Caley McGinty
{{short description|English professional golfer (born 2000)}}
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| college = Kent State University
Oklahoma State University
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| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2025)
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Caley McGinty (born 25 September 2000) is an English professional golfer and LPGA Tour player. She won the European Ladies' Team Championship in 2021 and 2022.
Early life
McGinty was born in Bristol in 2000 and she started playing golf at 7 years old, when she picked up a set of clubs at the encouragement of her brother. She was educated at Oasis Academy Brislington.
Amateur career
McGinty represented England in amateur golf between 2019 and 2024, including playing in the Curtis Cup and Espirito Santo Trophy twice, and winning the European Ladies' Team Championship twice, in 2021 and 2022.{{cite web |title=All Roads Lead to OSU for Caley McGinty |url=https://okstate.com/news/2021/11/9/womens-golf-all-roads-lead-to-osu-for-caley-mcginty |publisher=Oklahoma State University Athletics |access-date=9 December 2024}} She won her singles match against Beatrice Wallin in the 2021 final by 6 and 5.{{cite web |title=European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-ladies-team-championship-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021103346/https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-ladies-team-championship-results |archive-date=21 October 2021 |access-date=9 December 2024}}
McGinty played college golf for two years at Kent State University from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, she won the Mid-American Conference Championship and was named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year.{{Cite web |title=2023 Palmer Cup Teams Announced |publisher=Arnold Palmer Cup |url=https://www.arnoldpalmercup.com/content/2023-palmer-cup-teams-announced |date=25 April 2023 |access-date=2023-11-10}} She transferred to Oklahoma State University for the 2021–22 season and took Maja Stark's place on the team after the coach that recruited her to Kent State became the new head coach at Oklahoma State.{{cite magazine |last=Okun |first=Kelly |title=Nine Questions With Oklahoma State's Caley McGinty, One of College Golf's Elite Players |url=https://www.si.com/golf/news/nine-questions-with-oklahoma-states-caley-mcginty-one-of-college-golfs-elite-players |access-date=9 December 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=26 January 2022}} She then spent the next two seasons at Ohio State University where she was named All-American and 2024 OSU Scholar Athlete.{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Caley McGinty |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/caley-mcginty/9725 |publisher=Ohio State Buckeyes |access-date=9 December 2024}}
McGinty made her major debut at the 2022 Women's British Open as the highest ranked women in the World Amateur Golf Ranking from Great Britain and Ireland.{{cite news |title=Amateurs ready for thrill of Muirfield |url=https://www.randa.org/en/articles/amateurs-ready-for-thrill-of-muirfield |access-date=9 December 2024 |publisher=The R&A}}
Professional career
McGinty turned professional after graduation in mid-2024.{{cite web |last=Sanders |first=Mark |title=Our very own Caley McGinty turns professional |url=https://www.marksandersgolf.co.uk/news/2024/24/our-very-own-caley-mcginty-turns-professional- |publisher=Knowle Golf Club |access-date=9 December 2024 |date=12 June 2024}} In December 2024, she earned her LPGA Tour card for 2025 by finishing T-21 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/players-finishing-in-positions-1-25-and-ties-earn-lpga-tour-status-in-category-15 |title=Players Finishing in Positions 1-25 and Ties Earn LPGA Tour Status in Category 15 |publisher=LPGA |date=December 10, 2024}}
Amateur wins
- 2019 The Frilford Bowl
- 2021 Sunshine Shootout, Clemson Invitational, Mid-American Conference Championship, The Schooner Fall Classic, Jim West Challenge
- 2023 Abierto Sudamericano Amateur, Westbrook Invitational
- 2024 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational
Results in LPGA majors
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!Tournament !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 |
| align=left|Chevron Championship
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| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
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| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
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| align=left|The Evian Championship
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| align=left|Women's British Open
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| | |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2021 (winners), 2022 (winners), 2023
- Women's Home Internationals (representing England): 2021 (winners)
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2021, 2022
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2022, 2023
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2023
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023
References
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External links
- {{LPGA player|102759}}
- {{WWGR|9137}}
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Category:English female golfers
Category:Kent State Golden Flashes women's golfers
Category:Oklahoma State Cowgirls golfers