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Laila Forstmane
Laila Forstmane
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Grad.
  • Hometown:
    Garkalne, Latvia
  • High School:
    Aloha College
  • Previous College:
    Eckerd College
  • Major:
    Instructional Design and Technology
  • Instagram:
    lailzumm

Bio

As a Grad Student (UT, 2022-23): All-SSC Second-Team...SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

As a Grad Student (UT, 2021-22): Competed in nine events during her first season at the University of Tampa...Had two Top 10 finishes, including 4th at the Saint Leo Invitational and t-9th at the Barry U invitational...Top round was a 69 at the BarryU Invite...Her UT best par was a +8 at the Barry U Invitational...Had a 71 in round 2 of the 2022 Lady Moc Classic and finished with a par +9...Finished t-15th at the South Regional with a total score of 224.

As a Senior (EC, 2020-21): Did not compete as Eckerd College did not participate due to Covid-19.

As a Junior (EC, 2019-20): Appeared in 15 rounds for Eckerd College...Led the team with a 74.9 stroke average, which also sets a new single-season program record...Posted four top-20 finishes...Opened the fall with a tied for 18th place finish at the Battle at the Old South (Sept. 21-22)...Finished seventh at the Shark Invitational (Oct. 7-8) with rounds of 73-78-72... Placed tied for eighth at the Saint Leo Fall Invitational (Oct. 14-15).... Finished tied for third at the Flagler Fall Slam (Oct. 21-22) after posting rounds of 70-75... Was named the SSC Female Golfer of the Week following her performance at the Flagler Fall Slam...Came in 27th at the Peggy Kirk Invitational (March 9-10) with rounds of 73-75-74...Named to the SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

As a Sophomore (EC, 2018-19):
 Competed in 22 rounds and set a new program record for season stroke average of 77.9...Set a new program record for lowest 18-hole score, firing a 3-under 69 in the opening round of the NSU Shark Invitational on October 8...Followed with a pair of 76s to finish in a tie for 2nd at the Shark Invitational against some of the top golfers in Division II...Also took second place at the Benbow Invitational on March 11-12 with a two-round score of 5-over 149 (74-75)...Opened the season with a T17 finish at the Battle at Old South with rounds of 74 and 77...Fired an opening-round 74 at the Lady Moc Classic on February 18...Finished T36 at the Sunshine State Conference Championships (81-77-79)...Named to the SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (EC, 2017-18):
 Led the team in her first season with an 81.8 stroke average while competing in all 22 rounds…Had back-to-back top 25 finishes placing 15th at the Eagle Invitational before finishing second Jim English Invitational… Named SSC Golfer of the Week following the second-place finish at the Jim English Invitational…Shot season-low 76 in the opening round of the Flagler Fall Slam...Fired a 77 in her college debut at the Battle at Old South on September 23.

High School: Attended Aloha College, in Marbella, Spain...Named best athlete of her class...Winner of multiple Latvian Junior Opens and Lithuanian Junior Opens as well as Latvian Match Play champion of 2015 and runner-up in 2016...Competed in the European Young Masters held in Hamburg, Germany, as well as The Junior Open in Liverpool, England...Represented Latvia in the World Amateur Championship in Mexico in 2016.

Personal: Academic honors while ranking in top 5 percent of IB programs globally...Pursuing a Master's in instructional design and technology...Received bachelor's degree from Eckerd College...Daughter of Andris Forstmanis and Inese Forstmane...Has one sibline, Janis Forstmanis...Birthdate: 9/5/1998.

2022-23 Statistics | 2021-22 Statistics

     
Low Tournaments
Low Par/- Finish Top      
Season Rounds Strokes 72-holes 54-holes 36-holes 18-holes Round Rounds Events  1  5 10 W-L W-L% Average
2021-22 26 1981 - 224 153 - 68 4 9 - 1 2 450-219 .673 76.19
2022-23 33 2483 - 216 - - 69 7 11 - - 4 593-250 .703 75.24
Totals 59 4464 - 216 153 - 68 11 20 - 1 6 1043-469 .690 75.66