Jennifer Kupcho

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Jennifer Kupcho
2022 Dana Open LPGA Tournament - Jennifer Kupcho (52771237810).jpg
Kupcho at the 2022 Dana Open
Personal information
Born (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
SpouseJay Monahan
Career
College Wake Forest
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship Won: 2022
Women's PGA C'ship T7: 2020
U.S. Women's Open T21: 2017
Women's British Open T37: 2022
Evian Championship T2: 2019
Achievements and awards
Honda Sports Award 2018
Mark H. McCormack Medal 2018

Jennifer Anne Kupcho (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer.

Contents

Amateur career

As a junior at Wake Forest University, she was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award for golf. [1] [2] As a senior, Kupcho won the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019. [3] [4] [5] She also won the 2018 NCAA Division I Golf Championship. Kupcho was the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world for a total of 34 weeks, rising to the top on three occasions, the first time on July 11, 2018.

Professional career

Kupcho turned professional prior to the start of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open. [6] She had earned her LPGA Tour card through the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in November 2018 but deferred playing until she finished her college career. [6] [5]

She set a 54-hole record in the 2022 Chevron Championship tournament in having a 16-under-par total (200) with her eight-under-par 64 in the third round. She beat the previous total by two strokes. She won the tournament by two strokes over Jessica Korda. [7]

Amateur wins

Source [8]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
1Apr 3, 2022 Chevron Championship 66-70-64-74=274−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda 750,000
2Jun 19, 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic 63-67-69-71=270−18Playoff Flag of Ireland.svg Leona Maguire
Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda 		375,000
3Jul 16, 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with Flag of the United States.svg Lizette Salas)		68-61-64-61=254−265 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Matilda Castren and
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kelly Tan 		303,810 (each)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12022 Meijer LPGA Classic Flag of Ireland.svg Leona Maguire
Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda 		Won with a birdie on the second extra hole; Korda eliminated by birdie on first hole
22023 Mizuho Americas Open Flag of the United States.svg Rose Zhang Zhang won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2022 Chevron Championship 6 shot lead−14 (66-70-64-74=274)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Korda

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024
Chevron Championship T22T60 1 CUTT23
U.S. Women's Open CUTT21T62T30T26T40CUTCUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT7T58T16CUTT35
The Evian Championship T2NTT50T31T14T22
Women's British Open CUTCUT64T37CUTCUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 10011354
U.S. Women's Open 00000185
Women's PGA Championship 00001264
The Evian Championship 01011355
Women's British Open 00000062
Totals1102393020

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop
10s		Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2016 100000CUTn/an/a77.50n/a
2017 110000T21n/an/a72.00n/a
2018 110000T16n/an/a68.75n/a
2019 19110103T2525,4323971.1846
2020 141001022381,1602971.7953
2021 231901152591,6803570.6028
2022 2622300411,955,531770.5930
2023 231801022708,6483970.8238
2024 2623011621,158,0942470.9833
Totals^131 (2019)103 (2019)3522215,320,54587

^ Official as of 2024 season [10] [11] [12]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

YearRankingAvg.
pts.		Source
20174300.14 [13]
20185360.10 [14]
2019531.93 [15]
2020193.31 [16]
2021422.29 [17]
2022133.39 [18]
2023392.39 [19]
202442^2.12 [20]

^ As of May 20, 2024

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Source [8]

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
%
Career103–5–21–2–01–3–01–0–24.040.0
2021 42–1–10–1–0 lost to L. Maguire 5&41–0–0 won w/ L. Salas 3&11–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 1 up
halved w/ L. Salas		2.562.5
2023 30–2–10–1–0 lost to A. Nordqvist 2&10–1–0 lost w/ L. Vu 2&10–0–1 halved w/ A. Corpuz 0.516.7
2024 31–2–01–0–0 def. L. Grant 2&10–2–0 lost w/ A. Ewing 2 dn
lost w/ A. Ewing 1 dn		0–0–01.033.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Golf". CWSA. June 4, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Wake Forest's Jennifer Kupcho wins award for top female athletes". Winston-Salem Journal. June 5, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kupcho Surges On Second Nine to Become Inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Beth Ann (April 6, 2019). "A dream duel at Augusta National: Jennifer Kupcho outlasts Maria Fassi to win". Golfweek. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Herrington, Ryan (April 6, 2019). "Jennifer Kupcho made winning look easy at Augusta National, but it was far from it". Golf Digest.
  6. 1 2 Gibson, Charlotte (May 29, 2019). "U.S. Women's Open: Top amateurs Maria Fassi and Jennifer Kupcho on to next chapters". ESPN.
  7. ↑ "Jennifer Kupcho credits the Augusta National Women's Amateur with an assist as she opens a six-stroke lead". Golf Digest. April 2, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Jennifer Kupcho". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Jennifer Kupcho, Celine Boutier earn state open victories". ESPN. Associated Press. June 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jennifer Kupcho stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jennifer Kupcho results". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". May 20, 2024.
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