Elizabeth Szokol

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Elizabeth Szokol
Personal information
Born (1995-06-17) June 17, 1995 (age 30)
Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Northwestern University
University of Virginia
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2019)
Former tour(s) Symetra Tour (joined 2017)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T30: 2025
Women's PGA C'ship T48: 2020
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2021, 2024
Women's British Open T26: 2021
Evian Championship T29: 2021

Elizabeth Nicole Szokol (born June 17, 1995) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour member. [1]

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Early life, college and amateur career

Szokol grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. An injury-prone athlete, she experienced her first knee surgery at age 12 after playing softball and tennis. The injury downtime helped her discover golf, which she took up at 14. She led her high school team to the 2010 Illinois State Championship. In 2012 she became the Illinois Women's Amateur Champion. [2]

Szokol attended Northwestern University between 2012 and 2014. In her sophomore year she made the Academic All-Big Ten and the Second Team All-Big Ten. At the 2013 Big Ten Championships, she helped the Wildcats tie for first and claim a share of the first Big Ten Conference title in program history. For her junior year she transferred to the University of Virginia and continued excelling, named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Golf All-Academic Team her senior year. [3] [4]

Professional career

Szokol turned professional in 2017 and joined the Symetra Tour. In her rookie season she recorded six top-10 finishes including a runner-up result at the Four Winds Invitational. In 2018, she recorded seven top-10 finishes including her first professional victory at the IOA Invitational, where she finished 4 strokes ahead of Pajaree Anannarukarn in second place. She finished fourth on the Symetra Tour Official Money List to earn membership for the LPGA Tour for the 2019 season. [5]

In her rookie year on the LPGA Tour she made 10 cuts in 20 starts. Her best finish was a tie for sixth at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open.

In 2021, she recorded three top-10 finishes including a runner-up at the Marathon Classic in Ohio, and 3rd at the Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey, after which she rose into the top-100 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time. She finished the season 44th on the LPGA Tour Money List. [1]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Jul 22, 2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with Flag of the United States.svg Cheyenne Knight)
69-61-62-65=257−231 stroke Flag of Finland.svg Matilda Castren and
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelly Tan

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1May 6, 2018 IOA Invitational −4 (71-73-68=212)4 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Pajaree Anannarukarn

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2019202020212022202320242025
Chevron Championship CUTCUTCUTT30
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT48CUTT54T71T52CUT
The Evian Championship NTT29T54T60
Women's British Open T32T26CUT
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00000041
U.S. Women's Open 00000020
Women's PGA Championship 00000073
The Evian Championship 00000033
Women's British Open 00000032
Totals000000199

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2019 20100001T6105,81410871.9191
2020 147000011110,8738372.2679
2021 23130113T2530,5703971.5278
2022 1360001T4131,87410871.8395
2023 201310031536,0945571.8190
2024 22120000T30165,35810772.31115
Totals^11258111811,580,583245

^ Official as of 2024 season [6] [7] [8]
* 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
2017479 [9]
2018332 [10]
2019270 [11]
2020204 [12]
202183 [13]
2022149 [14]
2023207 [15]
2024245 [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. "Elizabeth Szokol: My Journey - Awareness". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. "Elizabeth Szokol". University of Virginia Sports. April 28, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. "Women's Golf Roster". NU Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. "Elizabeth Szokol stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  7. "Elizabeth Szokol results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  8. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2024.