Jennifer Kupcho
Jennifer Kupcho (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer.
| Jennifer Kupcho | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Born | May 14, 1997 Littleton, Colorado, U.S. | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Spouse | Jay Monahan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Wake Forest | ||||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| ANA Inspiration | Won: 2022 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T7: 2020 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T21: 2017 | ||||
| Women's British Open | 64th: 2021 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T2: 2019 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Amateur career
As a junior at Wake Forest University, she was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award for golf.[1][2] As a senior, Kupcho won the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.[3][4][5] She also won the 2018 NCAA Division I Golf Championship. Kupcho was the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world for a total of 34 weeks, rising to the top on three occasions, the first time on July 11, 2018.
Professional career
Kupcho turned professional prior to the start of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open.[6] She had earned her LPGA Tour card through the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in November 2018 but deferred playing until she finished her college career.[6][5]
She set a 54-hole record in the 2022 Chevron Championship tournament in having a 16-under-par total (200) with her eight-under-par 64 in the third round. She beat the previous total by two strokes. She won the tournament by two strokes over Jessica Korda.[7]
Amateur wins
- 2014 Colorado Junior Stroke Play Championship
- 2015 CWGA Stroke Play Championship
- 2016 CWGA Match Play Championship, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite, The Landfall Tradition
- 2017 NCAA Athens Regional, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Canadian Women's Amateur, Ocean Course Invitational
- 2018 Bryan National Collegiate, NCAA Tallahassee Regional, NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship (individual)
- 2019 Tar Heel Classic Casa de Campo, Bryan National Collegiate, Augusta National Women's Amateur
Source[8]
Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
| Major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 3, 2022 | Chevron Championship | 66-70-64-74=274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Jessica Korda |
750,000 |
Other wins (1)
- 2020 Colorado Women's Open[9]
Results in LPGA majors
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chevron Championship | 6 shot lead | −14 (66-70-64-74=274) | 2 strokes | Jessica Korda |
Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration (Chevron) | T22 | T60 | 1 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T21 | T62 | T30 | T26 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T7 | T58 | ||||
| The Evian Championship | T2 | NT | T50 | ||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | 64 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Birdies (rank) | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | 6 (n/a) |
n/a | n/a | 77.50 | n/a |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 17 (n/a) |
n/a | n/a | 72.00 | n/a |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | 15 (n/a) |
n/a | n/a | 68.75 | n/a |
| 2019 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | T2 | 198 (82) |
525,432 | 39 | 71.18 | 46 |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 145 (49) |
381,160 | 29 | 71.79 | 53 |
| 2021 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 278 (17) |
591,680 | 35 | 70.60 | 28 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 87 (17) |
820,563 | 1 | 70.25 | 23 |
| Totals^ | 65 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 746 | 2,318,835 | 163 | n/a | n/a |
^ Official as of April 3, 2022[10][11] [12]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Avg. pts. | Points | Events | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | [13] |
| 2017 | 430 | --- | --- | --- | [14] |
| 2018 | 536 | --- | --- | --- | [15] |
| 2019 | 53 | 1.93 | 102.06 | 53 | [16] |
| 2020 | 19 | 3.31 | 115.71 | 33 | [17] |
| 2021 | 42 | 2.29 | 123.59 | 54 | [18] |
| 2022 | 16^ | 3.77 | 199.67 | 53 | [19] |
^ as of April 4, 2022
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Arnold Palmer Cup: 2018 (winners)
- Curtis Cup: 2018 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 2018 (winners)
Source[8]
Professional
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost to L. Maguire 5&4 | 1–0–0 won w/ L. Salas 3&1 | 1–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 1 up halved w/ L. Salas |
2.5 | 62.5 |
References
- "Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Golf". CWSA. June 4, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- "Wake Forest's Jennifer Kupcho wins award for top female athletes". Winston-Salem Journal. June 5, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- "Kupcho Surges On Second Nine to Become Inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- Nichols, Beth Ann (April 6, 2019). "A dream duel at Augusta National: Jennifer Kupcho outlasts Maria Fassi to win". Golfweek. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- Herrington, Ryan (April 6, 2019). "Jennifer Kupcho made winning look easy at Augusta National, but it was far from it". Golf Digest.
- Gibson, Charlotte (May 29, 2019). "U.S. Women's Open: Top amateurs Maria Fassi and Jennifer Kupcho on to next chapters". ESPN.
- "Jennifer Kupcho credits the Augusta National Women's Amateur with an assist as she opens a six-stroke lead". Golf Digest. April 2, 2022.
- "Jennifer Kupcho". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- "Jennifer Kupcho, Celine Boutier earn state open victories". ESPN. Associated Press. June 9, 2020.
- "Jennifer Kupcho stats". LPGA. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "Jennifer Kupcho results". LPGA. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". April 4, 2022.
External links
- Jennifer Kupcho at the LPGA Tour official site
- Jennifer Kupcho at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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