ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia women’s golf program has signed graduate transfer Maria Eidhagen Harrouch, who will join the Bulldogs for the 2025-26 season, head coach Erika Brennan announced on Friday.
“We are thrilled that Maria is joining us next fall!” Brennan said. “She is a proven successful collegiate golfer and coupled with her experience playing for her national team will immediately elevate our program. Maria’s work ethic is tremendous, and she analyzes her game methodically, always looking for an edge to improve. She’s bright, articulate, and wants to lead. She embodies what being a Bulldog is all about, and we cannot wait to get started working alongside her for her final season here in Athens.”
Eidhagen Harrouch joins the Bulldogs following two seasons at the University of Colorado. During the 2024-25 season, she ranked first on the team in par-or-better rounds (11) and second in stroke average (73.85) while matching the lowest round scored by a Buffalo on the season (67). The native of Sandviken, Sweden, was Colorado’s top individual scorer in five of 12 tournaments during her senior season. Her top individual finish came during the 2024-25 season opener, where she tied for eighth at the Leadership & Golf Invitational with a 54-hole score of 214 (-2). As a junior, Eidhagen Harrouch appeared in eight tournaments with a 76.78 stroke average in her first Division I golf season.
Prior to Colorado, Eidhagen Harrouch spent two years at Pima Community College in Tuscon, Ariz., where she earned back-to-back All-America honors. The 2023 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference/Region I Golfer of the Year and two-time All-ACCAC/Region I First Team honoree posted 15 top-10 finishes in 16 events during her time at Pima CC, including eight top-five placements. She won six-straight tournaments during her sophomore season in 2023, highlighted by her victory at the NJCAA Southwest District Tournament. She twice finished in the top 20 at the NJCAA Women’s National Championship, placing eighth as a freshman in 2022 and tying for 16th as a sophomore in 2023.
Georgia has a rich history in women’s golf, sporting four national championships (one team and three individual) and a league-leading 19 SEC Championships (11 team and eight individual). The Bulldogs captured the 2001 NCAA Championship, one of 21 top-10 and 29 top-20 finishes at the national championships over the last 46 years. In addition to national champion medalists Terri Moody (1981), Cindy Schreyer (1984) and Vicki Goetze (1992), 35 Georgia golfers have combined to win 64 All-America certificates.