Lauren Stephenson
Personal information
Born (1997-07-13) July 13, 1997
Greenville, South Carolina
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLexington, South Carolina
Career
CollegeClemson University
University of Alabama
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT44: 2019, 2022
Women's PGA C'shipT9: 2020
U.S. Women's OpenT30: 2020, 2021
Women's British Open58th: 2021
Evian ChampionshipT12: 2021

Lauren Stephenson (born July 13, 1997[1]) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

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]

Professional career

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]

Amateur wins

  • 2012 Golf Pride Junior Classic
  • 2013 TaylorMade-Adidas Junior All-Star at Chateau Elan, Hank Haney IJGA Junior Open
  • 2014 AJGA Girls Championship
  • 2015 Dixie Amateur
  • 2016 Eastern Amateur Championship
  • 2017 Mason Rudolph Championship
  • 2018 Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic

Source:[5]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T44 T44 T67
Women's PGA Championship T21 T9 T40 WD T68
U.S. Women's Open CUT T41 T30 T30
The Evian Championship CUT NT T12 CUT
Women's British Open CUT 58 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
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.

World ranking

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

YearRankingSource
2017545[12]
2018787[13]
2019208[14]
2020111[15]
202191[16]
2022131[17]
2023271[18]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Source:[5]

References

  1. Shefter, David (July 6, 2016). "Amateurs Relishing Chance to Compete With World's Best". USGA.
  2. "Stephenson, Lee hold Shoprite LPGA Classic lead". ESPN. Associated Press. October 1, 2020.
  3. "Lauren Stephenson". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  4. Mell, Randall (February 7, 2019). "Former women's college stars making pro debuts at Vic Open". Golf Channel.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lauren Stephenson". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  6. "Lauren Stephenson – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. Nichols, Beth Ann (October 11, 2020). "Bianca Pagdanganan and Lauren Stephenson punch their tickets to U.S. Women's Open". Golfweek.
  8. "Golf Tip from LPGA Tour Pro Lauren Stephenson". © Copyright 2000-2021 Carlisle Companies Inc. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  9. "Lauren Stephenson stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  10. "Lauren Stephenson results". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  11. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.


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