Gaby López
Mexican professional golfer (born 1993)
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Maria Gabriela López Butron (9 November 1993) is a Mexican professional golfer.
Mexico| Gaby López | |
|---|---|
López in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Maria Gabriela López Butron |
| Born | 9 November 1993 |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Sporting nationality | Mexico |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arkansas |
| Turned professional | 2015 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T12: 2026 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T9: 2020 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2026 |
| Women's British Open | T29: 2021 |
| Evian Championship | T3: 2023 |
Early life and amateur career
In 1993, López was born in Mexico City.
Lopez played college golf at the University of Arkansas. She won three events and was individual runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship for the University of Arkansas.[2][3]
Professional career
López began playing on the LPGA Tour in 2016 after finishing T-10 at 2015 qualifying school.[4][5] López qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[6] and finished 31st.[7]
On 10 November 2018, López won her first LPGA Tour event at the Blue Bay LPGA. López placed 23rd at the women's Olympic golf tournament in Tokyo 2020.[8]
Amateur wins
- 2010 Callaway Junior World (Girls 15–17), Mayakoba Junior Classic
- 2011 Campeonato Nacional Infantil/Juvenil
- 2012 Copa Yucatan Ladies, Campeonato Nacional Interzonas LII
- 2013 Westbrook Invitational
- 2014 Mexican Amateur, LSU Tiger Classic, Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Nov 2018 | Blue Bay LPGA | 70-71-66-73=280 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Ariya Jutanugarn |
315,000 |
| 2 | 20 Jan 2020 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | 65-69-71-66=271 | −13 | Playoff |  Nasa Hataoka  Inbee Park |
180,000 |
| 3 | 4 Sep 2022 | Dana Open | 67-70-66-63=266 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Megan Khang |
262,500 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | Nasa Hataoka Inbee Park |
Won with birdie on seventh extra hole Park eliminated by par on third hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T55 | T35 | T59 | ||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T58 | T29 | T40 | CUT | T9 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | CUT | T30 | T46 | ||
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | T18 | T61 | 61 | NT | ||||
| Women's British Open | T37 | CUT | CUT | T59 |
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T25 | CUT | T28 | CUT | CUT | T12 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T41 | CUT | T27 | T39 | T19 | T2 |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T40 | CUT | T14 | T47 | T12 |
| The Evian Championship | T27 | T3 | T26 | T9 | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | T29 | T58 | T40 | T49 | CUT | CUT |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 35 |
World ranking
Team appearances
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Mexico): 2010, 2014
