Pauline Roussin-Bouchard

AWARDS
Sophomore season (2020-21)
· SEC Player of the Year
· Golfweek First Team All-America
· WGCA First Team All-America
· All-SEC First Team
· ANNIKA Award Finalist
· SEC Golfer of the Week – 2/17/2021
· SEC co-Golfer of the Week – 3/24/2021
· WGCA All-American Scholar
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

Freshman season (2019-20)
· WGCA First Team All-American
· Golfweek First Team All-American
· WGCA All-American Scholar
· First Team All-SEC
· SEC All-Freshman Team

IN THE RECORD BOOK
Career
· 2nd – Tournament wins (5)
· T-5th – Top-5 finishes (8)

Season
· 1st – Single season scoring average (70.76 in 2020-21)
· 1st – All-time sophomore scoring average (70.76 in 2020-21)
· 1st – All-time freshman scoring average (71.27 in 2019-20)
· 1st – Single season sophomore top-five finishes (5 in 2020-21)
· T-2nd – Single-season freshman top-five finishes (3 in 2019-20)
· 3rd – Single season scoring average (71.27 in 2019-20)

Tournament
· 1st – Low 54-hole tournament score (199 at the 2021 SEC Championship)
· 1st – Low freshman 54-hole score (205 at 2019 Windy City Collegiate Classic)
· 2nd – Low 54-hole tournament score (201 at the 2021 Valspar Augusta Invitational)
· 3rd – Low 54-hole tournament score (202 at the 2020 The Ally at Old Waverly)
· 4th – Low 54-hole tournament score (203 at the 2021 Moon Golf Invitational)
· 6th – Low 54-hole score (205 at 2019 Windy City Collegiate Classic)

Round
· 1st – Low 18-hole score (63 at 2021 Moon Golf Invitational)
· 1st – Low freshman 18-hole score (65 at 2019 Windy City Collegiate Classic)
· 4th – Low 18-hole score (65 at the 2021 SEC Championship)
· 4th – Low 18-hole score (65 at the 2021 Valspar Augusta Invitational)
· 4th – Low 18-hole score (65 at the 2020 The Ally at Old Waverly)
· 4th – Low 18-hole score (65 at 2019 Windy City Collegiate Classic)

MEDALIST HONORS
· 2019 Windy City Collegiate Classic
· 2020 The Ally at Old Waverly
· 2021 Moon Golf Invitational
· 2021 Valspar Augusta Invitational
· 2021 SEC Championship

2020-21
Named 2021 SEC Player of the Year, the third Gamecock to earn the accolade in program history… earned both Golfweek and WGCA First Team All-America honors… tied for 20th at the NCAA Championship, bouncing back from a rough opening round to shoot 1-under, 3-under and 2-under in the final three rounds… kept the Gamecocks in the mix at the NCAA Louisville Regional with her final round 1-under (71), and notched an eagle on the playoff hole to help secure the trip to the NCAA Championship… broke the record for lowest 54-hole score in SEC Championship history with her 17-under 199, securing the 2021 SEC Championship with rounds of 67, 67 and 65… rallied from a pair of rough rounds to open the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic to shoot a 2-under 70 in the final round and finish in a tie for third place, her seventh top-5 finish as a Gamecocks… shot a program record 15-under 201 to win the Valspar Augusta Invitational, her third win of the season and fourth of her career… won her second tournament of the season with a 13-under 203 at the Moon Golf Invitational, notching the lowest 18-hole score in program history along the way (9-under 63 in the first round)… made history at The Ally at Old Waverly, notching the lowest 54-hole score in program history (202) on her way to a second individual championship, and the third team championship she’s helped win in her career… won both of her match play matchups in the East Lake Cup and earned the seventh top-10 finish of her career by tying for eighth in the stroke play portion of the tournament… picked up where she left off last year by taking eighth at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, the fifth top-10 finish of her career… made the Preseason ANNIKA Award Watch List.

2019-20
Appeared in all six tournaments for the Gamecocks… Had the best season for a freshman in program history, including the new record for freshman scoring average (71.27), lowest 54-hole score for a freshman (205 at the Windy City Collegiate Classic) and lowest 18-hole freshman score (65 at the Windy City Collegiate Classic)… Her 71.27 scoring average is the second lowest in team history… Took medalist honors at the Windy City Collegiate Classic and helped the Garnet and Black take the team title… Finished the season with three top-5 finishes, four top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes… Shot par or better in 12 rounds… Tied for third at the Landfall Tradition, helping Carolina win its second tournament of the fall… Took third at the IJGA Collegiate Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico… Earned First Team All-America honors from both the Women’s Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek, only the third Gamecock to do that in program history… Appeared on the final ANNIKA Award Watch List of the season… Named All-SEC First Team… Earned an invitation to the 2020 Augusta National Women’s Amateur that carries over to the 2021 event… Named to the international team for the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup… Earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors.

Prior to South Carolina
Won the Italian International Ladies Amateur Championship in March 2019 … took the top honors at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship in February 2019 … won the Grand Prix de ligue PACA Dames in February 2019 … part of the French 2018 World Amateur Team … played on the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup Team … member of the French National Team that participated in the European Girls Team Championships and European Ladies Team Championships … finished in third place overall at the European Girls Team Championships … owns the course record in St. Andrews Links New Course at seven-under-par during an 18-hole round … member of the French team that won the European Young Master in 2015 … winner at the Women’s French Championship … winner at the Spanish International Stroke Play in 2016.

Personal
Born July 5, 2000 … daughter of Marielle and Yann Roussin-Bouchard … chose South Carolina because of the facilities, the coaching staff and because it was the best choice she could make to help achieve her goals.

Anderson on Roussin-Bouchard
“Pauline brings an equally impressive international playing resume. As an elite member of the French National Team, Pauline has represented France in several international competitions, accumulated several individual victories throughout Europe, as well as has reached 64th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking during her junior golf career. Pauline’s talent level is extensive, and she has proven her ability to “go very low”.  I’m equally excited about the positive energy and enthusiasm of her personality within our team environment. I’m looking forward to assisting Pauline throughout the process of attaining her comprehensive goals.”