AUBURN, Ala. – The Auburn women's golf team, fresh off a team win at the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic, added three new players this week in the 2021 signing class.
"I am extremely excited about this signing class," Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said. "To have three players – one local, one from out of state and one international – is a wonderful balance I like to maintain. But the most balance I like to have is talent, and these three all possess that."
The local product is Morgan Jones, a senior at Auburn High School and a First Team All-State selection. Over the summer, she finished seventh in the Alabama Women's Stroke Play Championship and ninth in the Alabama Girls State Junior Championship.
Casey Weidenfeld signed with the Tigers as the top player in the state of Florida. Weidenfeld is ranked the No. 4 player for the Class of 2021 per Junior Golf Scoreboard and was a 2020 Rolex Junior All-American selection. In September, she won the AJGA Girls Championship by nine strokes and shot a tournament-record 64 (-8) in the final round.
The international player in Auburn's 2021 class is Carys Worby, the 2019 Girls Order of Merit winner in Wales. Worby won the Welsh Girls' title in 2018 and finished third at the English Girls Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship this summer.
It's the second straight year Luellen and the Tigers have signed an international player.
2021 SIGNEE PROFILES
MORGAN JONES
Hometown: Auburn, Ala.
Home Course: Moore's Mill Golf Club
Coach's take: "Morgan Jones is a local talent. She has attended several Auburn golf camps, and I have seen her improve immensely over the years. Her swing coach is Andrew Pratt, a former Auburn assistant coach. With his knowledge and her work ethic, Morgan will continue to improve and be a force on our team." - Luellen
CASEY WEIDENFELD
Hometown: Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Home Course: Lago Mar Country Club
Coach's take: "Casey Weidenfeld immediately fell in love with Auburn the first time she visited, and we fell in love with her. Casey is a brilliant student, a tough competitor and has a real passion for the game of golf." – Luellen
CARYS WORBY
Hometown: Pembrokeshire, Wales
Home Course: Newport Links Golf Club
Coach's take: "Carys Worby is a young lady that I have watched for the past couple of years while recruiting overseas. She is a solid ball striker and has a great touch around the greens. We are excited to call her an Auburn Tiger." – Luellen