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2025-26 Women's Golf Roster

Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Sean Massa - GLIAC
Sean Massa - GLIAC
Sean Massa - GLIAC

Clara Laffitte

Clara Laffitte

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Montevideo, Uruguay
  • High School:
    Colegio Seminario
  • Letters:
    2

Summary

Biography

2025-26:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... after missing the entire 2024-25 season due to injury, played in all 26 of the team's rounds as a redshirt sophomore with 2,084 total shots taken, good for a scoring average of 80.2, over two strokes better than the clip she put up as a true freshman in 2023-24 ... was among the top 10 for two of her 10 showings ... that included seventh of 37 at the Belterra Classic on March 30-31 with a 19-over 232 (76-73-83) and tie-for-seventh of 66 at the tournament before, Northern Kentucky's The Julie on March 23-24, with an 18-over 231 (79-74-78) ... finished in the top-25 individuals for two other events, including a tie-for-14th of 41 at the Walsh/Tiffin Spring Christmas Classic on April 10 with a 11-over 155 (79-76), and a tie-for-21st of 83 at the Bulldog Fall Classic on September 27-28 with a 13-over 157 (80-77) ... for her six other outings, she was no worse than 37th in four of them ... 30th of 38 at the GLIAC Championships on April 18-19, tied-for-34th of 78 at the Warrior Invitational on September 22-23, tied-for-34th of 70 at the Davenport Panther Invitational on October 11-12, and tied-for-37th of 95 at the Champions of Women's Golf Classic on September 13-14 ... that leaves a tie-for-62 of 90 at the William Beall Fall Classic on October 6-7 and a tie-for-48th of 89 at the NCAA East Regional on May 4-5.

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not compete ... was redshirted.

2023-24:  One of three Warriors to play in all 26 of the team's rounds along with Imesch and Vestman ... did so with a rookie scoring average of 82.5 ... held identical scoring averages of 82.5 in both the fall and spring portions of the season ... shot an average of 81.7 in round two as opposed to a mark of 83.3 in the first 18 holes ... finished among the top 25 in a pair of tournaments ... that includes a tie-for-19th of 45 golfers at the Cavalier Classic (164, 83-81, +20) and a tie-for-23rd of 68 at the Gilda's Club Laker Fall Invite (163, 83-80, +19) ... lowest round of the season was a 78, which happened four times ... those four instances were round two of the William Beall Fall Classic on Oct. 2, round one of the Emerald Coast Collegiate on March 10, round two of Northern Kentucky's The Julie on March 26 and round two of her first NCAA East Regional on May 7 ... placed one spot outside the top 25 in a tie-for-26th of 80 at Northern Kentucky (157, 79-78, +13) and three ranks outside of it in a tie-for-28th of 43 at the GLIAC Championships (166, 83-83, +22) ... was tied-for-58th of 81 in the NCAA East Regional (249, 88-78-83, +33).

High School:  A November 2022 graduate of Colegio Seminario ... placed ninth at the South American Amateur Championship with a 77-78-77-77 ... finished third in the Juvenile Chilean Open with a 77-72-80 ... earned a third-place finish at the National Junior Championship with a 75-77-75-79 ... garnered a third-place finish at the Gran Premio La Barra - Master Galería with a 73-75-77 ... was a four-year Academic Award recipient which is given to the best students in the class ... was a Model UN participant in 2020.

Personal:  Full name -- Clara Laffitte ... born on November 10, 2004, in Montevideo, Uruguay ... daughter of Marcial Laffitte and Cecilia Collazo ... has a younger brother, Juan Martin Laffitte ... is majoring in  Pre-Medical Lab Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023 (4.00), Winter 2024 (4.00), Fall 2024 (4.00), Winter 2025 (4.00), Fall 2025 (4.00) and Winter 2026 (4.00) ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
 
Clara Laffitte's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2023-24 26 2,145 82.50 78
2025-26 26 2,084 80.15 73
Total 52 4,229 81.33 73

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'10"

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'10"

  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    5'11"