The University of Mississippi Athletics
Laura Hoskin Joins Women's Golf Squad
5/7/2015 | Women's Golf
OXFORD, Miss. -- Oregon State transfer Laura Hoskin (Arrowtown, New Zealand) will join the Ole Miss women's golf program for the 2015-16 season. She joins Martina Flori (Florence, Italy) and Kie Purdom (Lexington, Ky.) as women's golf newcomers in 2015-16.
Hoskin, who spent her freshman season at Oregon State, saw action in two tournaments for the Beavers as an individual. She saw her first collegiate action at the Oregon State Invitational in September. She made carded a career best 2-over par 74 at the Rose City Collegiate in the fall.
Also an accomplished junior golfer, Hoskin Represented New Zealand in the Trans Tasman Cup against Australia and was selected to the New Zealand team to attend the Australian Youth Olympic Festival where she finished ninth with scores of 74-74-75-71. She is a two-time winner of the the South Island and won the title at the Mesa City Junior Girls 15-18 age group in Phoenix in 2013 with scores of 74-73. Hoskin placed second at the San Diego Junior Masters and qualified for the USGA Junior Girls Championship in 2013 with a winning score of 73.
Hoskin prepped at St. Hilda's in New Zealand and earned the Most Improved Player while being selected at Best Team Player in her final year.
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