Lexington native and University of Alabama golfer Lauren Stephenson is the 2017-18 Golfstate Cup champion.

The former state champion at Lexington High School was notified of the honor by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced on May 23 prior to the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Women’s match play championship against Arizona.

Alabama fell in sudden death 3-2 to the Lady Wildcats on the 19th hole.

The Golfstat Cup is presented to the collegiate golfer who posts the best scoring average in relation to par each season. Stephenson is Alabama’s first Golf-stat Cup winner since the award’s inception in 1996.

Stephenson completed the stroke play portion of the season May 21 at the NCAA championships and finished with a season scoring average of 69.76 to set a new Alabama school record.

This summer, Stephenson will compete for the United States in both the Palmer Cup and Curtis Cup as well as participate in the 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur.