Melanie Green

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Melanie Green
Personal information
Born (2001-12-19) December 19, 2001 (age 22)
Medina, New York, U.S.
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of South Florida
StatusAmateur
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP
Women's British Open DNP
Evian Championship CUT: 2024
Achievements and awards
AAC Women's Golf Player of the Year2024
WGCA D-1 All-American Second Team2024

Melanie Green (born December 19, 2001) is an American amateur golfer. In 2024, she won The Women's Amateur Championship, the first American to do since 1996. [1]

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Early life

Green was born in Medina, New York to Melissa and Ron Green, the latter a former college baseball outfielder. While attending Medina High School, she earned five varsity letters, won two state championships, was named a 2019 AJGA Rolex Junior All-American, and had qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball in 2019. [2] Green was recruited by and signed with the University of South Florida's women's golf team in 2019. At this time, she was the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2020 out of New York. She was also ranked No. 25 in the Golfweek Junior Rankings and No. 31 in the Rolex AJGA rankings. [2]

Career

In her freshman season at South Florida, Green played in all five tournaments and was the Bulls' lowest scorer in three of them. She was also named to the AAC Women's Golf All-Conference Team and All-Academic Team. She finished that season tied for 4th in the conference tournament. [2]

In the 2021–22 season, Green was named to the All-Conference team for a second season. She qualified for and finished 27th in the NCAA Regional as an individual. She also earned invitations to the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur and the U.S. Women's Amateur. [2] [3]

In the 2022–23 season, Green helped lead the Bulls to a NCAA Regional team appearance and a second straight individual appearance. She finished the season ranked 12th in the country, was named to the All-Conference team for a third year, and earned an WGCA All-American Honorable Mention becoming the sixth South Florida Women's Golf team member to earn the honor and first since 1999. [2] [4]

In her senior season, Green finished the year ranked 23rd in the country earning All-Conference team honors for the fourth straight year and being named to the WGCA All-American Second team. [2] [5] Additionally, she was named the AAC Women's Golf Player of the Year and selected to Team USA for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup, all firsts for the Bulls. [6] [7]

On June 29, 2024, Green became the first American to win The Women's Amateur Championship in 28 years. The last to do it was Kelli Kuehne. Green made birdie on two of her last three holes to take the crown. This victory earned her a spot in the next two LPGA majors, The Amundi Evian Championship and the AIG Women's Open. She can also compete in the U.S. Women's Open and the Chevron Championship in 2025. [8]

Amateur wins

Source: [9]

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament2024
ANA Inspiration
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship CUT
Women's British Open
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Source: [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Highlights: USA's Green enjoys dream debut victory in Women's Amateur". The R&A. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2023-24 Women's Golf Roster". gousfbulls.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Player Bio: Melanie Green (a)". USGA. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "WGCA Division I All-American Teams Announced". wgcagolf.com. May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ "WGCA Division I All-American Teams Announced". wgcagolf.com. May 24, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Melanie Green Named AAC Women's Golf Player of the Year". gousfbulls.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Melanie Green Selected to Team USA for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup". theamerican.org. April 23, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Melanie Green wins Women's Amateur for first American victory in 28 years". NBC Sports. Associated Press. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Melanie Green". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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