Cheyenne Knight | |
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Personal information | |
Born | The Woodlands, Texas | January 22, 1997
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Aledo, Texas, U.S. |
Career | |
College | University of Alabama |
Turned professional | 2018 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T18: 2023 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T30: 2023 |
U.S. Women's Open | T15: 2022 |
Women's British Open | T37: 2022 |
Evian Championship | T19: 2022 |
Cheyenne Erin Knight (born January 22, 1997) [1] is an American professional golfer. She played collegiate golf at the University of Alabama where she was a three-time all-American and the 2017 SEC Player of the Year [2] [3] and a member of the Psi chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. [4] On October 6, 2019, Knight won the Volunteers of America Classic on the LPGA Tour. [5]
Source: [6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Oct 6, 2019 | Volunteers of America Classic | 66-67-67-66=266 | −18 | 2 strokes | Brittany Altomare Jaye Marie Green |
2 | Jul 22, 2023 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Elizabeth Szokol) | 69-61-62-65=257 | −23 | 1 stroke | Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan |
Results not in chronological order.
! Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T65 | T18 | T62 | |
U.S. Women's Open | T30 | CUT | T15 | T48 | 75 | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T69 | CUT | T46 | T30 | T46 |
The Evian Championship | NT | T50 | T19 | T61 | CUT | |
Women's British Open | T51 | T45 | CUT | T37 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 17 |
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
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2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | n/a | n/a | 70.75 | n/a |
2019 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 295,493 | 65 | 71.67 | 80 |
2020 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 306,519 | 36 | 71.58 | 42 |
2021 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 193,326 | 86 | 71.81 | 87 |
2022 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 768,975 | 38 | 70.69 | 33 |
2023 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,002,171 | 28 | 70.80 | 36 |
2024 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 315,552 | 87 | 72.20 | 111 |
Totals^ | 139 (2019) | 97 (2019) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2,882,036 | 159 |
^ Official as of 2024 season [7] [8] [9]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | World ranking | Source |
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2016 | 647 | [10] |
2017 | n/a | [11] |
2018 | 529 | [12] |
2019 | 79 | [13] |
2020 | 81 | [14] |
2021 | 128 | [15] |
2022 | 75 | [16] |
2023 | 61 | [17] |
Professional
Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
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Career | 3 | 2–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2.5 | 83.3 |
2023 | 3 | 2–0–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ G. Dryburgh | 1–0–0 won w/ A. Ewing 5&4 | 1–0–0 won w/ A. Yin 2 up | 2.5 | 83.3 |
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