Lyla Louderbaugh Facts: 10 Things To Know About The Amateur

Lyla Louderbaugh at the US women's Amateur

Lyla Louderbaugh is a rising star in college golf

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published 9 August 2025

Lyla Louderbaugh created a shock on her way to the semifinals of the 2025 US Women’s Amateur.

However, to those following her career closely, her success wouldn’t have come as a surprise as she’s been building an impressive career.

Here are 10 things to know about her.

Lyla Louderbaugh Facts

1. Lyla Louderbaugh is from Buffalo, Missouri.

2. She attends the University of Kansas, where she is studying finance.

3. She beat Maria Jose Marin by eight at a 2025 NCCA Regional.

4. She carded a 67 in her collegiate debut, the lowest 18‑hole freshman score in Kansas history.

5. Her favorite course that she has played is Southern Hills, where she competed at the 2024 US Women’s Amateur.

6. In winning the 2025 Kansas Women’s Amateur, she carded a course-record 63 in the second round.

7. At the 2025 US Women’s Amateur, she beat World No.1 Kiara Romero to reach the semifinals of the Bandon Dunes tournament.

8. Alongside her for that win – and throughout the tournament – was local caddie Robin Oliver.

Lyla Louderbaugh with her caddie at the US Women's Amateur — Lyla Louderbaugh had a local caddie alongside her at the US Women's Amateur

9. Louderbaugh is a former basketball player with a height of almost 6ft.

10. She is an Adam Sandler fan and has said she’d enjoy him caddying for her.

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Lyla Louderbaugh Bio
From	Buffalo, Missouri
College	University of Kansas
Highest WAGR	248th

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Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories.

He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game.

Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course.

Kevin Cook’s acclaimed 2007 biography, Tommy’s Honour, about golf’s founding father and son, remains one of his all-time favourite sports books.

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