Jennifer Kupcho Explained

Jennifer Anne Kupcho (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

As a junior at Wake Forest University, she was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award for golf.^{[1] [2]} As a senior, Kupcho won the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.^{[3] [4] [5]} She also won the 2018 NCAA Division I Golf Championship. Kupcho was the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world for a total of 34 weeks, rising to the top on three occasions, the first time on July 11, 2018.

Professional career

Kupcho turned professional prior to the start of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open.^[6] She had earned her LPGA Tour card through the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in November 2018 but deferred playing until she finished her college career.^{[6] [5]}

She set a 54-hole record in the 2022 Chevron Championship tournament in having a 16-under-par total (200) with her eight-under-par 64 in the third round. She beat the previous total by two strokes. She won the tournament by two strokes over Jessica Korda.^[7]

Amateur wins

• 2014 Colorado Junior Stroke Play Championship
• 2015 CWGA Stroke Play Championship
• 2016 CWGA Match Play Championship, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite, The Landfall Tradition
• 2017 NCAA Athens Regional, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Canadian Women's Amateur, Ocean Course Invitational
• 2018 Bryan National Collegiate, NCAA Tallahassee Regional, NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship (individual)
• 2019 Tar Heel Classic Casa de Campo, Bryan National Collegiate, Augusta National Women's Amateur

Source^[8]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	Apr 3, 2022	Chevron Championship	66-70-64-74=274	−14	2 strokes	Jessica Korda	750,000
2	Jun 19, 2022	Meijer LPGA Classic	63-67-69-71=270	−18	Playoff	Leona Maguire Nelly Korda	375,000
3	Jul 16, 2022	Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Lizette Salas)	68-61-64-61=254	−26	5 strokes	Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan	303,810 (each)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2022	Meijer LPGA Classic	Leona Maguire Nelly Korda	Won with a birdie on the second extra hole; Korda eliminated by birdie on first hole
2	2023	Mizuho Americas Open	Rose Zhang	Zhang won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

• 2020 Colorado Women's Open^[9]

Results in LPGA majors

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship					T22	T60	1	CUT	T23
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T21		T62	T30	T26	T40	CUT	CUT
Women's PGA Championship				CUT	T7	T58	T16	CUT	T35
The Evian Championship				T2	NT	T50	T31	T14	T22
Women's British Open				CUT	CUT	64	T37	CUT	CUT

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
	1	0	0	1	1	3	5	4
	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	5
	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	4
	0	1	0	1	1	3	5	5
	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
Totals	1	1	0	2	3	9	30	20

• Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2020 ANA – 2022 Women's British Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2016	1	0	0	0	0	0	CUT	n/a	n/a	77.50	n/a
2017	1	1	0	0	0	0	T21	n/a	n/a	72.00	n/a
2018	1	1	0	0	0	0	T16	n/a	n/a	68.75	n/a
2019	19	11	0	1	0	3	T2	525,432	39	71.18	46
2020	14	10	0	1	0	2	2	381,160	29	71.79	53
2021	23	19	0	1	1	5	2	591,680	35	70.60	28
2022	26	22	3	0	0	4	1	1,955,531	7	70.59	30
2023	23	18	0	1	0	2	2	708,648	39	70.82	38
2024	26	23	0	1	1	6	2	1,158,094	24	70.98	33
Totals^	131 (2019)	103 (2019)	3	5	2	22	1	5,320,545 <	-- $ Earnings -->	87

^ Official as of 2024 season^{[10] [11] [12]}
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

Year	Ranking	Avg. pts.	Source
2017	430	0.14	[13]
2018	536	0.10	[14]
2019	53	1.93	[15]
2020	19	3.31	[16]
2021	42	2.29	[17]
2022	13	3.39	[18]
2023	39	2.39	[19]
2024	42^	2.12	[20]

^ As of May 20, 2024

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Arnold Palmer Cup

2018 (winners)

• Curtis Cup

2018 (winners)

• Espirito Santo Trophy

2018 (winners)

Source^[8]

Professional

• Solheim Cup

2021, 2023, 2024 (winners)

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W–L–H	Singles W–L–H	Foursomes W–L–H	Fourballs W–L–H	Points won	Points %
Career	10	3–5–2	1–2–0	1–3–0	1–0–2	4.0	40.0
2021	4	2–1–1	0–1–0 lost to L. Maguire 5&4	1–0–0 won w/ L. Salas 3&1	1–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 1 up halved w/ L. Salas	2.5	62.5
2023	3	0–2–1	0–1–0 lost to A. Nordqvist 2&1	0–1–0 lost w/ L. Vu 2&1	0–0–1 halved w/ A. Corpuz	0.5	16.7
2024	3	1–2–0	1–0–0 def. L. Grant 2&1	0–2–0 lost w/ A. Ewing 2 dn lost w/ A. Ewing 1 dn	0–0–0	1.0	33.3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Golf . 2018-06-04 . CWSA . 2020-03-28.
2. News: Wake Forest's Jennifer Kupcho wins award for top female athletes . Winston-Salem Journal . June 5, 2018 . 2020-03-28.
3. Web site: Kupcho Surges On Second Nine to Become Inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion . Augusta National Women's Amateur . April 8, 2019.
4. Nichols . Beth Ann . A dream duel at Augusta National: Jennifer Kupcho outlasts Maria Fassi to win . Golfweek . April 8, 2019 . April 6, 2019.
5. Jennifer Kupcho made winning look easy at Augusta National, but it was far from it . Golf Digest . Ryan . Herrington . April 6, 2019.
6. News: U.S. Women's Open: Top amateurs Maria Fassi and Jennifer Kupcho on to next chapters . ESPN . Charlotte . Gibson . May 29, 2019.
7. Web site: Jennifer Kupcho credits the Augusta National Women's Amateur with an assist as she opens a six-stroke lead . Golf Digest . April 2, 2022.
8. Web site: Jennifer Kupcho . World Amateur Golf Ranking . April 8, 2019.
9. News: Jennifer Kupcho, Celine Boutier earn state open victories . ESPN . Associated Press . June 9, 2020.
10. Web site: November 27, 2024 . Jennifer Kupcho stats . LPGA .
11. Web site: Jennifer Kupcho results . LPGA . November 27, 2024.
12. Web site: Career Money . LPGA . November 27, 2024.
13. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 25, 2017.
14. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 31, 2018.
15. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 30, 2019.
16. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2020.
17. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 27, 2021.
18. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 26, 2022.
19. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 25, 2023.
20. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . May 20, 2024.