Jennifer Kupcho

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| birth_place = Littleton, Colorado, U.S.

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| college = Wake Forest

| yearpro = 2019

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| nabisco = Won: 2022

| lpga = T7: 2020

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| evian = T2: 2019

| wbritopen = T37: 2022

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Jennifer Anne Kupcho (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

As a junior at Wake Forest University, she was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award for golf.{{Cite web |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/releases/2017-18/20180604kupcho |title=Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Golf |date=2018-06-04 |publisher=CWSA |access-date=2020-03-28}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.journalnow.com/sports/college/wfu/wake-forest-s-jennifer-kupcho-wins-award-for-top-female/article_8e0e3c2c-6876-11e8-b593-fbb01bcb0421.html |title=Wake Forest's Jennifer Kupcho wins award for top female athletes |newspaper=Winston-Salem Journal |date=June 5, 2018 |access-date=2020-03-28}} As a senior, Kupcho won the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.{{cite web |title=Kupcho Surges On Second Nine to Become Inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion |url=https://www.anwagolf.com/en_US/news/articles/2019-04-06/kupcho_surges_on_second_nine_to_become_inauguralaugusta_national_womens_amateur_champion.html |publisher=Augusta National Women's Amateur |access-date=April 8, 2019}}{{cite magazine |last=Nichols |first=Beth Ann |title=A dream duel at Augusta National: Jennifer Kupcho outlasts Maria Fassi to win |url=https://golfweek.com/2019/04/06/golf-jennifer-kupcho-wins-augusta-national-womens-amateur/ |magazine=Golfweek |access-date=April 8, 2019 |date=April 6, 2019}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jennifer-kupcho-made-winning-look-easy-at-augusta-national-but-it-was-far-from-it |title=Jennifer Kupcho made winning look easy at Augusta National, but it was far from it |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Ryan |last=Herrington |date=April 6, 2019}} She also won the 2018 NCAA Division I Golf Championship. Kupcho was the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world for a total of 34 weeks, rising to the top on three occasions, the first time on July 11, 2018.

Professional career

Kupcho turned professional prior to the start of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/26840403/us-women-open-top-amateurs-maria-fassi-jennifer-kupcho-chapters |title=U.S. Women's Open: Top amateurs Maria Fassi and Jennifer Kupcho on to next chapters |work=ESPN |first=Charlotte |last=Gibson |date=May 29, 2019}} She had earned her LPGA Tour card through the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in November 2018 but deferred playing until she finished her college career.

She set a 54-hole record in the 2022 Chevron Championship tournament in having a 16-under-par total (200) with her eight-under-par 64 in the third round. She beat the previous total by two strokes. She won the tournament by two strokes over Jessica Korda.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jennifer-kupcho-credits-the-augusta-national-women-s-amateur-wit |title=Jennifer Kupcho credits the Augusta National Women's Amateur with an assist as she opens a six-stroke lead |magazine=Golf Digest |date=April 2, 2022}}

Amateur wins

2014 Colorado Junior Stroke Play Championship
2015 CWGA Stroke Play Championship
2016 CWGA Match Play Championship, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite, The Landfall Tradition
2017 NCAA Athens Regional, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Canadian Women's Amateur, Ocean Course Invitational
2018 Bryan National Collegiate, NCAA Tallahassee Regional, NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship (individual)
2019 Tar Heel Classic Casa de Campo, Bryan National Collegiate, Augusta National Women's Amateur

Source{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/jennifer-kupcho-20804 |title=Jennifer Kupcho |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=April 8, 2019}}

Professional wins (4)

=LPGA Tour wins (3)=

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! Legend

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|Major championships (1)

Other LPGA Tour (1)

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! No.

! Date

! Tournament

! Winning score

! To par

! Margin of
victory

! Runner-up

! Winner's
share ($)

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|align=center|1

|align=right|Apr 3, 2022

|Chevron Championship

|66-70-64-74=274

|align=center|−14

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Korda

|750,000

align=center|2

|align=right|Jun 19, 2022

|Meijer LPGA Classic

|63-67-69-71=270

|align=center|−18

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Leona Maguire
{{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda

|375,000

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|align=right|Jul 16, 2022

|Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Lizette Salas)

|68-61-64-61=254

|align=center|−26

|5 strokes

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

|303,810 (each)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

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|align=center|1

|align=center|2022

|Meijer LPGA Classic

|{{flagicon|IRL}} Leona Maguire
{{flagicon|USA}} Nelly Korda

|Won with a birdie on the second extra hole; Korda eliminated by birdie on first hole

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|align=center|2

|align=center|2023

|Mizuho Americas Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rose Zhang

|Zhang won with par on second extra hole

=Other wins (1)=

2020 Colorado Women's Open{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/29289579/jennifer-kupcho-celine-boutier-earn-state-open-victories |title=Jennifer Kupcho, Celine Boutier earn state open victories |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 9, 2020}}

Results in LPGA majors

=Wins (1)=

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!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

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| 2022

Chevron Championship

6 shot lead

−14 (66-70-64-74=274)

2 strokes

{{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Korda

=Results timeline=

Results not in chronological order.

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!! Tournament !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024

align=left|Chevron Championship

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|T22

|T60

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|CUT

|T23

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

|CUT

|T21

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|T62

|T30

|T26

|T40

|CUT

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

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|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T58

|T16

|CUT

|T35

align=left|The Evian Championship

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|style="background:yellow;"|T2

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

|T50

|T31

|T14

|T22

align=left|Women's British Open

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|CUT

|64

|T37

|CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

T = tied

=Summary=

Totals	1	1	0	2	3	9	30	20
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Chevron Championship	1	0	0	1	1	3	5	4
align=left\|U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	5
align=left\|Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	4
align=left\|The Evian Championship	0	1	0	1	1	3	5	5
align=left\|Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2

Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2020 ANA – 2022 Women's British Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

LPGA Tour career summary

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; " ! Year !! Tournaments played !! Cuts made* !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top 10s !! Best finish !! Earnings ($) !! Money list rank !! Scoring average !! Scoring rank
2016 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|CUT \|align=right\|n/a \|n/a \|77.50 \|n/a
2017 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T21 \|align=right\|n/a \|n/a \|72.00 \|n/a
2018 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T16 \|align=right\|n/a \|n/a \|68.75 \|n/a
2019 \|19 \|11 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|3 \|T2 \|align=right\|525,432 \|39 \|71.18 \|46
2020 \|14 \|10 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|2 \|align=right\|381,160 \|29 \|71.79 \|53
2021 \|23 \|19 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|5 \|2 \|align=right\|591,680 \|35 \|70.60 \|28
2022 \|26 \|22 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|4 \|1 \|align=right\|1,955,531 \|7 \|70.59 \|30
2023 \|23 \|18 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|2 \|align=right\|708,648 \|39 \|70.82 \|38
2024 \|26 \|23 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|6 \|2 \|align=right\|1,158,094 \|24 \|70.98 \|33
Totals^ !131 (2019) !103 (2019) !3 !5 !2 !22 !1 !align=right\|5,320,545 !87 ! !

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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

|CUT

|align=right|n/a

|n/a

|77.50

|n/a

2017

|T21

|align=right|n/a

|n/a

|72.00

|n/a

2018

|T16

|align=right|n/a

|n/a

|68.75

|n/a

2019

|19

|11

|T2

|align=right|525,432

|39

|71.18

|46

2020

|14

|10

|align=right|381,160

|29

|71.79

|53

2021

|23

|19

|align=right|591,680

|35

|70.60

|28

2022

|26

|22

|align=right|1,955,531

|70.59

|30

2023

|23

|18

|align=right|708,648

|39

|70.82

|38

2024

|26

|23

|align=right|1,158,094

|24

|70.98

|33

Totals^

!131 (2019)

!103 (2019)

!22

!align=right|5,320,545

!87

^ Official as of 2024 season{{cite web |access-date=November 27, 2024 |title=Jennifer Kupcho stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/jennifer-kupcho/98842/stats}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/jennifer-kupcho/98842/results |title=Jennifer Kupcho results |publisher=LPGA |access-date=November 27, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list |title=Career Money |publisher=LPGA |access-date=November 27, 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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2017	430	0.14	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2017-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 25, 2017}}
2018	536	0.10	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2018-12-31 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 31, 2018}}
2019	53	1.93	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 30, 2019}}
2020	19	3.31	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 28, 2020}}
2021	42	2.29	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 27, 2021}}
2022	13	3.39	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-12-26 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 26, 2022}}
2023	39	2.39	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 25, 2023}}
2024	47	2.05	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2024-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 30, 2024}}