Jennifer Kupcho
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United States| Jennifer Kupcho | |||||
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.jpg) Kupcho at the 2022 Dana Open | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | May 14, 1997 Littleton, Colorado, U.S. | ||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
| Spouse | Jay Monahan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Wake Forest | ||||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||||
| Current tour | LPGA Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 4 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| Chevron Championship | Won: 2022 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T7: 2020 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T21: 2017 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T37: 2022 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T2: 2019 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Jennifer Anne Kupcho (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer. She has won five professional tournaments including four on the LPGA Tour. She has won one major – the 2022 Chevron Championship. She has represented the United States in three Solheim Cups, and was on the winning team in 2024.
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 (5)
LPGA Tour wins (4)
| Legend |
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| Major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-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) |
| 4 | Jun 8, 2025 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | 68-64-66=198 | –15 | 1 stroke |  Ilhee Lee |
262,500 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | 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 |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 2020 Colorado Women's Open[9]
Results in LPGA majors
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chevron Championship | 6 shot lead | −14 (66-70-64-74=274) | 2 strokes | Jessica Korda |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T22 | T60 | 1 | CUT | T23 | CUT | T12 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T21 | T62 | T30 | T26 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T7 | T58 | T16 | CUT | T35 | T23 | ||||
| The Evian Championship | T2 | NT | T50 | T31 | T14 | T22 | T11 | ||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | 64 | T37 | CUT | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 23 |
- 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 |
| 2025 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1,169,069 | 35 | 70.23 | 16 |
| Totals^ | 154 (2019) | 121 (2019) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 6,489,614 | 66 |
^ Official as of 2025 season[10][11][12]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
