Lauren Stephenson

Lauren Stephenson
Lauren Stephenson
Personal information
Born	July 13, 1997 (age 26); Greenville, South Carolina
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Lexington, South Carolina
Career
College	Clemson University; University of Alabama
Turned professional	2018
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	T44: 2019, 2022
Women's PGA C'ship	T9: 2020
U.S. Women's Open	T30: 2020, 2021
Women's British Open	58th: 2021
Evian Championship	T12: 2021

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

Amateur career[edit]

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]

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]

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 not in chronological order.

Tournament	2016	2017	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
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

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 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.

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

Amateur

Source:^[5]

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

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