Alexandra Swayne (born April 27, 2000) is an American professional golfer representing the United States Virgin Islands.[1] She plays on the Ladies European Tour, where she was part of the team finishing runner-up at the 2022 Aramco Team Series – Jeddah.[2]

Alexandra Swayne
Personal information
Born (2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 (age 24)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Sporting nationality United States Virgin Islands
Career
CollegeClemson University
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2022)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2021
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Early life and amateur career

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Swayne was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and began playing golf at the age of 12. At 15, she won the Drive, Chip & Putt National Championship at Augusta National Golf Club.[3] In 2018, she won the Golfweek Junior Tour Championship and was an AJGA Rolex All-American.[4]

Swayne enrolled at Clemson University in 2018 to play with the Clemson Tigers women's golf team, and graduated after three years in 2021. She became the first golfer at Clemson to qualify for both the U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Women's Open in the same year.[5][6]

Professional career

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Swayne turned professional in 2022 and joined the Ladies European Tour, where she has recorded top-10 finishes at the 2022 Joburg Ladies Open and 2024 Jabra Ladies Open. She was runner-up alongside Christine Wolf and Laura Beveridge at the 2022 Aramco Team Series – Jeddah, where they lost the team championship in a playoff to a team captained by Nicole Garcia.[7]

Amateur wins

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  • 2015 Drive, Chip & Putt National Championship
  • 2017 AJGA Junior at Penn State
  • 2018 AJGA Junior at Forest Lake, Golfweek Junior Tour Championship
  • 2021 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship

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Results in LPGA majors

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Tournament 2021
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

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Professional

References

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  1. ^ "Team Virgin Islands' Alexandra Swayne Starts With 2 Under Par at the 2023 Pan American Games". Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Alexandra Swayne Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Champions Crowned at National Finals". Drive, Chip & Putt Championship. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Clemson-bound Alexandra Swayne wins Golfweek Junior Tour Championship". Golfweek. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Alexandra Swayne". Clemson University. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Kiser, Bill (May 18, 2021). "Swayne takes big career step by making U.S. Women's Open field". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Team Wolf And Team Garcia In Playoff As Hull Leads Individual Competition In Jeddah". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Alexandra Swayne". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
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