| Jennifer Kupcho | |||||
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Kupcho at the 2022Dana Open | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (age 28) Littleton, Colorado, U.S. | ||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
| Spouse | Jay Monahan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Wake Forest | ||||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||||
| Current tour | LPGA Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 4 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| Chevron Championship | Won:2022 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T7:2020 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T21: 2017 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T37: 2022 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T2:2019 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Jennifer Anne Kupcho (born May 14, 1997) is an Americanprofessional golfer. She has won five professional tournaments including four on theLPGA Tour. She has won onemajor – the2022 Chevron Championship. She has represented the United States in threeSolheim Cups, and was on the winning team in2024.
As a junior atWake Forest University, she was named the winner of theHonda Sports Award for golf.[1][2] As a senior, Kupcho won the inauguralAugusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.[3][4][5] She also won the 2018NCAA Division I Golf Championship. Kupcho was thenumber 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.
Kupcho turned professional prior to the start of the2019 U.S. Women's Open.[6] She had earned herLPGA Tour card through theLPGA Qualifying Tournament in November 2018 but deferred playing until she finished her college career.[6][5]
She set a 54-hole record in the2022 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 overJessica Korda.[7]
Source[8]
| Legend |
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| Major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 3,2022 | Chevron Championship | 66-70-64-74=274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 750,000 | |
| 2 | Jun 19,2022 | Meijer LPGA Classic | 63-67-69-71=270 | −18 | Playoff | 375,000 | |
| 3 | Jul 16,2022 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with | 68-61-64-61=254 | −26 | 5 strokes | 303,810 (each) | |
| 4 | Jun 8,2025 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | 68-64-66=198 | –15 | 1 stroke | 262,500 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | Meijer LPGA Classic | Won with a birdie on the second extra hole; Korda eliminated by birdie on first hole | |
| 2 | 2023 | Mizuho Americas Open | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chevron Championship | 6 shot lead | −14 (66-70-64-74=274) | 2 strokes |
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T22 | T60 | 1 | CUT | T23 | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T21 | T62 | T30 | T26 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T7 | T58 | T16 | CUT | T35 | T23 | |||
| The Evian Championship | T2 | NT | T50 | T31 | T14 | T22 | T11 | |||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | 64 | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 22 |
| 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 | n/a | n/a | 77.50 | n/a |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | n/a | n/a | 72.00 | n/a |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T16 | n/a | n/a | 68.75 | n/a |
| 2019 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | T2 | 525,432 | 39 | 71.18 | 46 |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 381,160 | 29 | 71.79 | 53 |
| 2021 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 591,680 | 35 | 70.60 | 28 |
| 2022 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1,955,531 | 7 | 70.59 | 30 |
| 2023 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 708,648 | 39 | 70.82 | 38 |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1,158,094 | 24 | 70.98 | 33 |
| Totals^ | 131(2019) | 103(2019) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 5,320,545 | 87 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[10][11][12]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Position inWomen's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Avg. pts. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 430 | 0.14 | [13] |
| 2018 | 536 | 0.10 | [14] |
| 2019 | 53 | 1.93 | [15] |
| 2020 | 19 | 3.31 | [16] |
| 2021 | 42 | 2.29 | [17] |
| 2022 | 13 | 3.39 | [18] |
| 2023 | 39 | 2.39 | [19] |
| 2024 | 47 | 2.05 | [20] |
Amateur
Source[8]
Professional
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 10 | 3–5–2 | 1–2–0 | 1–3–0 | 1–0–2 | 4.0 | 40.0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–1–0 lost toL. Maguire 5&4 | 1–0–0 won w/L. Salas 3&1 | 1–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 1 up halved w/ L. Salas | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost toA. Nordqvist 2&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/L. Vu 2&1 | 0–0–1 halved w/A. Corpuz | 0.5 | 16.7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 def.L. Grant 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/A. Ewing 2 dn lost w/ A. Ewing 1 dn | 0–0–0 | 1.0 | 33.3 |