Leah John
Canadian professional golfer (born 2000)
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Leah John (born May 23, 2000) is a Canadian professional golfer. A college golfer at the University of Nevada, Reno, John was named to Team Canada in 2023. In 2025 John qualified for her first U.S. Women's Open tournament.
Canada| Leah John | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 23, 2000 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Sporting nationality | Canada |
| Career | |
| College | University of Nevada, Reno |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour |
| Former tour | Epson Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2025 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Early life
John began playing golf at age 5 while growing up with her parents in Vancouver, Canada.[1]
Amateur career
It wasn't until she was 17 before she decided she wanted to play golf at the college level.[2] In 2018, John graduated from York House School.
After taking a gap year to improve her game in Arizona, in 2019 she signed with the University of Nevada to play golf.[1][3] At Nevada, she won four tournaments: the 2022 Show at Spanish Trail,[4] the 2023 Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational,[5] 2023 Golf Iconic Classic and the 2024 Causeway Invitational.[6][7][8] She finished the 2024 season by matching the second best single round score in the history of the Nevada Wolf Pack women's golf team.[6]
In 2023, she was named to Team Canada.[9] In Canada, John was a two-time British Columbia Amateur champion.[10]
Professional career
After graduation, John turned professional,[11] joining the Epson Tour.[12][13] In 2024, she finished number 61 in the Epson's Race for the Card.[14] In April 2025, John qualified for that year's U.S. Women's Open after finishing in a first place tie at a qualifier at Del Paso Country Club,[15] but did not make the cut after the second round.
John won her first professional tournament in August 2025 at the Four Winds Invitational.[16]
John earned her 2026 LPGA Tour card by finishing T-10 at the LPGA Q-Series Final Qualifying in December 2025.[17]
Amateur wins
- 2021 British Columbia Amateur
- 2022 The Show, British Columbia Amateur
- 2023 Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational, Golf Iconic Classic
- 2024 The Causeway Invitational
Source:[18]
Professional wins (1)
Epson Tour wins (1)
Results in LPGA majors
CUT = missed the half-way cut