collegiate tournament (224) helping the Pirates claim the Minnesota Invitational team title ... In all, tallied three Top 25 finishes (River Landing Classic/t21st and Lady Paladin Invitational/t22nd) ... Posted 13 rounds of 75 or betters including a season-low 70 during first round action at the Clover Cup, where she finished 53rd ... Shot a season-low 54-hole score of 224 in first two collegiate events (Minnesota Invitational and Lady Paladin Invitational) ... Ranked 475th nationally by Golfweek posting a 369-397-24 record ... Named Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I Scholar All-American (2015).

High School (Prep Career)
Ranked 12th in the country under the age of 21 and fourth in her class at the time she signed to NLI ... Qualified for the 2011 Annika Cup ... Posted seven Top 3 finishes during 2013 which included the Viksjo Junior Open title ... Placed third at the Annika Invitational Europe and Skandia Junior Open ... Member of the Junior Swedish Gymnastics Team that placed second in the National Championships in 2011.

Personal
Owns a 3.97 cumulative GPA majoring in business (economics concentration) ... Daughter of Lars Erik and Elisabet Pettersson ... Has one sibling (Sofia) ... Sister played collegiate golf at Morehead State University ... Three-time Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Division I Scholar All-American (2015-17) ... Seven-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2014 - present) ... Three-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2015-17).

What's In Your Bag
Driver: Callaway X2Hot
Woods: Callaway X2Hot
Irons: Callaway Apex

Walking The Links
Favorite Club: Driver.
Favorite Course: Ullna Golf Club (Stockholm, Sweden).
Favorite Golf Moment: European Ladies' Amateur Championship 2016.
Favorite Golfer(s): Annika Sorenstam.
Major You'd Most Like To Win: British Open.
I'm Not Superstitious But Before Every Round I: Eat pasta.
Career Ambition: Succeed as a professional golfer and become as good as I possibly can.
Most Influential Person: My family.
Favorite Movie Quote: "Read it, role it, hold it." - The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Biggest DVR Obsession: Gray's Anatomy.
Star I’d Most Like To Dance With: Beyonce.
The First Thing I Owned That Said ECU: T-Shirt.
I Chose ECU Because Of: Coach Williams and the good resources to become a great golf player.