Mariah Stackhouse

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Mariah Stackhouse
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Stackhouse at the 2022 Dana Open
Personal information
Full nameMariah Imani Stackhouse
Born (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Stanford University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship 77th: 2019
Women's PGA C'ship T33: 2021
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2011, 2013, 2019
Women's British Open CUT: 2018, 2019
Evian Championship T68: 2017

Mariah Stackhouse (born March 4, 1994) [1] is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Stackhouse is a graduate of Stanford University, where she was a four-year All-American, and majored in communications. She helped the Cardinal to an NCAA title in 2015. In 2011, at the age of 17, she became the youngest African American woman to earn a spot in the field at the U.S. Open. In 2014, she became the first African American woman to make the Curtis Cup team, which the United States won that year. [2]

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Early life and amateur career

Stackhouse is the daughter of Ken Stackhouse, formerly a partner in an architectural firm, and Sharon Stackhouse, a hospital administrator. [3]

When Stackhouse was a 2-year old, her father cut down a set of golf clubs for her. "I began to practice alongside him, and he never stopped taking me. I guess I developed a liking for the game, I kept practicing, and here I am now," says Stackhouse. [4] She played in her first tournament at age 6 and tied for first. [2]

Stackhouse graduated from North Clayton High School in Riverdale, GA, where she was elected class president two years in a row. [5]

In 2013 as a freshman at Stanford, Stackhouse shot a 61 at the Peg Barnard Invitational Tournament which set an NCAA scoring record. Her round of 61 included a front nine score of 26 (−9). [6]

At the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship, Stackhouse finished 6th in the individual competition and led her team to the team title.

Professional career

2016–Present

Stackhouse qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing in a tie for 21st at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 17 status for the 2017 LPGA season. [7] In making her professional debut in the Portland Classic in June 2016, she became the seventh African American woman to earn a LPGA Tour card. [8]

In the 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic, Stackhouse finished in 7th place, her best showing at that point in her professional career. [9] On June 9, 2019 she started in the final group at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and finished tied for 5th, a career best. [10]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Chevron Championship CUT77
Women's PGA Championship CUTT43T65
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^T68CUTCUTNT
Women's British Open CUTCUT
Tournament2021202220232024
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship T33CUTT52T60
The Evian Championship ^
Women's British Open

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00000021
Women's PGA Championship 00000075
U.S. Women's Open 00000030
The Evian Championship 00000031
Women's British Open 00000020
Totals000000177

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nds3rdsTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2011 100000MC081.50n/a
2012 Did not play
2013 100000MC078.50n/a
2014 200000MC073.00n/a
2015 Did not play
2016 110000T47072.00n/a
2017 1570001T881,67811471.8382
2018 26200002T7273,2606771.9377
2019 2080001T5127,36510072.54125
2020 1060001T589,4638971.9364
2021 1630000T3339,72413973.61147
2022 10300003911,77218072.75136
2023 1030000T2353,72215672.96n/a
2024 110000T6023,96917674.75n/a

Official through the 2024 season [11]
* 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
Notes
2016674 [12]
2017313 [13]
2018137 [14]
2019197 [15]
2020214 [16]
2021311 [17]
2022658 [18]
2023527 [19]
2024654 [20]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. "Mariah Stackhouse Official Website" . Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Golf Prodigy Mariah Stackhouse Makes Professional Debut". Golf Magazine. June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. Hiskey, Michelle (July 2, 2011). "Could the lone African-American player in the U.S. Women's Open be a trailblazer for others?". USGA.
  4. "Teen Golfer: Don't Compare Me To Tiger". NPR. July 21, 2011.
  5. "Mariah Stackhouse has potential to become golf's next big thing". Sports Illustrated. May 9, 2013.
  6. Williams, Julie (February 18, 2013). "Stackhouse sets NCAA scoring record with 61". Golfweek. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. "Mariah Stackhouse – Bio". LPGA. June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. "Four Black Women Now Permeate The LPGA Tour". African American Golfer's Digest. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. Hayes, Marcus (June 10, 2018). "Mariah Stackhouse inspires at ShopRite LPGA Classic en route to career-best finish". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  10. Nichols, Beth Ann (June 9, 2019). "Lexi Thompson drains eagle putt on 18th hole to win ShopRite LPGA Classic". Golfweek.
  11. "Mariah Stackhouse – Results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  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". December 30, 2024.