Marina Alex

Marina Alex (born August 2, 1990)[1] is an American professional golfer.

Marina Alex
Personal information
Born (1990-08-02) August 2, 1990
Wayne, New Jersey
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeVanderbilt University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT21: 2017
Women's PGA C'shipT18: 2018
U.S. Women's OpenT11: 2017
Women's British OpenT9: 2014
Evian Championship16th: 2019

Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Alex played interscholastic golf at Wayne Hills High School, where she won individual state titles in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]

Alex played college golf at Vanderbilt University. She won one tournament, the 2010 SEC Championship.[1] She qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur but missed the cut.[1]

Alex turned professional in 2012 following the NCAA Championship. She played on the Symetra Tour in 2012 and 2013 with a best finish of second at the 2013 Four Winds Invitational. She finished third on the money list in 2013 to earn an LPGA Tour card for 2014.

Alex has played on the LPGA Tour since 2014 and won her first event at the 2018 Cambia Portland Classic.[4]

Amateur wins
  • 2010 SEC Women's Championship

Source:[1][5]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 Sep 2, 2018 Cambia Portland Classic 62-71-71-65=269 −19 4 strokes Georgia Hall 195,000

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
ANA Inspiration T51 T56 T21 T25 T71
U.S. Women's Open CUT T20 CUT T11 T27 CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT T53 T26 T25 T18 T37
The Evian Championship ^ T29 T38 T52 T26 58 16
Women's British Open T9 T36 T60 T43 T28 T16
Tournament2020
ANA Inspiration T32
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship ^ NT
Women's British Open T14

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00000266
U.S. Women's Open00000263
Women's PGA Championship00000265
The Evian Championship00000166
Women's British Open00001377
Totals00001103127
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2016 British – 2019 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 4 1–1–2 0–1–0 1–0–1 0–0–1 2 50.0
2019 4 1–1–2 0–1–0 lost to S. Pettersen 1 dn 1–0–1 halved w/ M. Pressel
won w/ M. Pressel 2&1		 0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson 2 50.0

References
  1. "2011–12 Women's Golf Roster – Marina Alex". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. Mattura, Greg. "Marina Alex returns to Jersey playing best golf of her career", July 7, 2017. Accessed May 18, 2020. "In April, Marina Alex had a hole-in-one while competing with friends, her first in more than a decade. In May, the Wayne native and LPGA veteran earned her first hole-in-one on the Tour.... Alex, 26, is excited about her return to her native state, where she won back-to-back state titles for Wayne Hills High School."
  3. NJSIAA Girls Golf Tournament Of Champions History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 18, 2020.
  4. "Marina Alex rallies to win Cambia Portland Classic". USA Today. Associated Press. September 2, 2018.
  5. "Marina Alex". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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