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Alexa Pano

Alexa Pano (born August 20, 2004)[1] is an American professional golfer. She was featured in the 2013 documentary film The Short Game.[2]

Alexa Pano
Personal information
Born (2004-08-20) August 20, 2004 (age 20)
Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLake Worth Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (since 2023)
Former tour(s)Epson Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT60: 2024
Women's PGA C'shipT61: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenT58: 2024
Women's British OpenT10: 2024
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2024

Early life

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Pano was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, and her parents divorced when she was a baby. She has since lived with her father, Rick, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.[3][4][5][6] She began playing golf at the age of 5.[7]

At the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, then-7-year-old Pano and a group of her fellow competitors, including Allan Kournikova and Sky Sudberry, were filmed for The Short Game. At that point, she was only spending mornings at Citrus Cove Elementary School and taking the remainder of her classes through Florida Virtual School so that she could focus on golf. In the film, she said that she wanted to be the first woman to play in a tournament at Augusta, a feat that she accomplished seven years later when she competed in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur.[8][9]

Amateur career

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Pano was the first three-time national finalist in the Drive, Chip and Putt competition.[10] She is tied for most U.S. Kids Golf World Championships with five in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016.[11]

Pano was the youngest golfer to play a LPGA of Japan Tour event when she played the 2016 Yonex Ladies Open at the age of 11.[12][13] At 13, Pano played in her first LPGA Tour event, the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.[14] The same year, she represented the United States for a win in the Junior Ryder Cup.[15]

In 2019, she became the youngest player in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur.[16] She also qualified for the U.S. Women's Open, the youngest golfer that year.[17] She played for the winning team in the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup.

Professional career

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Pano turned professional in April 2022.[18] She earned status on the Epson Tour by finishing T-10th at Stage II of the 2021 LPGA Qualifying Tournament.[19] She earned her LPGA Tour card for 2023 via Q-School.[20]

On August 20, 2023, she won her first professional title, on her 19th birthday, at the ISPS Handa World Invitational at Galgorm Castle Golf Club (76-70-69-66=281, 8-under-par), in a three-hole playoff over Gabriella Cowley and Esther Henseleit.[21]

Amateur wins

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  • 2016 PDQ - Philadelphia Runner Junior
  • 2017 Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur
  • 2018 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship, Dixie Amateur
  • 2019 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship, Scott Robertson Memorial, Rolex Girls Junior Championship, Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur
  • 2020 Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur

Source:[22][23]

Professional wins (1)

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LPGA Tour wins (1)

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Legend
Major championships (0)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 Aug 20, 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational[1] 76-70-69-66=281 −8 Playoff   Gabriella Cowley
  Esther Henseleit 		225,000

1 Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational   Gabriella Cowley
  Esther Henseleit 		Won with birdie on third extra hole
Henseleit eliminated by birdie on first hole

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
2018 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 73.50 n/a
2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 72.75 n/a
2020 2 1 0 0 0 0 T41 0 n/a 73.20 n/a
2021 2 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 77.25 n/a
2022 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 75.00 n/a
2023 21 12 1 0 0 1 1 442,855 66 71.23 57
Totals 21 (2023) 12 (2023) 1 0 0 1 1 442,855 441

Official as of 2023 season[24][25][26]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

Year World
ranking		 Source
2019 1,016 [27]
2020 768 [28]
2021 934 [29]
2022 455 [30]
2023 125 [31]

U.S. national team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Biography". Alexa Pano.
  2. ^ Strege, John (April 26, 2019). "Alexa Pano, 14, and Amari Avery, 15, featured in 'The Short Game,' are a team in U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lake Worth Beach's Alexa Pano turning pro at age 17". The Palm Beach Post.
  4. ^ "Alexa Pano on rookie year on LPGA Tour: 'It's everything I've wanted my whole life' - D'Angelo". The Palm Beach Post.
  5. ^ "Lake Worth golfer Alexa Pano named Amateur Athlete of the Year". Sun Sentinel. March 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Mull Again: Alexa Pano shares story with First Tee of Greater Wilmington". starnewsonline.com.
  7. ^ Fairholm, Sean. "Alexa Pano Feature". Global Golf Post. Retrieved July 10, 2019 – via read.nxtbook.com.
  8. ^ Andrews, Dave (March 21, 2019). "Golf's Next New Sensation – Alexa Pano". WomensGolf.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Boyette, John (April 2, 2019). "Alexa Pano has chance to make her dream come true at Augusta National Women's Amateur". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pano, Grewal earn Drive, Chip and Putt Championship titles". AJGA. March 29, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "Multiple World Champions". U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "Meet the First Three-Time Finalist". www.drivechipandputt.com. April 2, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. ^ Evenson, John (July 1, 2016). "11-Year-Old Lake Worth golf phenom makes LPGA history in Japan". WPEC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Evenson, John (July 6, 2018). "Lake Worth's Alexa Pano caps off first U.S. LPGA event with even par round and a big smile". WPEC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  15. ^ Evenson, John (September 24, 2018). "Lake Worth's Alexa Pano hits clutch putt for big win at Junior Ryder Cup in Paris". WPEC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "Alexa Pano has moved on from her role in 'The Short Game'". Golfweek. February 24, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  17. ^ Arkush, Michael (May 30, 2019). "Home-schooled and 260 off the tee, Alexa Pano, 14, shoots 75 at U.S. Women's Open". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  18. ^ Romine, Brentley (April 12, 2022). "Alexa Pano, 17, turns professional, sets sights on Epson Tour". Golf Channel.
  19. ^ "Alexa Pano Turns Pro, Will Compete on Epson Tour". Epson Tour. April 13, 2022.
  20. ^ "2023 LPGA Tour Rookies". LPGA. December 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "Pano clinches memorable playoff birthday win at Galgorm". World Invitational. August 20, 2023.
  22. ^ "Alexa Pano". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  23. ^ "89th Ione D. Jones / Doherty – Women's Amateur Championship" (PDF). Coral Ridge Country Club.
  24. ^ "Alexa Pano stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  25. ^ "Alexa Pano results". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  26. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  27. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  28. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  29. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  30. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  31. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
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