Jennifer Elliott
{{Short description|Australian professional golfer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name = Jennifer Elliott
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| full_name = Jennifer Herbst Elliott
| nickname =
| birth_date = c. 2001
| birth_place = South Africa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 7 in
| sporting_nationality = {{AUS}}
| residence = Montgomery, Texas, U.S.
| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| college = Sam Houston State University
| yearpro = 2025
| tour = Annika Women’s All-Pro Tour
| extour =
| prowins =
| lpgawins =
| letwins =
| jlpgawins =
| klpgawins =
| lagtwins =
| alpgwins =
| futwins =
| otherwins =
| majorwins =
| anainspiration = DNP
| lpga = DNP
| wusopen = CUT: 2025
| wbritopen = DNP
| evian = DNP
| wghofid =
| wghofyear =
| award1 =
| year1 =
| award2 =
| year2 =
| awardssection =
| show-medals =
| medaltemplates =
}}
Jennifer Herbst Elliott (born c. 2001) is an Australian professional golfer. A collegiate golfer at Sam Houston State University, Elliott turned professional in 2025. She made her major tournament debut at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open.
Early life
Jennifer Herbst was born in South Africa and moved with her family to Perth, Australia when she was seven years old. At age 12, she joined the Lake Karrinyup Country Club and began playing golf.{{Cite web |title=Aussie Jennifer Elliott’s resilience rewarded with U.S Women's Open debut |url=https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/aussie-jennifer-elliotts-resilience-rewarded-with-us-womens-open-debut-617491 |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=Golf Australia |first=James |last=Smith |date=29 May 2025 |archive-date=2 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602184913/https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/aussie-jennifer-elliotts-resilience-rewarded-with-us-womens-open-debut-617491 |url-status=live }}
Amateur career
Herbst represented Western Australia in amateur golf competitions from 2013 to 2016, while attending Kingsway Christian College.{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Herbst – 2023–24 – Women's Golf |url=https://gobearkats.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/jennifer-herbst/9070 |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=Sam Houston State Athletics}}
In 2020, Herbst signed with Sam Houston State University in Texas to play collegiate golf. In her first year at Sam Houston, Herbst was named Western Conference Newcomer of the Year.{{Cite web |title=How to follow the US Women's Open |url=https://www.golf.org.au/how-to-follow-us-womens-open/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=Golf Australia |first=Tony |last=Webeck |date=27 May 2025}} As a sophomore, Herbst led the women's golf team with a 70.89 scoring average over nine rounds.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-29 |title=Herbst named WAC Golfer of the Week |url=https://gobearkats.com/news/2021/9/29/womens-golf-herbst-named-wac-golfer-of-the-week.aspx |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=Sam Houston State Athletics}} In 2022, she was named the Western Athletic Conference's Player of the Year.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-04-22 |title=Sam Houston’s Herbst named WAC Women’s Golf Player of the Year |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2022/04/22/sam-houstons-herbst-named-wac-womens-golf-player-year/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=www.kbtx.com |archive-date=24 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924180234/https://www.kbtx.com/2022/04/22/sam-houstons-herbst-named-wac-womens-golf-player-year/ |url-status=live }} At the culmination of the 2023–2024 season, she was named to the First Team All-Conference.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-02 |title=WGOLF: NM State’s Bunch Tabbed Golfer of the Year, All-Conference Awards Announced |url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2024/5/2/wgolf-nm-states-bunch-tabbed-golfer-of-the-year-all-conference-awards-announced.aspx |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=Conference USA}} In her final year at Sam Houston, the women's golf team won the 2024 Conference USA Championship at High Meadow Ranch Golf Club, and Herbst earned all-tournament honors.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=Kats claim CUSA Championship |url=https://gobearkats.com/news/2024/4/17/womens-golf-kats-claim-cusa-championship.aspx |access-date=2025-05-31 |publisher=Sam Houston State Athletics}}
Professional career
Elliott turned professional in 2025, competing on the Annika Women’s All-Pro Tour.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=WA's Jennifer Elliott qualifies for US Women's Open |url=https://www.golfwa.org.au/jennifer-elliott-qualifies-for-us-womens-open/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=GolfWA |archive-date=7 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607071417/https://www.golfwa.org.au/jennifer-elliott-qualifies-for-us-womens-open/ |url-status=live }} Outside of competing, she works at the Grand Pines Country Club in Montgomery, Texas. After marrying in April 2025, Herbst competes under her married name, Jennifer Elliott.
In May 2025, Elliott earned a berth at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open after qualifying in an event at the Bentwater Yacht & Country Club with an 8-under par result. The 2025 Women's Open was her major tournament debut.
Results in LPGA majors
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
! Tournament !! 2025 |
| align=left|Chevron Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|CUT |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
| |
| align=left|The Evian Championship
| |
| align=left|Women's British Open
| |
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliot, Jennifer}}
Category:Australian female golfers
Category:Sam Houston Bearkats athletes