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2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
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Paula Schulz-Hanssen Season 2023-24

ClassSophomore
HometownSt. Leon-Rot, Germany
WAGR Ranking: 97 (as of 10/15)

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
6,772 93 72.82 9 20 2-4-1

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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Freshman
2022-23