Marina Alex
American professional golfer (born 1990)
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Marina Dee Alex (born August 2, 1990)[1] is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.
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United States| Marina Alex | |
|---|---|
Alex at the 2013 Kingsmill Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 2, 1990 Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| College | Vanderbilt University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour |
| Former tour | Symetra Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T21: 2017 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T18: 2018 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T11: 2017 |
| Women's British Open | T9: 2014 |
| Evian Championship | 16th: 2019 |
Early life and education
Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Alex played interscholastic golf at Wayne Hills High School, where she won individual state titles in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]
Alex played college golf at Vanderbilt University. She won one tournament, the 2010 SEC Championship.[1] She qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur but missed the cut.[1]
Career
Alex turned professional in 2012 following the NCAA Championship. She played on the Symetra Tour in 2012 and 2013 with a best finish of second at the 2013 Four Winds Invitational. She finished third on the money list in 2013 to earn an LPGA Tour card for 2014.
Alex has played on the LPGA Tour since 2014 and won her first event at the 2018 Cambia Portland Classic.[4]
She won for the second time on May 1, 2022, with a 10-under-par 274, beating the number 1 ranked Ko Jin-young by one stroke, both shooting a final round 66. Lydia Ko and Megan Khang tied for third at 276.[5] She was ranked 61st in the world before her win,[6] and earned 53 points for a gain of 33 rankings to 28 on May 2, 2022.[7]
Alex retired following the 2024 season.[8]
Amateur wins
Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 2018 | Cambia Portland Classic | 62-71-71-65=269 | −19 | 4 strokes |  Georgia Hall |
195,000 |
| 2 | May 1, 2022 | Palos Verdes Championship | 70-68-70-66=274 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Ko Jin-young |
225,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Toto Japan Classic |  Rio Takeda |
Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2023.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T51 | T56 | T21 | T25 | T71 | ||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T53 | T26 | T25 | T18 | T37 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T20 | CUT | T11 | T27 | CUT | |||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T29 | T38 | T52 | T26 | 58 | 16 | |||||
| Women's British Open | T9 | T36 | T60 | T43 | T28 | T16 | |||||
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T32 | CUT | T35 | T28 | T30 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T26 | T51 | T48 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | T33 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | NT | T35 | T69 | CUT | CUT |
| Women's British Open | T14 | T55 | T41 | 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 | 10 | 9 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 50 | 38 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2016 British – 2019 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | n/a | n/a | 71.67 | n/a |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CUT | n/a | n/a | 73.33 | n/a |
| 2014 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 224,330 | 65 | 72.06 | 59 |
| 2015 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 182,967 | 71 | 73.07 | 110 |
| 2016 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T6 | 282,972 | 65 | 71.63 | 50 |
| 2017 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | T3 | 699,895 | 27 | 70.29 | 19 |
| 2018 | 24 | 20 | 1 | T2 | T3 | 6 | 1 | 901,322 | 17 | 70.54 | 19 |
| 2019 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 609,290 | 37 | 70.67 | 23 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 225,882 | 52 | 70.96 | 14 |
| 2021 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 295,606 | 64 | 71.36 | 69 |
| 2022 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 665,878 | 44 | 70.82 | 40 |
| 2023 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T12 | 226,360 | 95 | 71.94 | 97 |
| 2024 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 719,855 | 57 | 71.18 | 47 |
| Totals^ | 247 | 181 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 5,034,357 | 92 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[10][11][12]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2019
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 | 4 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–0 lost to S. Pettersen 1 dn | 1–0–1 halved w/ M. Pressel won w/ M. Pressel 2&1 |
0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson | 2 | 50.0 |