Sophia Schubert
American professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sophia Marie Schubert (born January 31, 1996) is an American professional golfer.
Sophia Schubert | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Knoxville, Tennessee | January 31, 1996
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Oak Ridge, Tennessee[1] |
Career | |
College | Auburn University University of Texas[2] |
Turned professional | 2018 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Epson Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | CUT: 2018, 2023 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T65: 2022 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2018 |
Women's British Open | CUT: 2022 |
Evian Championship | 2nd: 2022 |
Personal life and education
Schubert is from Oak Ridge, Tennessee.[3] She began playing golf at the age of four when her mother registered her and her sister for golf lessons. She majored in Sports management at the University of Texas.[2]
In 2022 she began taking flying lessons at the McGhee Tyson Airport, her goal being to obtain her pilot's license in order to fly herself to tournaments, similarly to Arnold Palmer and Peggy Kirk Bell.[4][1]
Amateur career
She competed for the Christian Academy of Knoxville and Auburn during her freshman year in college before transferring to the University of Texas.[5] While at Texas she competed for the Texas Longhorns and became the first Longhorn to win the U.S. Women's Amateur since Kelli Kuehne in 1996.[6] Schubert was caddied by her coach, Ryan Murphy.[7]
Schubert won the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur, defeating the number-3 ranked amateur player in the world and former Olympian, Albane Valenzuela, in the final.[8][9]
Professional career
Schubert turned professional in 2018 and made her pro debut at the 2018 Indy Women in Tech Championship on the LPGA Tour.[10] She began playing on the Symetra Tour in 2019. She won her first professional event at the Carolina Golf Classic on the 2021 Symetra Tour.[11]
Amateur wins
- 2012 AJGA Music City Junior Girls
- 2013 PNC Bank Junior Championship
- 2014 Under Armour - Scott Stallings Championship, The Alamo Invitational
- 2017 Lady Buckeye Invitational, U.S. Women's Amateur, Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite
Source:[12]
Professional wins (1)
Symetra Tour wins (1)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
! Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | |||||
Women's PGA Championship | T65 | CUT | |||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | ||||||
The Evian Championship | T58 | NT | 2 | WD | |||
Women's British Open | CUT |
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | n/a | n/a | 72.33 | n/a |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | n/a | n/a | 76.33 | n/a |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | n/a | n/a | 71.00 | n/a |
2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||
2021 | Did not play | ||||||||||
2022 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 771,054 | 37 | 71.99 | 105 |
2023 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 59,339 | 150 | 73.84 | 161 |
2024 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T19 | 66,973 | 150 | 71.93 | 91 |
Totals^ | 55 (2022) | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 897,366 | 348 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[13][14][15]
* Includes match play and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Schubert's positions in the Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year have been:
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2018 (winners)
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the United States): 2018 (winners)
References
External links
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