Lauren Stephenson | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Greenville, South Carolina | July 13, 1997
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | Lexington, South Carolina |
Career | |
College | Clemson University University of Alabama |
Turned professional | 2018 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T44: 2019, 2022 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T9: 2020 |
U.S. Women's Open | T30: 2020, 2021 |
Women's British Open | 58th: 2021 |
Evian Championship | T12: 2021 |
Lauren Stephenson (born July 13, 1997 [1] ) is an American professional golfer.
Stephenson played her college golf at Clemson University (one year) and the University of Alabama (two years). [2] [3]
She also competed at the 2018 Curtis Cup [4] and the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup. [5]
Stephenson turned professional in 2018 and finished T-8 at the LPGA Tour's Q-Series to earn her 2019 tour card. She made 11 cuts in 20 events in 2019 to retain her card. [6] She finished tied for 9th at the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, qualifying her for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open. [7] She is sponsored by Carlisle Companies. [8]
Source: [5]
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T44 | T44 | T67 | ||||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T41 | T30 | T30 | CUT | ||||
Women's PGA Championship | T21 | T9 | T40 | WD | T68 | ||||
The Evian Championship | CUT | NT | T12 | CUT | |||||
Women's British Open | CUT | 58 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | n/a | n/a | 76.00 | n/a |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | n/a | n/a | 73.00 | n/a |
2018 | Did not play | ||||||||||
2019 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 145,628 | 90 | 71.53 | 70 |
2020 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 153,018 | 70 | 72.50 | 88 |
2021 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T6 | 432,155 | 49 | 71.00 | 50 |
2022 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 257,842 | 83 | 71.34 | 70 |
2023 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T15 | 121,554 | 121 | 72.26 | 113 |
Totals^ | 99 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | T6 | 1,110,197 | 291 |
^ Official as of 2023 season [9] [10] [11]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | Ranking | Source |
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2017 | 545 | [12] |
2018 | 787 | [13] |
2019 | 208 | [14] |
2020 | 111 | [15] |
2021 | 91 | [16] |
2022 | 131 | [17] |
2023 | 271 | [18] |
Amateur
Source: [5]
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