Ryann O'Toole

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Ryann O'Toole
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Personal information
Full nameRyann Ashley O'Toole
Born (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 37)
Agoura Hills, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence San Clemente, California
SpouseGina Marra
Career
College UCLA
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2011)
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (joined 2009)
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
Epson Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T13: 2018, 2022
Women's PGA C'ship T18: 2018
U.S. Women's Open 9th: 2011
Women's British Open T21: 2023
Evian Championship T6: 2018

Ryann Ashley O'Toole (born February 11, 1987) is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

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Amateur career

O'Toole was born in Agoura Hills, California, and graduated from San Clemente High School in 2005. [1] She played college golf at UCLA and recorded 12 top-10 finishes during her college career. She holds the course record at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with a 66. [1] O'Toole graduated in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

Professional career

O'Toole turned professional in 2009, and joined the Futures Tour on February 1, 2009. She competed in eight events on ended the season 80th on the Futures Tour money list. O'Toole participated in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament ("Q-School") in December in an attempt to earn membership on the LPGA Tour for 2010, but finished 73rd and failed to qualify. [2]

She returned to the Futures Tour in 2010, competed in 16 events, won twice, and finished 7th on the official season-ending money list. She also played in her first LPGA tournament in August 2010 when she received a sponsor's exemption to the CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg, but missed the cut. [3] Her top-10 finish on the Futures tour money list in 2010 earned her conditional status on the LPGA Tour for 2011. She returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December in an attempt to improve her status but was unsuccessful with a 95th-place finish. [4]

She started 2011 playing on the Futures Tour and in the events on the LPGA Tour that her relatively low priority status qualified her for. After a 9th-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, her priority status improved, which gave her entry into more tournaments. After O'Toole finished tied for fifth at the Safeway Classic on August 21, U.S. Solheim team captain Rosie Jones named her one of two captain's picks for the 2011 Solheim Cup team.

She won her first LPGA Tour event on August 15, 2021, at the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open with a 271 (−17), by three strokes over both Lydia Ko and Atthaya Thitikul. It was her 11th season on tour and her 228th LPGA Tour start.

The Big Break

O'Toole was a cast member on the reality television competition show, The Big Break Sandals Resort , which aired in 2010 on Golf Channel. O'Toole finished in sixth place out of eleven golfers competing.

Personal life

O'Toole resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is divorced from Gina Marra. [5]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-upWinner's
share ($)
1Aug 15, 2021 Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open^68-71-68-64=271−173 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko
Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul 		225,000

^Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12024 Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda Korda won with a birdie on the first extra hole

Futures Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
1May 16, 2010 Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship 31-34=65 1−62 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dewi Claire Schreefel 7,000
2Jul 4, 2010 Falls Auto Group Classic 68-69-65=202−14Playoff 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Angela Buzminski 16,100
3Apr 10, 2011 Santorini Riviera Nayarit Classic 73-71-67=211−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dawn Shockley
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Smith 		17,500

1 Shortened by rain from 54 to 18 holes, purse reduced.
2 Won playoff with a birdie on second extra hole.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Chevron Championship CUTT50CUTT13T44T62
Women's PGA Championship T57T36CUTCUTCUTT46T50T18T74CUT
U.S. Women's Open T9CUTT42T20T55T54T52T39CUT
The Evian Championship ^CUTT38CUTT58T6T62NT
Women's British Open CUTT25CUTCUTT22CUT
Tournament2021202220232024
Chevron Championship T19T13T5469
U.S. Women's Open T28CUT
Women's PGA Championship T33T54CUT
The Evian Championship T17CUTT28
Women's British Open CUT64T21

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 000003108
U.S. Women's Open 000012108
Women's PGA Championship 000001138
The Evian Championship 00001296
Women's British Open 00000394
Totals00002115134

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2010 100000T1060n/a76.00n/a
2011 15110002T5192,7484673.5787
2012 2180000T1753,5909674.30119
2013 20130000T20100,5548572.9089
2014 1850000T3826,04413073.78143
2015 24160000T12208,5657071.7446
2016 27210003T6352,8045471.5645
2017 25200001T7213,0167571.9492
2018 262200233627,2053271.3644
2019 22140001T6199,6417672.06103
2020 1460001T663,2009973.00105
2021 221810011531,8273870.7636
2022 23200004T5616,6005071.0952
2023 231500014381,0567472.10104

Futures Tour summary

  Year  Tournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2009 870001T106,2378072.39n/a (17)
2010 161326145,806771.059
2011 331002120,3362471.10n/a (2)

World ranking

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

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2010320 [8]
2011120 [9]
2012198 [10]
2013226 [11]
2014350 [12]
2015130 [13]
201682 [14]
2017125 [15]
201850 [16]
201990 [17]
2020148 [18]
202171 [19]
202263 [20]
2023116 [21]

Team appearances

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
%
Career42-0-20-0-11-0-01-0-1375%
2011 42-0-20-0-1 halved w/ Caroline Hedwall 1-0-0 won w/ M. Pressel 1-0-1 halved w/ C. Kim,
won w/ S. Lewis 2&1		375%

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  2. ↑ LPGA.com - Final Qualifying Tournament - December 27, 2009
  3. ↑ LPGA.com, 2010 CN Canadian Open Results August 29, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ LPGA.com Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Final Qualifying Tournament - December 12, 2010
  5. ↑ Crosby, Joseph (June 30, 2022). "Women's golf alumnus Ryann O'Toole discusses life as an openly gay athlete". Daily Bruin.
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