Sophia Schubert

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

Sophia Schubert
Personal information
Born (1996-01-31) January 31, 1996
Knoxville, Tennessee
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)Symetra Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationCUT: 2018
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2018
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipT58: 2017

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.[1][2]

Schubert competed for the Texas Longhorns and became the first Longhorn to win the U.S. Women's Amateur since Kelli Kuehne in 1996.[3] Schubert was caddied by her coach at Texas.[4] She previously competed for the Christian Academy of Knoxville.[5]

Schubert turned professional in 2018 and made her pro debut at the 2018 Indy Women in Tech Championship on the LPGA Tour.[6] She began playing on the Symetra Tour in 2019.

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[7]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. Nichols, Beth Ann (August 13, 2017). "U.S. Women's Amateur title picture perfect moment for Sophia Schubert". Golfweek.
  2. Nichols, Beth Ann (August 12, 2017). "Sophia Schubert, Albane Valenzuela set for all-college final at U.S. Women's Amateur". Golfweek.
  3. "Schubert, 21, wins U.S. Women's Amateur". ESPN. Associated Press. August 13, 2017.
  4. Strege, John (August 13, 2017). "Sophia Schubert wins U.S. Women's Amateur by a smile, 6 & 5, over Albane Valenzuela". Golf Digest.
  5. Lesar, Al (August 14, 2017). "Former CAK star Sophia Schubert wins U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  6. Bethel, Elizabeth (August 3, 2018). "Sophia Schubert making pro debut at LPGA Indy Women in Tech". ForeGals.
  7. "Sophia Schubert". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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