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2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
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Paula Schulz-Hanssen Season 2025-26

ClassSenior
HometownSt. Leon-Rot, Germany
High SchoolLöwenrot Gymnasium

WAGR Ranking: 97 (as of 10/15)

SENIOR (2025-26)

  • Tied for a 16th place finish at the Nanea Invitational, shooting three under.
  • Finished the fall slate shooting an average of 72.3.
  • Had six rounds of on par or better during the four fall competitions.

 

FRESHMAN (2022-23)

  • Teaming up with Beth Coulter to form one of the most successful freshman duos in the country.
  • Currently ranked No. 53 in the nation by Golfweek and No. 59 according to Golfstat.
  • Competed in nine tournaments for the Sun Devils, becoming a mainstay in the lineup.
  • Earned a spot in the lineup and made her postseason debut at the Pac-12 Women's Golf Championship.
  • Made it back-to-back Top-15 finishes when she ended tied for 15th at the Silverado Showdown.
  • Delivered consecutive rounds under par to start out the PING/ASU Invitational, eventually finishing in a tie for 11th.
  • A 70 (-2) in the second round helped her earn a tie for 16th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, which aired nationally on GOLF Channel.
  • Put together the best performance of her young career at the Nexus Collegiate, finishing tied for fourth. 
    • She opened the Nexus Collegiate with a 71 (-1) to set the tone for a Top-5 finish.
  • Finished in third place out of 36 golfers at the Match in the Desert after recording a career-low 66 (-6).
  • Shot a 72 (E) in the second round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, only her second-ever collegiate round.


PRIOR TO ASU
The No. 2 overall recruit in the country, Paula Schulz-Hanssen, signed with Sun Devil Women's Golf. Another top European golfer will come to Tempe, continuing the program's tradition of success in the area. Schulz-Hanssen will follow in the footsteps of 2017 National Champion Sophia Zeeb and current standout Alexandra Forsterling, joining the Sun Devil family from Germany. She is the 2020 European Ladies' Amateur Championship after opening with back-to-back rounds of 66 and holding off her competitor in a playoff to win the title. That tournament also included current Sun Devils Linn GrantAmanda LinnerAlessandra Fanali, and Alexandra Forsterling. Schulz-Hanssen is the first Sun Devil signee to have won the top European Amateur title since Carlota Ciganda back in 2004. She is currently ranked No. 19 on WAGR and has been as high as No. 7, making her the top recruit in this category to sign with ASU since Olivia Mehaffey in 2015. She also advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2020 The Women's Amateur Championship and was a runner-up with Germany at the 2020 European Girls' Team Championships. Schulz-Hanssen finished in the top-10 of all but one of her six starts last year, which included a win at the Swiss International Ladies' Championship. Schulz-Hanssen most recently won the Junior Solheim Cup with Team Europe this year. Schulz-Hanssen competed with some of top amateurs in the world at the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur, traveling to the United States for a chance to compete at famed Augusta National Golf Course.
 

Total career strokes Total career rounds Average career stroke Top-10 Finishes Top-20 Finishes Career Match Play Record
7,640 105 72.76 9 22 2-4-1

2025-26 (Senior)

Tournament 1 2 3 4 Total Score Place
ANNIKA Intercollegiate 75 74 72   221 +5 T28
Mason Rudolph Invitational 70 73 73   216 +3 T19
Windy City Collegiate Classic              
Stanford Intercollegiate 71 69 75   215 +2 T30
Nanea Invitational 71 71 74   216 -3 T16


2024-25 (Junior)

Tournament 1 2 3 4 Total Score Place
ANNIKA Intercollegiate 76 71 68   215 -1 14
Mason Rudolph Invitational 70 73 67   210 -6 T16
Windy City Collegiate Classic 77 69 74   220 +4 T10
Stanford Intercollegiate 70 71 74   215 +2 T26
Nanea Invitational 70 72 72   214 -5 T9
Match in the Desert 71 - - - 71 -1 4
Therese Hession Regional Challenge 73 73 73   219 +6 T34
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 70 74 74   218 +5 T13
Clover Cup 69 73 70   212 +2 T13
PING/ASU Invitational 69 67 74   210 -6 T5
Big 12 Championships 72 69 76   217 +4 9
NCAA Regionals 72 76 72   220 +4 T17
NCAA Championships              


2023-24 (Sophomore)

Tournament 1 2 3 4 Total Score Place
McGuire Invitational 75 71 71   217 +1 T17th
Mason Rudolph Invitational 67 73 69   209 -7 T5
Windy City Collegiate Classic 72 73 74   219 +3 T53
Stanford Intercollegiate 73 75 72   220 +7 T53
Match in the Desert 70       70 -2 T14
Therese Hession Regional Challenge 1-1-1 (Match Play)
Dual in the Desert (vs. Denver) 0-1 (Match Play)
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 79 72 77   228 +15 75
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational 71 68 69   208 -8 6
PING/ASU Invitational 80 73 72   225 +9 T69
Pac-12 Championships 76 69 76   221 +5 T35
NCAA Regionals 73 80 70   223 +7 T19
NCAA Championships 70 76 76   222 +6 T50



2022-23 (Freshman)

Tournament 1 2 3 4 Total Score Place
  ANNIKA Intercollegiate 79 72 78   229 +13 55th
Windy City Collegiate 78 76 72   226 +10 T35th
Stanford Intercollegiate              
PAC-12 Preview 74 80 72     226 +7 T32nd
Match in the Desert 66       66 -6 3rd
Nexus Collegiate 71 74 73   218 +2 T4th
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate 73 70 74   217 +4 T16th
Cactus Cup 1-2 (Match Play)
PING vs ASU Invitational 71 70 76   217 +1 T11th
Silverado Showdown 72 77 74   223 +7 T15th
PAC-12 Championship 75 75 78   228 +12 T42nd
NCAA Regionals 70 74 75   219 +3 T24
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Junior
2024-25

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Sophomore
2023-24

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Freshman
2022-23