Amanda Doherty (born September 16, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

Amanda Doherty
Personal information
Born (1997-09-16) September 16, 1997 (age 27)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeFlorida State University
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s)Epson Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship22nd: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2022, 2023
U.S. Women's OpenT40: 2022
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipT37: 2022
Achievements and awards
Gaëlle Truet Rookie of the Year Award2021

Amateur career

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She started playing golf at 13.[1]

Professional career

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She turned professional in 2020, playing on the Symetra Tour through 2021. She played in nine events, making the cut in seven of them. She tied for fifth at the IOA Golf Classic on September 27. In 2021, she played in 19 events, making 15 cuts, including eight top-10 finishes. She placed runner-up at the IOA Golf Classic on May 23.

She carried a one-stroke lead after 54 holes (three rounds) with a 12-under-par on August 11, in the ISPS Handa World Invitational, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, over Peiyun Chien and Georgia Hall.[2] She finished tied for eighth, with a final score of 280 (−11), her highest place in a tournament.[3]

Personal life

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She graduated from The Galloway School, a private school in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2016, before attending Florida State University where she played her collegiate golf with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team.[4] She graduated in 2020, with a degree in Sport management. When not playing golf, she likes to play the guitar and draw.

Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2022 2023
Chevron Championship 22
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open T40 CUT
The Evian Championship T37 CUT
Women's British Open
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3

LPGA Tour career summary

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Year Tournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2022 20 12 0 0 0 1 T8 219,674 90 71.47 76
2023 22 9 0 0 0 0 T15 180,633 102 72.81 138
Totals^ 42 21 0 0 0 1 T8 400,307 461

^ Official as of 2023 season[5][6][7]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

Year Ranking Source
2020 1,029 [8]
2021 377 [9]
2022 213 [10]
2023 233 [11]

References

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  1. ^ Doherty, Amanda (January 12, 2022). "A Rookie on the LPGA Tour". LPGA. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Amanda Doherty Carries Lead Into ISPS Handa World Invitational Final Day". LPGA. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "ISPS Handa World Invitational Presented By Aviv Clinics – Leaderboard". LPGA. August 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Amanda Doherty". seminoles.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Amanda Doherty stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Amanda Doherty results". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  9. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
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