Tardy enjoyed a successful junior career, and was an AJGA Rolex All-American in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and also competed in the Wyndham Cup each of those years. She played in the 2013 Symetra Tour Championship where she finished tied 27th, and was medalist at the 2013 U.S. Girls' Junior.[1]
Tardy qualified for the U.S. Women's Open in 2014, 2016 and 2017 while still an amateur. In 2017, she was tied 13th after shooting an opening 70, but missed the cut following a second round 82. She also won the 2015 North and South Women's Amateur. In 2018, she finished as low amateur at the Georgia Women's Open, placing third overall after shooting a 2-under 142, and won the Georgia State Amateur wire-to-wire by an eight-stroke gap after shooting an 8-under 208.[2]
Tardy played collegiate golf at the University of Georgia and was named the 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year. She played in the 2016 Curtis Cup alongside Andrea Lee and finished with a 3–2 record, although Great Britain and Ireland won 11.5–8.5 at Dún Laoghaire Golf Club in Ireland.[1]
Professional career
Tardy turned professional following the fall semester in 2018 after she earned Epson Tour membership at LPGA Q-Series, but did remain in school to graduate from UGA in May 2019.[1]
She finished sixth on the 2020 money list, narrowly missing out on LPGA Tour promotion by just $343. In 2021, her first professional win came with a three-shot victory at the Copper Rock Championship, but she again missed out on promotion, finishing 12th on the money list with 10 cards on offer. In 2022, she recorded four top-five finishes on the Epson Tour before finally earning her LPGA card by finishing second at LPGA Q-Series.[3]
In her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, she held the second round lead at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open before finishing tied 4th, collecting $482,136.[4][5]
On March 10, 2024, Tardy won her first LPGA title at the Blue Bay LPGA by 4 strokes over Sarah Schmelzel.[6] In November 2024, Tardy won Rolex First-Time Winners award.[7]
Amateur wins
2012 AJGA Junior at River Landing, Junior All-Star at Ocala
2013 Georgia Junior Championship, Arrowhead Junior at The Bluffs, Trusted Choice Big I National Championship
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