Laura Raffo

2008 SEC Spring Sports Academic Honor Roll
2007 SEC Spring Sports Academic Honor Roll
2007 NGCA All-America Scholar
2006 SEC Spring Sports Academic Honor Roll
2006 NGCA All-America Scholar
2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

2007-08
Played in four events with a 78.62 average over eight rounds … finished a career-best 21st at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, shooting 72 in the first round and 73 in the final … took over the No. 5 position in the second round of the NGCA Match Play Championship, falling to New Mexico[apos]s Jodi Ewart 3 & 2 … Opened the Lady Tar Heel Invitational with a season-best 78 … was a member of the SEC Spring Sports Academic Honor Roll.

2006-07
Compiled an 80.45 average in four tournaments … Finished a season-best 39th at the thunderstorm-shortened Auburn Derby Invitational … Shot a career-best 72 in the final round of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational … Member of the SEC Spring Sports Academic Honor Roll and an NGCA All-American Scholar.

2005-06
Posted a 78.04 average over 24 rounds … Recorded a career-best 226, including a first-round 73 to tie her career low, at the NCAA East Regional to finish tied for 54th … Tied for 38th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic with a total of 231, the second-lowest 54-hole score of her career, which she went on to match at the Bryan National Collegiate, finishing in a tie for 44th at the event … Member of the SEC Spring Sports Academic Honor Roll and an NGCA All-American Scholar.

2004-05
Played in two tournaments with an 80.17 average … Made her college debut at the NCAA Fall Preview … Earned a spot on the President[apos]s List (4.0 grade-point average) in the spring semester and a spot on the Dean[apos]s List in the fall semester … Member of the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to South Carolina
Won four national tournaments as an 18-and-under player in her home country of Argentina after only three years of competing nationally … Also captured two titles belonging to the National Amateur Ranking … Placed first in national tournaments held in San Juan, Lobos, Mar Del Plata, Vernado Puerto, and Buenos Aires … Shot nine-under par in the second round of the Gold Cup to win her second-straight national amateur ranking championship in 2004 … Finished second at the South American Amateur Championship in 2004 when representing the Argentine Golf Association.