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2007-08 Golf-W Roster

Laura Bavaird

Laura Bavaird

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Grosse Ile High School
  • Hometown:
    Grosse Ile, MI

Summary

Biography

2007 Amateur Results: Captured Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) Women's Amateur title, firing a 79 in the opening round and a 75 entering into match play ... went 5-0 in match play to claim GAM title ... advanced to Women's U.S. Open sectional qualifier with a 4-over-par 76 in the local qualifier ... shot 76-75-74 at the Michigan Open hosted by the Michigan PGA and held at Mountain Ridge in Thompsonville, Mich. ... finished 26th in the field and posted the seventh-best finish by an amateur ... shot 77 at GAM Women's Championship and a 1-under-par 71 at Saginaw Country Club.

2006-07: Earned team award for low scoring average (77.15) ... recorded first career tournament win at 2007 William & Mary Invitational, scoring an even-par 72 followed by a 2-over-par 74 ... finished in top-20 in six of 10 tournaments ... had four top-15 finishes, including tied for 11th at Cardinal Classic and tied for 13th at Shoot-out at Legends after opening with a career-low round of 71 (1-under-par) ... named MAC Golfer of the Week after claiming W&M title ... registered 2-over-par round of 74 during second round of Lady Buckeye Invitational ... finished seventh at the season-ending MAC Championships, closing out the event with a 3-over-par 75.

2006 Amateur Results: Competed in 20 rounds of golf this summer and never finished lower than fourth in any stroke-play tournament ... opened the summer with a tie for fourth at a Fidra event, her lowest finish of the season ... third-place finish at the next Fidra event two weeks later ... finished second at the Fidra event at Michigan State with rounds of 77 and 75 ... fired a 79 and 77 to reach match play of the Golf Association of Michigan Women’s Amateur ... scored lowest rounds of the summer with a final round of 73 at Travis Pointe CC and an opening round of 73 at the GAM Women’s Championship at Pine Lake CC.

2005-06: Team’s individual medalist in four of five spring events ... tied teammates Erin Thorne and Lindsay Dunigan for most rounds in a season (28) ... top-10 finish and best finish of the year came at the Red Rock Invitational (2/25-26), placing T-7th ... finished in the top-25 in all but one spring tournament ... scored career-low 72 in opening round of Northwestern Invitational (4/3-4) ... 54-hole total at NW Invitational (226) is third best all-time at WMU ... 78.6 scoring average is tied for fifth all-time in program history ... led team in fairways hit (73.7 percent) ... earned second letter.

2005 Amateur Results: Finished the Fidra Midwest Collegiate Series with a scoring average of 80.3 over four events with her best finish coming at Firestone wherre she shot 73-83 to place fourth ... finished tied for fourth at Michigan Women's Amateur (78-74=152).

2004-05:  Named WMU’s Most Improved Player ... appeared in six events on the year, including each of the team’s outings in the spring ... 11-of-13 rounds in the spring counted toward team total ... concluded the campaign with season stroke average of 81.3 ... averaged 80.2 in the spring ... collected seven rounds in the 70’s ... made Bronco debut at the Mary Fossum Invitational (9/19-19) ... earned 81st at the event ... qualified for the competitive lineup at both the Rio Verde Invitational (3/3-5) and Bobcat Desert Classic (3/7-8) on the team’s spring trip ... 54-hole total of 241 (82-79-80) was good enough to earn a share of 44th at Rio Verde, the team’s second-best finish ... tied for 47th at the Bobcat with a three-round effort of 236 (79-78-79) ... earned a share of 51st at the Saluki Invitational (3/27-28) ... tied for 26th at the Lady Buckeye Invitational (4/16-17), which included a personal-best round of 74 ... earned a share of 15th at the MAC Championships (4/22-23) ... concluded event with 36-hole total of 159 (76-83) ... earned first letter.

2004 Amateur Results:  Claimed third at the Golf Association of Michigan Championship ... carded 36-hole total of 153 (79-74).

High School & Junior Golf:  Four-year letterwinner at Grosse Ile, Mich. ... named “Michigan Miss Golf” at conclusion of senior campaign ... finished first at the state meet in 2004 ... three-time regional champion ... finished second at the state meet on two occasions ... two-time team most valuable player and claimed the coaches award as a sophomore ... posted a season stroke average of 76.0 as a senior ... multiple all-conference and all-state honoree ... named to All-State Super Team following junior year ... tabbed to PowerBilt All-Tour Team ... member of two state championship squads (2002, 2003) ... Red Devils captured four conference and regional titles during her tenure.

Personal:  Majoring in marketing ... daughter of Gary and Gail Bavaird ... born May 19, 1986 in Dearborn, Mich.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Sophomore

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  • 2006-07Junior

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  • 2007-08Senior

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