CGN Player Highlight and Interview: Lauren Greeny’s Rise at Montana State
Montana State senior Lauren Greeny came to golf late, pivoting from volleyball, basketball, and baseball after a knee injury as a freshman in high school. She qualified for the state that first year, then kept building. In college, she opened with a 67 in her first round and broke through as a junior with multiple wins and a school record scoring average. Her recent form includes an individual title at the Diane Thomason Invitational with a course record 64 and a team win at the Yellowstone Intercollegiate.
Recent Highlights
Big Sky Women’s Golfer of the Week
Diane Thomason Invitational champion with an opening 64 that set the women’s tournament course record at Finkbine and ranks second lowest in Montana State history
Helped Montana State win the Yellowstone Intercollegiate
Among the lowest career scoring averages in program history
Collegiate Results Snapshot
2024 to 2025 (Junior season)
First Team All Big Sky
School record season scoring average: 72.64
Three tournament wins
School's 36-hole record 138 at the Eagle Invitational
T4 at the Big Sky Championship with 72, 69, 72, and All-Tournament Team honors
Won the Bobcat Desert Classic in a playoff at 208, the third-lowest 54-hole total in program history
Six top tens in nine starts, including five top fives
GCU Invitational champion with a closing 66
2023 to 2024 (Sophomore season)
Honorable Mention All Big Sky
Second-lowest single-season scoring average in program history at 74.10
T13 at the Big Sky Championship at 217
Career best 213 at The Clash at Boulder Creek
Three rounds of 67 in one season, a program record
2022 to 2023 (Freshman season)
Scoring average 76.30
Two events as top or co leading scorer
Season low 67 at the Kelsey Chugg Invitational
216 at the Big Sky Championship to tie the team’s best total
Interview Highlights with CGN
Path into golf
Began golf as a high school freshman after a knee injury ended other sports. Earned a varsity spot in Pullman, Washington, and qualified for state that season.
Family influence
Parents Jennifer and Burdette Greeny are Division I volleyball coaches now at West Virginia. They guided her athletic mindset and habits even while learning golf alongside her.
Choosing Montana State
Montana State was the program that recruited her, and she committed with limited junior golf exposure.
Early college and breakthrough
Opened college with a 67 in her first round. The big jump came as a junior after a summer of low scores, more structured practice, and a sharp uptick in putting.
Team outlook
A young roster with three returners, four freshmen, and a transfer. Fourth at an early event in New Mexico, then a home win at 16 under. The goal is to win the Big Sky and advance.
Mindset
Resets after mistakes by committing to the next shot and treating the response as the measure that matters.
Year-round approach
Treats summer as a third season. Short reset after spring, then a structured practice block with a heavy push the week before tournaments.
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