USF Athletic Hall of Fame

Kelly Lagedrost (A)

Kelly Lagedrost

  • Class
    2001
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Golf
A two-time NGCA First-Team All-American (1998 & 1999), Lagedrost won two NCAA Regional titles (still the only player to do so for the program) and was a two-time NCAA National Championship qualifier and two-time NCAA Regional qualifier.
 
Named to the Conference USA All-Decade Team, Lagedrost earned C-USA Player of the Year honors in 2000 and 2001 and was a four-time first-team all-conference selection (1998-2001). Named the 1998-99 USF Female Athlete of the Year and USF Alumni Association Student-Athlete of the Year she set several program records during her career. Her No. 18 national ranking marked the lowest for a USF women’s golfer and she set season records for wins (2), scoring average (74.78), rounds under par (10) and nine top 10 finishes in 10 events played in 1998-99. She also recorded a record-low career scoring average (75.86) and a record-low 18-hole (66) and 54-hole (213) scores.
 
A three-time NCGA Academic All-American and Cum Laude graduate of USF, she led the Bulls to C-USA championships in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
 
Lagedrost went on to play on the LPGA tour (2004-06), making 12 cuts in 2004 and finishing 22nd on the money list in 2005 when she also played in the U.S. Open. She played on the Duramed Futures Tour, making 59 cuts in five years on tour and posting six top-10 finishes. She set a tournament course record with a 63 at the 2005 Lima Memorial Hospital Futures Classic. The 1995 Florida state high school champion returned to USF to serve as interim head coach in 2006-07.

Lagedrost was inducted into the USF Athletic Hall of Fame in the Class of 2023.
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