Cheyenne Knight

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Cheyenne Knight
Personal information
Born (1997-01-22) January 22, 1997 (age 27)
The Woodlands, Texas
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Aledo, Texas, U.S.
Career
College University of Alabama
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
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]

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Amateur wins

Source: [6]

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Oct 6, 2019 Volunteers of America Classic 66-67-67-66=266−182 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Altomare
Flag of the United States.svg Jaye Marie Green
2Jul 22, 2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Szokol)		69-61-62-65=257−231 stroke Flag of Finland.svg Matilda Castren and
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelly Tan

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament201920202021202220232024
Chevron Championship CUTCUTT65T18T62
U.S. Women's Open T30CUTT15T4875
Women's PGA Championship CUTT69CUTT46T30T46
The Evian Championship NTT50T19T61CUT
Women's British Open T51T45CUTT37CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00000153
U.S. Women's Open 00000154
Women's PGA Championship 00000064
The Evian Championship 00000143
Women's British Open 00000063
Totals0000032617

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop
10s		Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2016 110000T29n/an/a70.75n/a
2019 221310011295,4936571.6780
2020 18150102T2306,5193671.5842
2021 27150001T5193,3268671.8187
2022 24200013T3768,9753870.6933
2023 2319100511,002,1712870.8036
Totals^114 (2019)82 (2019)2111212,566,484165

^ official as of 2023 season [7] [8] [9]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2016647 [10]
2017n/a [11]
2018529 [12]
201979 [13]
202081 [14]
2021128 [15]
202275 [16]
202361 [17]

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career32–0–10–0–11–0–01–0–02.583.3
2023 32–0–10–0–1 halved w/ G. Dryburgh 1–0–0 won w/ A. Ewing 5&41–0–0 won w/ A. Yin 2 up2.583.3

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References

  1. ↑ "In the Winners Circle with Cheyenne Knight at the Volunteers of America Classic". LPGA. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alabama Crimson Tide Bio". rolltide.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (October 6, 2019). "Cheyenne Knight makes Crimson Tide LPGA history". al.com. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly". October 2019.
  5. ↑ Levins, Keely (October 6, 2019). "Cheyenne Knight closes out emotional first LPGA victory on home turf in Texas". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cheyenne Knight". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cheyenne Knight stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cheyenne Knight results". LPGA. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.


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