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Stacy Lewis

United States
United States
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Stacy Lewis

United States
United States
World Ranking
244
Age
39
Turned Pro
2009
Hometown
The Woodlands, Texas
College
University of ArkansasAccounting)
Height
5 ft 5 in

Bio

LPGA Tour Victories (13 wins, 2 majors)

  • 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open 
  • 2017 Cambia Portland Classic presented by JTBC 
  • 2014 North Texas LPGA Shootout, ShopRite LPGA Classic, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G
  • 2013 HSBC Women’s Champions, RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, RICOH Women’s British Open
  • 2012 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, ShopRite LPGA Classic, Navistar LPGA Classic, Mizuno Classic
  • 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship

LPGA Awards & Accolades

  • 2012 and 2014 GWAA Player of the Year
  • 2014 LPGA Official Money List Title
  • 2013 and 2014 Vare Trophy
  • 2012 and 2014 Rolex Player of the Year

The Solheim Cup (4)

  • 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017

International Crown (2)

  • 2014, 2016

Olympics (1)

  • 2016 Rio Olympics (T4)

2023 in a Nutshell

  • 21 events, 12 cuts made, $244,168 (91)
  • Recorded two top-10 finishes, including a season-best sixth place result at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

Career Highlights:

2022:

  • 25 events, 17 cuts made, $399,412 (64)
  • Recorded three top-10 finishes, including a season-best solo third performance at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

2021:

  • 22 events, 18 cuts made, $425,061 (50)
  • Recorded four top-10 finishes, including a season-best T6 performance at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

2020:

  • 17 events, 14 cuts made, $513,863 (17)
  • Captured her 13th career win on Tour and her first as an #LPGAMom at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open to cross the $13 million milestone in career earnings
  • Ranks eighth on the LPGA's Career Money List and fifth among active players ($13,424,616) entering the 2021 LPGA Tour season

2019:

  • 19 events, 11cuts made, $329,191 (60)
  • Ranks ninth on the LPGA's Career Money List and fifth among active players ($12,910,753) entering the 2020 LPGA Tour season
  • Earned three top-10 finishes including a third-place finish at the Marathon Classic presented by Dana
  • Served a vice captain for the U.S, Solheim Cup team after being forced to withdraw with a rib cage injury

2018:

  • 12 events, 9 cuts made, $116,079 (99)
  • Ranks eighth on the LPGA's Career Money List and sixth among active players ($12,581,562) entering the 2019 LPGA Tour season
  • Finished T7 at the LPGA Volvik Championship for her only top-10 finish of 2018

2017:

  • 25 events, 25 cuts made, $1,057,208 (15)
  • Won the Cambia Portland Classic presented by JTBC, in her 83rd start since her 2014 win in Arkansas
  • Lewis donated her entire $195,000 Cambia Portland Classic winner's check to Hurricane Harvey Relief efforts, which was matched by her sponsor KPMG
  • In the 2016 and 2017 seasons, she made every single cut in her 25 starts
  • Crossed the $12 million mark in career earnings with a T33 finish at the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open
  • Ranked third on Tour in birdies (393) and sub par holes (403), fourth in scoring average (69.61) and putts per GIR (1.74) and fifth in eagles (10)

 2016:

  • 24 events, 24 cuts made, $943,502 (16)
  • Ranks 10th on the LPGA's Career Money List and seventh among active players ($11,408,274) entering the 2017 LPGA Tour season
  • Spent 264 consecutive weeks from 2011-16 ranked in the top 10 on the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings
  • Record a career best in driving accuracy (80%) which ranked 4th on the LPGA Tour
  • Has recorded at least three runner-up finishes in each of the past five seasons
  • Member of the victorious U.S. Team in the UL International Crown

2015:

  • 26 events, 25 cuts made, $1,893,423 (3)
  • Competed on the winning U.S. Solheim Cup team, posting a 2-2-0 record
  • 14 top-10 finishes
  • Led the Tour in birdes (407) and putts per GIR (1.74)

2014:

  • 28 events, 28 cuts made, $2,539,039 (1)
  • Captured three victories on the season
  • Swept the LPGA’s three most prestigious season honors -- Rolex Player of the Year, Vare Trophy and Money List title
  • Became the first American to take home all three awards since Betsy King in 1993
  • Led the Tour in rounds under par, top-10 finishes and birdies
  • Member of Team United States in the Inaugural International Crown

2013:

  • 26 events, 25 cuts made, $1,938,868 (3)
  • Received the Vare Trophy for a career-low scoring average of 69.484
  • 19 top-10 finishes, 3 victories
  • Captured second-career major victory at the RICOH Women's British Open
  • Led the Tour in birdies, eagles, top-10 finishes, and scoring average
  • Competed on her second U.S. Solheim Cup Team and posted a 1-2-1 record

2012:

  • 26 events, 25 cuts made, $1,872,409 (3)
  • Earned Rolex Player of the Year honors following a four-win season
  • Tallied 15 additional top-10 finishes, including three runner-ups.
  • Led the Tour in birdies, eagles and rounds in the 60s.

2011:

  • Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Kraft Nabisco Championship where she defeated Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng by three shots for her first major championship victory and crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings. 
  • Recorded 10 other top-10 finishes including: runner-up at the Evian Masters; tied for second at the CN Canadian Women's Open; fifth at the Avnet LPGA Classic; tied for fifth at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia; tied for sixth at the Wegmans LPGA Championship, Navistar LPGA Classic and Mizuno Classic; tied for eighth at the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, where she crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings. 
  • Tied for ninth at the HSBC Women's Champions.
  • Competed on her first U.S. Solheim Cup Team with a 1-3-0 record.

2010:

  • Recorded a season-best runner-up finish at the Tres Marias Championship. 
  • Finished third at the Mizuno Classic; tied for seventh at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona Light. 
  • Tied for ninth at the P&G NW Arkansas Championship Presented by Walmart.

2009:

  • Best finish was a tie for fourth at the Wegmans LPGA, where she carded a season-low 67 during the second round. 
  • Also carded 67s in the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic, and in the second round of both the Evian Masters and P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons. 
  • Tied for ninth at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.

2008:

  • Turned professional in June; competed in seven events on Tour with two top-10 finishes, including a tie for third at the U.S. Women’s Open and a tie for sixth at the Kapalua LPGA Classic. 
  • Competed in two events on the Epson Tour - Road to the LPGA with two top-three finishes. 
  • Earned medalist honors at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 11 for the 2009 LPGA season.

2007:

  • As an amateur, carded a career-low 65 to take the first-round lead at the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons before the tournament was rain-shortened and cancelled following 18 holes of play. 
  • Also tied for fifth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship to earn low-amateur honors. 

Amateur:

  • As a member of the University of Arkansas women’s golf team, Lewis won 12 collegiate events and was a four-time All-American. 
  • She was the 2005 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year, the 2007 NCAA Division I National Champion and the 2008 SEC Championship Individual Medalist and Player of the Year. 
  • Away from collegiate competition, she won the 2006 Harder Hall Invitational, the 2006 Western Amateur and was a semi-finalist at the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
  • She was the 2007 Southern Amateur Champion and the 2007 Dinah Shore Trophy Award recipient. 
  • Lewis was also a member of the victorious U.S. Team at the 2007 at Copa de las Americas and on the victorious 2008 U.S. Curtis Cup team, becoming the first player to go 5-0 in Curtis Cup history. 
  • Lewis is a two-time Golfweek and Golf Digest Women’s Amateur Player of the Year (2006-07) and was the top ranked amateur in the Golfweek/Titleist Women’s Amateur Rankings in 2008. 

Personal:

  • 5’5”
  • Started playing golf at the age of 8.
  • Credits her parents ‘for encouraging me to play even after having back surgery’ as the individuals most influencing her career.
  • From the age of 11, Lewis wore a back brace 18 hours per day for 7-1/2 years to correct curvature in her spine from scoliosis, removing it only to play golf.
  • Had back surgery during her senior year of high school and redshirted for one season before joining the University of Arkansas women’s golf team.
  • Traveled to Africa in 2011 with Besty King's Golf Fore Africa.
  • Hobbies include working out, watching any sports especially SEC football, traveling and having spare time to herself.
  • Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
  • Has her own Web site, www.stacysback.com. 

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