Ally Ewing

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|25}}

| birth_place = Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Fulton, Mississippi, U.S.

| spouse = Charlie Ewing

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| college = Mississippi State University

| yearpro = 2015

| tour = LPGA Tour

| extour = Symetra Tour

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| lpga = T5: 2024

| wusopen = T3: 2024

| wbritopen = T6: 2023

| evian = T10: 2024

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Ally Leigh Ewing (née McDonald; born October 25, 1992) is an American retired professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Personal life

McDonald was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and grew up in Fulton, Mississippi.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2016-mcdonald-carving-path-to-lpga |title=

Ally McDonald Carving Path from Fulton, Mississippi |publisher=LPGA |date=February 3, 2016}} She played college golf at Mississippi State University where she won five events.{{cite web |url=https://hailstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1649 |title=Ally McDonald – Bio |publisher=Mississippi State Athletics |accessdate=September 10, 2019}} She also won the Mississippi State Amateur twice and the North and South Women's Amateur. She played on the winning U.S. teams in the 2013 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship and the 2014 Curtis Cup.

Shortly after gaining her LPGA status in 2016, Ewing was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She wears a glucose alarm patch at all times to monitor her blood sugar.

Ewing is a Christian.{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Jade |title=SS Podcast: LPGA Tour pro Ally Ewing on golf, Jesus, fellowship, identity |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/podcast/2022/08/15/podcast-ally-ewing-lpga-tour-fellowship-identity/ |website=Sports Spectrum |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=January 27, 2023}} She is married to Charlie Ewing, who is the head coach of the Mississippi State women's golf team.

Professional career

McDonald turned professional after graduating from college in 2015. She finished T-22 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a conditional LPGA Tour card for 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/ally-mcdonald/98440/bio |title=Ally Ewing – Bio |publisher=LPGA |accessdate=June 3, 2021}} She played primarily on the Symetra Tour in 2016, finishing runner-up four times and finishing second on the money list. She has played full-time on the LPGA Tour since 2017.

In 2019, she was named to the 2019 Solheim Cup team to replace an injured Stacy Lewis.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/27584126/lewis-withdraws-us-solheim-cup-team |title=Lewis withdraws from U.S. Solheim Cup team |work=ESPN |agency=Reuters |date=September 10, 2019}}

In October 2020, McDonald won the LPGA Drive On Championship. This was her first LPGA victory. The tournament was a new event, created in 2020 due to the cancellation of Asian events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/drive-on-final-round-lpga-oct-25-1.5776563 |agency=Associated Press |date=October 25, 2020 |access-date=October 26, 2020 |website=www.cbc.ca |title=Ally McDonald celebrates 28th birthday with 1st LPGA Tour win}}

McDonald started using her married name, Ally Ewing, in late 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2020/ewing-sees-the-game-differently-in-her-last-competitive-week-of-2020 |title=Ally Ewing Sees the Game Differently in Her Last Competitive Week of 2020 |publisher=LPGA |date=December 9, 2020 |first=Steve |last=Eubanks}}{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/12/03/lpga-ally-mcdonald-ewing-volunteers-of-america-classic/ |title=Newlywed Ally McDonald off to strong start in first LPGA event as 'Ally Ewing' |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=December 3, 2020}}

In May 2021, Ewing won the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play at Shadow Creek Golf Course in North Las Vegas, Nevada. She went 6–1–0 for the week and defeated Sophia Popov in the final match, 2 & 1.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/lpga-match-play-ally-ewing-1.6046507 |title=Ally Ewing wins LPGA Match Play, beating Sophia Popov 2 and 1 |first=Doug |last=Ferguson |date=May 30, 2021 |work=CBC |agency=Associated Press}}

In September 2022, Ewing would make five birdies on the back nine en route to win the Kroger Queen City Championship.

In November 2024, Ewing won Founders Award.{{cite news |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/lpga-announces-2024-heather-farr-perseverance-award-and-founders-award-recipients |title=LPGA Announces 2024 Heather Farr Perseverance Award and Founders Award Recipients |first= |last=|date=November 12, 2024 |work=LPGA |agency=}}

Ewing retired following the 2024 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/42606467/marina-alex-retires-more-decade-lpga-tour |title=Marina Alex retires after more than decade on LPGA Tour |work=ESPN |agency=Field Level Media |date=November 25, 2024}}

Professional wins (3)

=LPGA Tour wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Oct 25, 2020

|LPGA Drive On Championship

|−16 (66-68-69-69=272)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Kang

align=center|2

|align=right|May 30, 2021

|Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play

|colspan=2 align=center|2 and 1

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Sophia Popov

align=center|3

|align=right|Sep 11, 2022

|Kroger Queen City Championship

|−22 (69-64-67-66=266)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiyu Lin

Amateur wins

2011 Big I National, Mississippi State Amateur
2012 Mississippi State Amateur, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
2013 NCAA Division 1 Central Regional, North and South Women's Amateur, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite
2014 The Schooner Fall Classic, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.missgolf.org/node/1698 |title=Women's State Amateur Past Champions |publisher=Mississippi Golf Association |accessdate=September 10, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/ally-mcdonald-19283 |title=Ally McDonald|publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=September 10, 2019}}

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

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! Tournament !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020

align=left|Chevron Championship

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|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T24

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

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|T46

|CUT

|T13

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

|CUT

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|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T20

align=left|The Evian Championship

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|T30

|13

|43

|T11

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

align=left|Women's British Open

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|T16

|T28

|T21

|T22

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! Tournament !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024

align=left|Chevron Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T44

|T23

|T30

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

|T41

|T24

|11

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

|T52

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

align=left|The Evian Championship

|CUT

|T54

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

align=left|Women's British Open

|CUT

|T51

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|T37

CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

"T" = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	1	2	7	18	41	30
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	6
align=left\|U.S. Women's Open	0	0	1	1	2	5	10	6
align=left\|Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	5
align=left\|The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	6
align=left\|Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	7

Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (2019 Evian – 2021 WPGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2024 U.S. Women's Open – 2024 Evian)

World ranking

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Ranking !! Source
2015	615	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2015-12-28 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 28, 2015}}
2016	244	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2016-12-26 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 26, 2016}}
2017	117	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2017-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 25, 2017}}
2018	98	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2018-12-31 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 31, 2018}}
2019	59	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 30, 2019}}
2020	35	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 28, 2020}}
2021	22	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 27, 2021}}
2022	35	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-12-26 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 26, 2022}}
2023	34	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 25, 2023}}
2024	20	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2024-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 30, 2024}}