Cheyenne Knight

{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1997)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}

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| residence = Aledo, Texas, U.S.

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| college = University of Alabama

| yearpro = 2018

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| extour = Symetra Tour

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| lpga = T30: 2023

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| wbritopen = T37: 2022

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Cheyenne Erin Knight (born January 22, 1997){{cite web |title=In the Winners Circle with Cheyenne Knight at the Volunteers of America Classic |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2019-in-the-winners-circle-at-the-voa-classic |publisher=LPGA |accessdate=October 11, 2019 |date=October 6, 2019}} is an American professional golfer. She played collegiate golf at the University of Alabama where she was a three-time all-American and the 2017 SEC Player of the Year{{cite web |title=Alabama Crimson Tide Bio |url=https://rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4084 |website=rolltide.com |accessdate=October 6, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Inabinett |first1=Mark |title=Cheyenne Knight makes Crimson Tide LPGA history |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2019/10/cheyenne-knight-makes-crimson-tide-lpga-history.html |website=al.com |accessdate=October 6, 2019 |date=October 6, 2019}} and a member of the Psi chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta.{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/alphagammadelta/docs/fallq-2019/10|title=Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly|last=|first=|date=October 2019|website=|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} On October 6, 2019, Knight won the Volunteers of America Classic on the LPGA Tour.{{cite magazine |last1=Levins |first1=Keely |title=Cheyenne Knight closes out emotional first LPGA victory on home turf in Texas |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/cheyenne-knight-closes-out-emotional-first-lpga-victory-on-home-turf-in-texas |magazine=Golf Digest |accessdate=October 6, 2019 |date=October 6, 2019}}

Amateur wins

  • 2012 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior Girls Open
  • 2013 U.S. Air Force Academy Girls
  • 2014 Genesis Shootout
  • 2016 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Mason Rudolph Championship
  • 2017 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
  • 2018 Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/cheyenne-knight-19293 |title=Cheyenne Knight |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |accessdate=October 7, 2019}}

Professional wins (2)

=LPGA Tour wins (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Oct 6, 2019

|Volunteers of America Classic

|align=right|66-67-67-66=266

|align=center|−18

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brittany Altomare
{{flagicon|USA}} Jaye Marie Green

align=center|2

|align=right|Jul 22, 2023

|Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Elizabeth Szokol)

|69-61-62-65=257

|align=center|−23

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Matilda Castren and
{{flagicon|MYS}} Kelly Tan

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

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! Tournament !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025

align=left|Chevron Championship

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|CUT

|CUT

|T65

|T18

|T62

|T52

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

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|T30

|CUT

|T15

|T48

|75

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align=left|Women's PGA Championship

|CUT

|T69

|CUT

|T46

|T30

|T46

|

align=left|The Evian Championship

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

|T50

|T19

|T61

|CUT

|

align=left|Women's British Open

|T51

|T45

|CUT

|T37

|CUT

|CUT

|

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

T = tied

=Summary=

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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made

align=left|Chevron Championship00000164
align=left|U.S. Women's Open00000154
align=left|Women's PGA Championship00000064
align=left|The Evian Championship00000143
align=left|Women's British Open00000063
Totals0000032718

LPGA Tour career summary

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! Year !! Tournaments
played !! Cuts
made* !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top
10s !! Best
finish !! Earnings
($) !! Money
list rank !! Scoring
average !! Scoring
rank

2016

|1

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|T29

|align=right|n/a

|n/a

|70.75

|n/a

2019

|22

|13

|1

|0

|0

|1

|1

|align=right|295,493

|65

|71.67

|80

2020

|18

|15

|0

|1

|0

|2

|T2

|align=right|306,519

|36

|71.58

|42

2021

|27

|15

|0

|0

|0

|1

|T5

|align=right|193,326

|86

|71.81

|87

2022

|24

|20

|0

|0

|1

|3

|T3

|align=right|768,975

|38

|70.69

|33

2023

|23

|19

|1

|0

|0

|5

|1

|align=right|1,002,171

|28

|70.80

|36

2024

|25

|15

|0

|0

|0

|2

|T4

|align=right|315,552

|87

|72.20

|111

Totals^

!139 (2019)

!97 (2019)

!2

!1

!1

!14

!1

!align=right|2,882,036

!159

!

!

^ Official as of 2024 season{{cite web |access-date=December 3, 2024 |title=Cheyenne Knight stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/cheyenne-knight/98828/stats}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/cheyenne-knight/98828/results |title=Cheyenne Knight results |publisher=LPGA |access-date=December 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list |title=Career Money |publisher=LPGA |access-date=December 3, 2024}}

* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

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! Year !! World
ranking !! Source

2016647{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2016-12-26 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 26, 2016}}
2017n/a{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2017-12-25 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 25, 2017}}
2018529{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2018-12-31 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 31, 2018}}
201979{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 30, 2019}}
202081{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 28, 2020}}
2021128{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 27, 2021}}
202275{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-12-26 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 26, 2022}}
202361{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-12-25 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 25, 2023}}
2024142{{cite web |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2024-12-30 |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=December 30, 2024}}

Team appearances

Professional

=Solheim Cup record=

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! Year !! Total
matches !! Total
W–L–H !! Singles
W–L–H !! Foursomes
W–L–H !! Fourballs
W–L–H !! Points
won !! Points
%

Career

|3

|2–0–1

|0–0–1

|1–0–0

|1–0–0

|2.5

|83.3

2023

|3

|2–0–1

|0–0–1 halved w/ G. Dryburgh

|1–0–0 won w/ A. Ewing 5&4

|1–0–0 won w/ A. Yin 2 up

|2.5

|83.3

References

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