PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State Women’s Golf Head Coach Sofie Aagaard announced the first two signees of her 2023 signing class Thursday, Feb. 2, as Alice Johansson and Sara Piñeros both inked their National Letter of Intent to play for the Cougars starting in the 2023-24 season.
Alice Johansson | 5-4 | Bollnäs, Sweden (Celsiusskolan National School of Golf)
Johansson comes to the Palouse from Bollnäs, Sweden, where she attended Celsiusskolan National School of Golf in Uppsala. Johansson brings a heap of top-level international experience to the Palouse, as she has played with the Swedish National Women’s Golf Team and has played for the Gävle Golf Club.
The newest Coug has won four tournaments during her prep career, with the most recent victory coming at the 2022 JMI Täby Svea Leasing Junior Open with scores of 72-73; 145. She also won the 2021 Angso International Junior Masters Invitational with a score of 70-73-73; 216. Johansson also captured the title at the 2021 Teen Tour Future #3 Uppland. Her career-best round score is 4-under; 68. Johansson’s stroke average during her prep career is 74.56.
Johansson is the daughter of Tommy Johansson and Katrin Andersson and she was born on born on Sept. 7. She has two siblings, one older sister Isabelle and one younger brother Edwin. Johansson enjoys downhill skiing and playing hockey in her free time.
Coach Aagaard on Alice Johansson – “We are excited to have Alice join the WSU family and the golf team this coming fall,” said Coach Aagaard. “Alice stood out to us in recruiting early on as she is a powerful golfer, she has great distance in her long game, and is a fiery competitor. A former competitive downhill skier, she is physically strong, has a great work ethic, and is mentally disciplined in her training and competition. She has trained with the Swedish Golf National Team and comes to Pullman with great knowledge of her own game as well as extensive experience in competition in both Sweden and across Europe.”
We're excited to announce the signing of Alice Johansson from Bollnas, Sweden! Alice will join us in the Fall of 2023. Welcome to the Cougar family Alice!! #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/eTLWXzuF5M
— Washington State Women's Golf (@WSUCougarWGolf) January 31, 2023
Sara Piñeros | 5-3 | Bogotá, Colombia (Gimansio Fontana HS)
Piñeros joins the Cougs from Bogotá, Colombia, where…
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