Emma Talley

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| birth_place = Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.

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| residence = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

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| college = University of Alabama

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Emma Ruth Talley (born March 23, 1994) is an American retired professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. While playing as an amateur at the University of Alabama, she won the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur by defeating Yueer Cindy Feng in the 36-hole final match, 2 and 1.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2013/08/11/emma-talley-us-womens-amateur-alabama-crimson-tide/2641323/ |title=Alabama's Emma Talley wins US Women's Amateur |agency=AP |date=August 11, 2013 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=August 12, 2013}}

Early life

Talley was born in Paducah, Kentucky{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/lpga/players/Emma+Talley/11756|title=Emma Talley |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=August 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318154741/https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/lpga/players/Emma+Talley/11756 |archive-date=March 18, 2017}} on March 23, 1994.{{cite web |url=http://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/Jr%20Ryder%20Cup%20Profiles.pdf |title=Previewing the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup - The U.S. Team}} Her parents are Dan and Jennifer Talley. She has an older sister, Leigh Anne, and two brothers, Joe Dan and Jackson. She grew up in Princeton, Kentucky and graduated from Caldwell County High School, where she was a three-time (2008, 2010, 2011) Kentucky state girls golf champion.{{cite web |url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/emma_talley_818530.html |title=Emma Talley Bio |publisher=Alabama Sports |access-date=August 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523014602/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/emma_talley_818530.html |archive-date=May 23, 2013 }}

[https://khsaa.org/records/golf/yearbyyearresults.pdf KHSAA Girls State Champions list]

College

Talley played golf four years at the University of Alabama. In 2015, she won the NCAA Division I Women's Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, by one stroke (3-under-par 285) over Gaby López of Arkansas and Leona Maguire of Duke.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/12952111/emma-talley-alabama-crimson-tide-wins-ncaa-individual-golf-championship |title=Alabama's Emma Talley wins NCAA individual golf title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=May 26, 2015}} As a junior, she was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award for golf.{{Cite web |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/13042199/emma-talley-wins-honda-sports-award |title=Emma Talley wins Honda Sports Award |website=www.secsports.com |access-date=2020-03-19}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/releases/2014-15/060815talley |title=Alabama's Emma Talley Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Golf |date=2015-06-08 |publisher=CWSA |access-date=2020-03-28}}

Talley was a four-time Women's Golf Coaches Association All-America selection, earning First Team honors as a junior in 2015 and as senior in 2016 after earning Second Team honors in 2013 and Honorable Mention in 2014.{{cite news |url=http://rolltide.com/news/2016/5/24/Cheyenne_Knight_Emma_Talley_Earn_WGCA_All_America_Honors.aspx |title=Cheyenne Knight, Emma Talley Earn WGCA All-America Honors |date=May 24, 2016}} She also picked up Second Team All-America honors from Golfweek in 2016.{{cite magazine |url=http://golfweek.com/2016/06/22/college-golf-women-all-americans-player-coach-year |title=UCLA's Bronte Law, Washington coach Mary Lou Mulflur lead Golfweek women's postseason honors |magazine=Golfweek |date=June 22, 2015}}

She was First Team All-SEC in 2016 after earning All-SEC Second Team honors the previous three years.{{cite news |url=http://www.secsports.com/article/15452052/2016-sec-women-golf-awards-announced |title=2016 SEC Women's Golf Awards announced }}

Amateur

In 2008, Talley was on the victorious U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team, which defeated Europe 22–2. On August 11, 2013, Talley won the U.S. Women's Amateur in a 36-hole finale by defeating Yueer Cindy Feng, 2 & 1. She competed in all the LPGA majors except The Evian Championship in 2014. Her best finish was at the Ricoh Women's British Open with a total score of six-over-par, receiving the low amateur honors.{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2014/7/ricoh-final-rd-notes.aspx |title=Ricoh Women's British Open Final Round Notes and Interviews |publisher=LPGA Tour |date=July 13, 2014}}

Professional career

Talley joined the Symetra Tour in 2016. That season saw her compete in 14 tournaments, finishing in the top-10 in three events, including a runner-up finish in the Fuccillo Kia Championship on June 3, where she earned a season-high $12,021. She also tied for second at the Kansas City Championship and tied for fourth at the Tullymore Classic.{{cite web |url=https://www.epsontour.com/players/emma-talley/98096/results?filters=2016&archive= |title=Emma Talley – 2016 Results |publisher=Symetra Tour |access-date=April 24, 2017}}

In 2018, Talley began her rookie year on the LPGA Tour with two top-10 finishes on her resume: seventh at the Women's Australian Open and fifth at the Hugel-JTBC LA Open. She finished 52nd on the money list with earnings over $420,000 making 21 cuts in 27 events.{{cite web |url=https://www.tidesports.com/former-ua-golfer-emma-talley-headed-to-u-s-womens-open/ |title=Former UA golfer Emma Talley headed to U.S. Women's Open |access-date=May 28, 2018}}

In 2021, she had her first runner-up finish at the ISPS Handa World Invitational where she lost in a playoff to Pajaree Anannarukarn on the second extra hole.

Talley announced her retirement from golf in early 2025.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/lpga/2025/01/09/emma-talley-last-in-long-list-to-announce-retirement/77577171007/ |title=Former NCAA and U.S. Women's Amateur champion retires from professional golf at age 30 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=January 9, 2025}}

Personal life

Talley married Kiwi professional caddie Patrick Smith in January 2023. They reside outside of Nashville, Tennessee. She is expecting her first child, a girl, in June 2025.