Sophia Schubert

Sophia Marie Schubert (born January 31, 1996) is an American professional golfer.

Sophia Schubert
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-31) January 31, 1996 (age 28) Knoxville, Tennessee
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationality	United States
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)

• 2021 Carolina Golf Classic

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
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
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
Totals^	44 (2022)	25	0	1	0	2	2	830,393	345

^ Official as of 2023 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:

Year	World ranking	Source
2017	684	[16]
2018	897	[17]
2019	865	[18]
2020	801	[19]
2021	379	[20]
2022	76	[21]
2023	192	[22]

Team appearances

Amateur

• Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2018 (winners)
• Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the United States): 2018 (winners)

References

1. Nichols, Beth Ann (November 17, 2022). "How would Sophia Schubert spend CME's $2 million payday? She'd steal a move from Arnold Palmer's playbook". Golfweek.
2. "Sophia Schubert". texassports. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
3. "Sophia Schubert". auburntigers.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
4. Higuchi, Kikue (November 17, 2022). "Sophia Schubert is Soaring On the LPGA Tour and Beyond". LPGA.
5. Lesar, Al (August 14, 2017). "Former CAK star Sophia Schubert wins U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship". Knoxville News Sentinel.
6. "Schubert, 21, wins U.S. Women's Amateur". ESPN. Associated Press. August 13, 2017.
7. Strege, John (August 13, 2017). "Sophia Schubert wins U.S. Women's Amateur by a smile, 6 & 5, over Albane Valenzuela". Golf Digest.
8. Nichols, Beth Ann (August 13, 2017). "U.S. Women's Amateur title picture perfect moment for Sophia Schubert". Golfweek.
9. Nichols, Beth Ann (August 12, 2017). "Sophia Schubert, Albane Valenzuela set for all-college final at U.S. Women's Amateur". Golfweek.
10. Bethel, Elizabeth (August 3, 2018). "Sophia Schubert making pro debut at LPGA Indy Women in Tech". ForeGals.
11. "Schubert Clinches Spot in Top-10 With Her Win". Symetra Tour. October 3, 2021.
12. "Sophia Schubert". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
13. "Sophia Schubert stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
14. "Sophia Schubert results". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
15. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
19. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
20. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
21. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
22. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.

External links

• Sophia Schubert at the LPGA Tour official site
• Sophia Schubert at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site