Gaby López | |
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![]() López in 2021 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Maria Gabriela López Butron |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 9 November 1993
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1] |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | University of Arkansas |
Turned professional | 2015 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 3 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T25: 2021 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T9: 2020 |
U.S. Women's Open | T11: 2016 |
Women's British Open | T29: 2021 |
Evian Championship | T3: 2023 |
Maria Gabriela López Butron (9 November 1993) is a Mexican professional golfer.
López played college golf at the University of Arkansas where she won three events and was individual runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship for the University of Arkansas. [2] [3]
López began playing on the LPGA Tour in 2016 after finishing T-10 at 2015 qualifying school. [4] [5]
López qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics [6] and finished 31st. [7]
On 10 November 2018, López won her first LPGA Tour event at the Blue Bay LPGA.
López placed 23rd at the women's Olympic golf tournament in Tokyo 2020. [8]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | 10 Nov 2018 | Blue Bay LPGA | 70-71-66-73=280 | −8 | 1 stroke | ![]() | 315,000 |
2 | 20 Jan 2020 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | 65-69-71-66=271 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() | 180,000 |
3 | 4 Sep 2022 | Dana Open | 67-70-66-63=266 | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() | 262,500 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2020 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | ![]() ![]() | Won with birdie on seventh extra hole Park eliminated by par on third hole |
Results not in chronological order.
! Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T55 | T35 | T59 | ||||
Women's PGA Championship | T58 | T29 | T40 | CUT | T9 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | CUT | T30 | T46 | ||
The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | T18 | T61 | 61 | NT | ||||
Women's British Open | T37 | CUT | CUT | T59 |
! Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T25 | CUT | T28 | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | T41 | CUT | T27 | T39 |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T40 | CUT | T14 |
The Evian Championship | T27 | T3 | T26 | |
Women's British Open | T29 | T58 | T40 | T49 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
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 | 9 | 5 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 29 |
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | Ranking | Source |
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2014 | 486 | [10] |
2015 | 439 | [11] |
2016 | 84 | [12] |
2017 | 115 | [13] |
2018 | 90 | [14] |
2019 | 56 | [15] |
2020 | 56 | [16] |
2021 | 54 | [17] |
2022 | 37 | [18] |
2023 | 46 | [19] |
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