The University of Mississippi Athletics
2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
La Sasso, Michael
Michael La Sasso
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Saint David's School
- Prev. College:
- NC State
- Major:
- Integrated Marketing Communications
- Experience:
- 2L
Bio
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| • 2025 NCAA Division Individual National Champion • Lowest scoring average in a single season in program history (69.48, 2024-25) • 2025 PING First Team All-American • 2025 Golfweek First Team All-American • 2025 First Team All-SEC • 2025 PING All-Region Southeast Team • 2024-25 Haskins Award Finalist • 2024-25 Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year Finalist • 2024-25 Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist • 2024 Spring Ben Hogan Award Watch List • 2024 Spring Fred Haskins Award Watch List • 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup Participant • SEC Golfer of the Week (2023-24) • First Team All-SEC (2023-24) • 2023-24 NCAA Division I PING All-Region Team - Southeast • 2023-24 NCAA Division I PING All-America - Second Team |
2024-25 (JUNIOR): 2025 NCAA Division I Individual National Champion… PING First Team All-American… First Team All-SEC… PING All-Region Southeast Team… Haskins Award Finalist… Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist… Jack Nicklaus Division I Player of the Year Finalist… Competed in all 12 events… 69.48 stroke average over 37 rounds, marking the lowest scoring average in a single season in program history… Tallied the third most rounds under par in a single season at 25… 30 rounds of par or better and 20 rounds in the 60s mark the second most in a single season by an Ole Miss Rebel… Posted (277, -11) to become the second individual to claim an Individual National Championship in program history… Helped the Rebels advance to the semifinals of the 2025 NCAA Championships… Defeated Arizona State’s Preston Summerhays in the quarterfinals of match play at the NCAA Championships, winning 6&5… Third place finish at the NCAA Championships marked the highest finish in program history… Second place finish at the 2025 Tallahassee Regional marked the best finish in regional by a Rebel team in program history… Finished T2 at the Tallahassee Regional, which marked the second best finish by an individual at a regional in program history… Helped Ole Miss to three wins, the most since 2016-17… Rebels finished inside the top two eight times with La Sasso placing inside the top five in five of those events… Guided the Rebels to their first No. 1 ranking in program history on October 23, 2024… Helped the team earn their first No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament history… Program record for the most team rounds under par in a single season at 26… Program record 26 team rounds of par or better… Broke through for his first collegiate win back in the fall at the Hamptons Intercollegiate… Posted (201, -15) winning the tournament by 11 strokes… Notched his second victory of the season in the team's regular season finale at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship… Alongside Tom Fischer, La Sasso carded (203, -13) which tied the individual low-54 in tournament history… Carded the lowest team round in program history in relation to par (265, -23) in the first round at the 2025 Old Waverly Collegiate Championship… Selected to represent Team USA in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup, marking the second straight year he will compete for the United States… Will compete at the 2025 Rocket Classic, the 2025 U.S. Open, and the 2026 Masters next April.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Named PING All-America - Second Team, 12th All-American in program history ... PING All-Region Team - Southeast ... Named First Team All-SEC ... Competed in all 10 tournaments for the Rebels … Led the team with a 69.25 stroke average … Earned the No. 1 spot in the lineup in all 10 tournaments… Counted towards the team score in 29 out of 30 rounds … Shot 11 rounds in the 60s… Finished inside the top-20 in eight events during the season… Made 130 birdies, averaging 4.79 birdies per round … Led the team in rounds below par at 17… Earned career-best marks at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate with a tie for 2nd finish, a 63 third round score and a 200 (-10) overall score … Earned a career best 2nd place finish at the Cabo Collegiate shooting 204 (-9).
NC STATE: One-year letter-winner at NC State ... Competed in nine tournaments and 26 rounds for the Wolfpack ... Recorded a 72.19 stroke average ... Put in 10 par or better rounds in his nine tournament appearances, seven of those rounds being in the 60s ... Earned two top-20 finishes, including one in the top-5 to help guide the Wolfpack to 10 top-10 finishes as a team ... Was NC State's top performer in three tournaments in the 2022-23 season ... Freshman year was highlighted by a 65 (-7) first-round performance at the Watersound Invitational, marking the lowest round of the season by an NC State golfer ... During the ACC Championship, guided the Wolfpack with a team-best tied-for-19th performance ... Punched their ticket to the NCAA Morgan Hill Regional for its 14th straight regional appearance where La Sasso finished in the top-25.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was the No. 2 ranked junior in North Carolina's 2022 class and ranked No. 38 overall by American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) in Class of 2022 ... Finished in a tie for 19th place at the AJGA's Junior Players Championship in September of 2021 ... Took home second-place honors at the Carolinas Golf Association Dogwood State Junior Boys Tournament in August of 2021 ... Went on to finish fifth in the AJGA's Junior Championship and finish third at the AJGA Junior in April of 2021 ... Attended Saint David's School in Raleigh and earned medalist honors at the 2021 North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association State Championship to lead St. David's to the 3A state title ... Named to the 3A NCISAA All-State team and also earned medalist honors in 2019 to lead St. David's to 3A State title that season and was named to the 2019 3A NCISAA All-State team.
PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Karla La Sasso ... Born on March 25, 2004 ... Integrated Marketing Communications major.
| YEAR-BY-YEAR | ||||||||||||
| Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Best 18 | Best 54 | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish | ||
| 2022-23 (NC STATE) |
9 | 26 | 1,877 | 72.19 | 65 | 204 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2023-24 | 10 | 29 | 2,023 | 69.76 | 63 | 200 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2024-25 | 12 | 37 | 2,571 | 69.48 | 64 | 201 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 92 | 6,471 | 70.33 | 63 | 200 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 1 | ||
| CAREER BESTS | |||||||||||
| Low 18 | (-8, 64) (Hamptons Intercollegiate, 2024) | ||||||||||
| Low 54 | (-15, 201) (Hamptons Intercollegiate, 2024) | ||||||||||
| Best Ind. Finish | 1 3x, MR (NCAA Division I National Championship, 2025) | ||||||||||
Chris Malloy - 2025 Visit Knoxville Collegiate Preview
Wednesday, September 03
Chris Malloy - NCAA Championships Match Play Presser
Tuesday, May 27
Michael La Sasso - NCAA Championships Round Three Presser
Sunday, May 25
Chris Malloy - NCAA Championships Round Three Presser
Sunday, May 25
