2018-19 Women's Golf Roster
Goicoechea, Sofia
Sofia Goicoechea
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Escuela Argentina Danes Alta Mira
- Hometown:
- Necochea, Argentina
Bio
Senior (2018-19): Has competed in seven events and logged 20 rounds…Posted her best finish of the year at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic (T45, 241)…Also made appearances at the USA Intercollegiate, Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite, UCF Challenge, and the All-State Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate…Ended the season with a 46th place finish at the AAC Championship…Was part of the Tulane 3.0 club for fall of 2018.
Junior (2017-18): Has recorded three rounds of par or better on the year…Opened the season at the USA Intercollegiate where she tied for 12th, finishing with a three-round total of 218 (+2)…Notched a season-best 18-hole score of 68 (-4) in the final round of the USA Intercollegiate…Tied for 44th at the UCF Challenge, finishing with a three-round total of 225…Has made appearances at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, Allstate Sugar Bowl, Clemson Invitational and Silverado Showdown.
Sophomore (2016-17): Played 24 rounds in eight tournaments and finished with a 76.50 (1,836 strokes) scoring average…Tied 28th at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate…Finished with a part or lower in two rounds including a two under finish in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate…Recorded her first eagle of her collegiate career in the first round of the LSU Tiger Golf Classic…16 of her rounds counted toward the team score…Off the course, was named to Tulane’s 3.0 Club for the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters, to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and a 2016-17 Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar.
Freshman (2015-16): Played 12 rounds in four tournaments and finished with a 77.33 (928) scoring average…Had a par or lower in three rounds with a six under in the Mary Fossum Invitational finishing with a 66…Has had 8 rounds count toward the team score...Off the course, was named to the 2015-16  American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
High School: Prepped at the Escuela Argentina Danes Alta Mira...Graduated early and joined the Green Wave in January 2015...Was a multi-sport standout athlete, playing field hockey, tennis and gymnastics before turning her attention full time to golf...Was selected in the summer of 2014 to represent Argentina at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, and was the flag bearer for her home country...Turned in several strong results during the 2014 campaign and was the No. 3 ranked Argentinian amateur player during the 2013-14 season...Among her tournament highlights from her final season were victories at the Argentina National Junior Tournament- 2nd Series (69-69=138) and the Copa de Oro (76-74-75=225)...Posted a 44th place finish at the Canadian Amateur Championship (74-76-72-75=297) and a 48th place finish at the North & South Amateur Championship (73-78-80=231) against two very strong fields that included many of the nation's top college players...Produced a seventh-place performance at the 2012 Doral-Publix Junior (70-74-82=226), won the 2011 South American Junior (76-73-77=226), was fourth at the 2011 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (74-70-73=217) and finished fifth at the 2011 Doral-Publix Junior (76-73-69=218).
Personal: Majoring in Finance and also working towards a Masters in Accounting...Has two siblings...Her older sister, Belen, played on the women's golf team at Tulane.
Goicoechea's Career Statistics
Junior (2017-18): Has recorded three rounds of par or better on the year…Opened the season at the USA Intercollegiate where she tied for 12th, finishing with a three-round total of 218 (+2)…Notched a season-best 18-hole score of 68 (-4) in the final round of the USA Intercollegiate…Tied for 44th at the UCF Challenge, finishing with a three-round total of 225…Has made appearances at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, Allstate Sugar Bowl, Clemson Invitational and Silverado Showdown.
Sophomore (2016-17): Played 24 rounds in eight tournaments and finished with a 76.50 (1,836 strokes) scoring average…Tied 28th at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate…Finished with a part or lower in two rounds including a two under finish in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate…Recorded her first eagle of her collegiate career in the first round of the LSU Tiger Golf Classic…16 of her rounds counted toward the team score…Off the course, was named to Tulane’s 3.0 Club for the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters, to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and a 2016-17 Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar.
Freshman (2015-16): Played 12 rounds in four tournaments and finished with a 77.33 (928) scoring average…Had a par or lower in three rounds with a six under in the Mary Fossum Invitational finishing with a 66…Has had 8 rounds count toward the team score...Off the course, was named to the 2015-16  American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
High School: Prepped at the Escuela Argentina Danes Alta Mira...Graduated early and joined the Green Wave in January 2015...Was a multi-sport standout athlete, playing field hockey, tennis and gymnastics before turning her attention full time to golf...Was selected in the summer of 2014 to represent Argentina at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, and was the flag bearer for her home country...Turned in several strong results during the 2014 campaign and was the No. 3 ranked Argentinian amateur player during the 2013-14 season...Among her tournament highlights from her final season were victories at the Argentina National Junior Tournament- 2nd Series (69-69=138) and the Copa de Oro (76-74-75=225)...Posted a 44th place finish at the Canadian Amateur Championship (74-76-72-75=297) and a 48th place finish at the North & South Amateur Championship (73-78-80=231) against two very strong fields that included many of the nation's top college players...Produced a seventh-place performance at the 2012 Doral-Publix Junior (70-74-82=226), won the 2011 South American Junior (76-73-77=226), was fourth at the 2011 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (74-70-73=217) and finished fifth at the 2011 Doral-Publix Junior (76-73-69=218).
Personal: Majoring in Finance and also working towards a Masters in Accounting...Has two siblings...Her older sister, Belen, played on the women's golf team at Tulane.
Goicoechea's Career Statistics
| Year | Events | Rds | Strokes | Avg. | L18 | L54 | Best Finish |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 12 | 928 | 77.33 | 66 | 210 | T15 (Mary Fossum Invitational) |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 24 | 1836 | 76.50 | 70 | 222 | T28 (Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate) |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 21 | 1649 | 78.52 | 68 | 218 | T12 (USA Intercollegiate) |
| 2018-19 | 7 | 20 | 1593 | 79.65 | 72 | 238 | T45 (LSU Tiger Golf Classic) |
| Totals | 22 | 77 | 6006 | 78.00 | 66 | 210 | T12 (USA Intercollegiate) |
Day 3 of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship
Tuesday, February 20
Day 2 of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship
Monday, February 19
Day 1 of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship
Sunday, February 18
Tulane Golf prepares for the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship
Friday, February 16
