Amanda Doherty

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Amanda Doherty
Personal information
Born (1997-09-16) September 16, 1997 (age 27)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg United States
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Former tour(s) Epson Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship 22nd: 2023
Women's PGA C'ship CUT: 2022, 2023
U.S. Women's Open T40: 2022
Women's British Open DNP
Evian Championship T37: 2022
Achievements and awards
Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year Award 2021

Amanda Doherty (born September 16, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Contents

Amateur career

She started playing golf at 13. [1]

Professional career

She turned professional in 2020, playing on the Symetra Tour through 2021. She played in nine events, making the cut in seven of them. She tied for fifth at the IOA Golf Classic on September 27. In 2021, she played in 19 events, making 15 cuts, including eight top-10 finishes. She placed runner-up at the IOA Golf Classic on May 23.

She carried a one-stroke lead after 54 holes (three rounds) with a 12-under-par on August 11, in the ISPS Handa World Invitational, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, over Peiyun Chien and Georgia Hall. [2] She finished tied for eighth, with a final score of 280 (−11), her highest place in a tournament. [3]

Personal life

She graduated from The Galloway School, a private school in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2016, before attending Florida State University where she played her collegiate golf with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team. [4] She graduated in 2020, with a degree in Sport management. When not playing golf, she likes to play the guitar and draw.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament20222023
Chevron Championship 22
Women's PGA Championship CUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open T40CUT
The Evian Championship T37CUT
Women's British Open
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00000111
Women's PGA Championship 00000020
U.S. Women's Open 00000021
The Evian Championship 00000021
Women's British Open 00000000
Totals00000173

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2022 20120001T8219,6749071.4776
2023 2290000T15180,63310272.81138
2024 850001T899,72513370.81n/a
Totals^50260002T8500,032442

^ Official as of 2024 season [5] [6] [7]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearRankingSource
20201,029 [8]
2021377 [9]
2022213 [10]
2023233 [11]

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References

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  2. "Amanda Doherty Carries Lead Into ISPS Handa World Invitational Final Day". LPGA. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. "ISPS Handa World Invitational Presented By Aviv Clinics – Leaderboard". LPGA. August 14, 2022.
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