Lizette Salas

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| birth_place = Azusa, California, U.S.

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| college = University of Southern California

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Lizette Salas (born July 17, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

Early life and education

Born and raised in Azusa, California, Salas graduated from Azusa High School in 2007 and went on to play college golf at the University of Southern California, where she graduated in 2011 with a degree in sociology. She was the first member of her immediate family to earn a college degree.{{cite news |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/22/sports/la-sp-kia-classic-20120322 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401023328/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/22/sports/la-sp-kia-classic-20120322 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 1, 2012 |title=Salas' golf trajectory isn't exactly par for the course |date=March 22, 2013 |accessdate=April 4, 2013}}

Amateur career

Salas earned a golf scholarship to the University of Southern California. She had three collegiate wins, was named the 2008 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, was Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010, and Pac-10 All-Conference First Team selection in 2009, 2010, and 2011. She also was an NGCA All-American First Team selection in 2009 and 2011. Salas is the only USC student-athlete to be recognized as an All-American all four years. In July 2010 she made her first appearance in a professional tournament after qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open. She shot 79-77 at the tournament and missed the cut.{{cite web |publisher=USGA |url=http://www.uswomensopen.com/scoring2010/dyn/alllb.html |title=65th U.S. Women's Open Championship – Round 4 Full Leaderboard |date=July 10, 2010 |accessdate=April 5, 2013}}

Professional career

Salas turned professional in June 2011 upon graduating from the University of Southern California. She competed on the Symetra Tour in 2011, competing in seven tournaments and finishing 45th on the Symetra Tour money list.{{cite web |publisher=Symetra Tour |url=http://www.symetratour.com/golf/players/former-players/lizette-salas/stats.aspx?y=2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130428031429/http://www.symetratour.com/golf/players/former-players/lizette-salas/stats.aspx?y=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2013 |title=Symetra Tour Stats |accessdate=April 4, 2013}} Also in 2011, she made her first appearance at the U.S. Women's Open as a professional and finished T15. Salas participated in the 2011 LPGA Qualifying School in the fall of 2011, finishing 20th and earning full status on the LPGA Tour for 2012. Salas won her first championship on the LPGA Tour at the 2014 Kingsmill Championship winning by a four-stroke margin.

In 2015, Salas exceeded the $2 million mark in career earnings when she tied for second at the Meijer LPGA Classic. That year she competed for the second time on the U.S. Solheim Cup team. On the tour, she finished sixth on in driving accuracy and 10th in putting average. In 2017, Salas recorded eight top-10 finishes, including a string of four top-five finishes. Her season-best was a T3 finish at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship. She competed for the third time on the U.S. Solheim Cup team. In 2018, she recorded four top-10 finishes, including runner-up finishes at the Kia Classic and the Indy Women in Tech Championship. In 2019, she placed second in the Women's British Open.

Professional wins (2)

=LPGA Tour (2)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!To par

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|May 18, 2014

|Kingsmill Championship

|align=right|67-68-65-71=271

|align=center|−13

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sarah Jane Smith
{{flagicon|USA}} Lexi Thompson
{{flagicon|TWN}} Yani Tseng

align=center|2

|align=right|Jul 16, 2022

|Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Jennifer Kupcho)

|68-61-64-61=254

|align=center|−26

|5 strokes

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

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F5DEB3;"

|align=center|1

|2013

|LPGA Lotte Championship

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Suzann Pettersen

|Lost to par on first extra hole

style="background:#F5DEB3;"

|align=center|2

|2018

|Indy Women in Tech Championship

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Sung-hyun

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

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!! Tournament !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019

align=left|Chevron Championship

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|T46

|T25

|CUT

|T26

|T35

|T66

|T17

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T25

|CUT

|T37

|T19

|T30

|T11

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

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

|align="center" |CUT

|T15

|T32

|T20

|WD

|T14

|T26

|T15

|T17

|T26

align=left|The Evian Championship ^

|style="background:#eeeeee;" colspan=3|

|T11

|T16

|T70

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T26

|T13

align=left|Women's British Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|6

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|43

|T25

|T14

|T47

|style="background:yellow;"|2

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!! Tournament !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024

align=left|The Chevron Championship

|T24

|CUT

|T39

|CUT

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

|T46

|T23

|T34

|T20

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Women's PGA Championship

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|CUT

|T66

align=left|The Evian Championship ^

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

|T25

|T43

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|Women's British Open

|T19

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|T54

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

WD = withdrew

NT = no tournament

T = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	3	0	4	6	26	57	45
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8
align=left\|U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	12
align=left\|Women's PGA Championship	0	1	0	2	3	6	13	9
align=left\|The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	7
align=left\|Women's British Open	0	2	0	2	3	6	9	9

Most consecutive cuts made – 16 (2017 ANA – 2020 ANA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

LPGA Tour career summary

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Tournaments played !! Cuts made* !! Wins !! 2nds !! 3rds !! Top 10s !! Best finish !! Earnings (US$) !! Money list rank !! Scoring average !! Scoring rank
2010 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|MC \|align="right"\|n/a \|n/a \|78.00 \|n/a
2011 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T15 \|align="right"\|248,658¹ \|n/a \|72.50 \|n/a
2012 \|18 \|16 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|T9 \|align="right"\|242,035 \|51 \|71.72 \|31
2013 \|24 \|23 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|7 \|2 \|align="right"\|759,323 \|15 \|70.71 \|12
2014 \|24 \|20 \|1 \|1 \|1 \|4 \|1 \|align="right"\|669,106 \|24 \|71.45 \|29
2015 \|24 \|22 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|T2 \|align="right"\|531,096 \|31 \|71.36 \|25
2016 \|24 \|20 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|12 \|align=right\|333,013 \|58 \|71.31 \|36
2017 \|27 \|23 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|8 \|T3 \|align=right\|878,283 \|21 \|70.13 \|14
2018 \|24 \|22 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|4 \|2 \|align=right\|822,064 \|23 \|70.60 \|21
2019 \|24 \|21 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|3 \|2 \|align=right\|1,038,152 \|13 \|70.70 \|26
2020 \|13 \|11 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|T10 \|align=right\|192,024 \|62 \|71.76 \|52
2021 \|21 \|16 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|4 \|2 \|align=right\|1,161,594 \|11 \|70.64 \|31
2022 \|23 \|17 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|4 \|1 \|align=right\|762,032 \|39 \|70.75 \|37
2023 \|12 \|8 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T13 \|align=right\|207,885 \|98 \|72.18 \|108
2024 \|10 \|6 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|T30 \|align=right\|88,352 \|140 \|71.83 \|n/a
Totals^ !270 !226 !2 !8 !4 !38 !1 !7,684,959 !44 ! !

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

2010

|MC

|align="right"|n/a

|n/a

|78.00

|n/a

2011

|T15

|align="right"|248,658¹

|n/a

|72.50

|n/a

2012

|18

|16

|T9

|align="right"|242,035

|51

|71.72

|31

2013

|24

|23

|align="right"|759,323

|15

|70.71

|12

2014

|24

|20

|align="right"|669,106

|24

|71.45

|29

2015

|24

|22

|T2

|align="right"|531,096

|31

|71.36

|25

2016

|24

|20

|12

|align=right|333,013

|58

|71.31

|36

2017

|27

|23

|T3

|align=right|878,283

|21

|70.13

|14

2018

|24

|22

|align=right|822,064

|23

|70.60

|21

2019

|24

|21

|align=right|1,038,152

|13

|70.70

|26

2020

|13

|11

|T10

|align=right|192,024

|62

|71.76

|52

2021

|21

|16

|align=right|1,161,594

|11

|70.64

|31

2022

|23

|17

|align=right|762,032

|39

|70.75

|37

2023

|12

|T13

|align=right|207,885

|98

|72.18

|108

2024

|10

|T30

|align=right|88,352

|140

|71.83

|n/a

Totals^

!270

!226

!38

!7,684,959

!44

^ Official as of 2024 season{{cite web |title=Lizette Salas stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/lizette-salas/88510/stats |access-date=December 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/lizette-salas/88510/results |title=Lizette Salas 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 events without a cut.

¹ Earnings prior to 2012 are unofficial because Salas was not an LPGA member.

World ranking

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Ranking !! Source
2011	353	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2011-12-27 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 27, 2011}}
2012	89	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2012-12-31 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 31, 2012}}
2013	20	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2013-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 30, 2013}}
2014	25	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2014-12-29 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 29, 2014}}
2015	39	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2015-12-28 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 28, 2015}}
2016	67	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2016-12-26 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 26, 2016}}
2017	33	{{cite web \|url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2017-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 25, 2017}}
2018	27	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2018-12-31 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 31, 2018}}
2019	19	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 30, 2019}}
2020	33	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 28, 2020}}
2021	20	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 27, 2021}}
2022	50	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-12-26 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 26, 2022}}
2023	113	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-12-25 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 25, 2023}}
2024	342	{{cite web \|url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2024-12-30 \|title=Women's World Golf Rankings \|date=December 30, 2024}}

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup: 2013, 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners), 2019, 2021

= 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

|18

|8–7–3

|3–1–1

|2–3–1

|3–3–1

|9.5

|52.8

2013

|0–1–2

|0–0–1 halved w/ S. Pettersen

|0–1–1 lost w/ S. Lewis 4&2
halved w/ B. Lincicome

|0–0–0

|1.0

|33.3

2015

|1–2–0

|1–0–0 def. A. Muñoz 3&1

|0–1–0 lost w/ S. Lewis 3&2

|0–1–0 lost w/ B. Lang 2&1

|1.0

|33.3

2017

|3–1–0

|1–0–0 def. J. Ewart Shadoff 1 up

|1–0–0 won w/ D. Kang 1 up

|1–1–0 won w/ A. Yin 6&5
lost w/ A. Yin 4&2

|3.0

|75.0

2019

|2–2–0

|1–0–0 def. A. van Dam 1 up

|0–1–0 lost w/ A. McDonald 3&2

|1–1–0 lost w/ D. Kang 4&2
won w/ D. Kang 2&1

|2.0

|50.0

2021

|2–1–1

|0–1–0 lost to M. Castren 1 dn

|1–0–0 won w/ J. Kupcho 3&1

|1–0–1 won w/ J. Kupcho 1 up
halved w/ J. Kupcho

|2.5

|62.5

References

External links

{{LPGA player|lizette-salas/88510}}
{{WWGR|2632}}
[https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/lpga/players/Lizette+Salas/11213/log?season=2011 Profile on Yahoo! Sports]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519074647/http://www.symetratour.com/golf/players/former-players/lizette-salas.aspx Lizette Salas at the Symetra Tour official site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130226105715/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-golf/mtt/salas_lizette00.html Lizette Salas Profile at USC Trojans official site]

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