| Stacy Lewis | |||||||||||||
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.jpg) Lewis at the2013 Women's British Open | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-02-16)February 16, 1985 (age 40) Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Gerrod Chadwell | ||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||
| College | University of Arkansas | ||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined2009) | ||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 13 | ||||||||||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | Won:2011 | ||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T2:2012 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | 2nd:2014 | ||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | Won:2013 | ||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | T6:2013 | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||
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Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an Americanprofessional golfer on the U.S.-basedLPGA Tour. She has won twomajor championships: theKraft Nabisco Championship in2011 and theWomen's British Open in2013. She was ranked number one in theWomen's World Golf Rankings for four weeks in2013,[3] and reclaimed the position in June2014 with a victory at theShopRite LPGA Classic[4] for another 21 weeks.[5]
Lewis was born on February 16, 1985, inToledo, Ohio. She grew up inTexas atThe Woodlands outside ofHouston, and graduated fromThe Woodlands High School in 2003.[6] Suffering fromscoliosis, which was diagnosed at age 11 and treated by a spinal fusion when she was in high school, she missed her first collegiate golf season recovering from the surgery.[7]
Lewis was a decorated amateur and a four-timeAll-American at theUniversity of Arkansas. Sheredshirted her first year while recovering from her back surgery.[7] As a redshirt freshman in 2005, she won theSoutheastern Conference Tournament and was named SEC Freshman Golfer of the Year.[8] In 2006, she won theWomen's Western Amateur.
In her 2007 season, though a back injury kept Lewis out of the SEC Tournament, she won theNCAA Division I Championship and was selectedGolf Digest Amateur of the Year. She also received the National Golf Coaches AssociationDinah Shore Trophy.[9] Following the college season, she won the 92nd Women's Southern Amateur and finished second in individual play in leading the U.S. team to a victory at the Copa de las Americas.[8]
Lewis qualified for the2007 U.S. Women's Open in North Carolina, shot 78-73 in the tournament and missed the cut by three strokes to finish tied for 93rd.[10] Two months later, Lewis finished first in the 2007LPGA NW Arkansas Championship, a professional LPGA tournament. Due to rain, the tournament was shortened to one round and Lewis's win was declared unofficial.[11]
In her senior season in 2008, Lewis again won the SEC Tournament and was selected SEC Golfer of the Year and SEC Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year. She was named to theESPN the Magazine Academic All-America team for the second time and NGCA All-America for the fourth time.[8] She graduated from Arkansas in 2008 with abachelor's degree inFinance andAccounting.
As a member of U.S.Curtis Cup team in 2008, Lewis became the first player ever to go 5–0 in a single Curtis Cup. The 2008 edition was held at theOld Course at St Andrews inScotland in late May and early June,[12] and was her last competition as an amateur. The U.S. won 13 to 7 for a sixth consecutive victory over Great Britain & Ireland.[13]
Following the Curtis Cup victory, Lewis turned professional, prior to competing in sectional qualifying for theU.S. Women's Open. She won medalist honors in theGarland, Texas, sectional on June 9 to qualify for her first tournament as a professional. She was tied for ninth after 36 holes and shot a 67 (−6) in the third round to lead the field, but a final round 78 (+5) left her tied for third, five strokes behind winnerInbee Park. Lewis competed in seven events on the LPGA tour in2008, with two top-10 finishes and earned over $247,000.[14]
Before2009, Lewis was not a member of theLPGA Tour or any other professional golf tour. She was eligible to play in the U.S. Women's Open after successfully competing in the sanctioned qualifying process. She then tried to earn her LPGA Tour card in 2008 through the use of sponsor's exemptions,[15] but was not successful.
As a result, Lewis went to sectional qualifying in September in California[16] and advanced to the final stage of the LPGAQualifying Tournament in Florida in December, an event which garnered considerably more press coverage than normal, due to the presence ofMichelle Wie. Lewis finished as the medalist for the five-round event, three shots ahead of the field and six in front of Wie, who finished in a tie for 7th place.[17][18]
Lewis's first official professional victory came at the2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship, amajor, where she led the field for the first two rounds, and then held off current world number 1 and defending championYani Tseng to win by three strokes.[19] She made herSolheim Cup debut in2011, qualifying second for the U.S. team behindCristie Kerr.
Lewis's endorsement deals includeMizuno Corp. golf clubs[20] andFila Golf apparel.[21] She signed a sponsorship deal withKPMG in 2012.[22]
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In2012, Lewis won four tournaments, and became the first American player to win theLPGA Player of the Year award sinceBeth Daniel in1994.[23] Lewis won three times in2013, and after her win at theRR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup in Arizona on March 17, Lewis unseatedYani Tseng as the#1 ranked woman golfer in the world.Inbee Park overtook the number one position four weeks later on April 15. Lewis won her secondmajor title atWomen's British Open in August atSt Andrews with a score of 280 (−8), two strokes ahead of runners-upNa Yeon Choi andHee Young Park.
In2014, Lewis won theNorth Texas LPGA Shootout on May 4 for her ninth official victory on tour, six strokes ahead of runner-upMeena Lee. Four weeks later, she won theShopRite LPGA Classic and reclaimed the top position in the world rankings.[4] A week after a runner-up finish at theU.S. Women's Open atPinehurst, Lewis won theWalmart NW Arkansas Championship on June 29. Lewis would go on to win her secondLPGA Player of the Year award in a three-year span. She would also win her second consecutive Vare Trophy for the season's lowest scoring average.
In April 2015, Lewis lost in a sudden death playoff toBrittany Lincicome at theANA Inspiration. Lincicome won with a par on the third extra hole, having forced the playoff with Lewis after an eagle at the 72nd hole of regulation play.
As of June 2015, Lewis was represented by Sterling Sports Management.[24] Lewis was the top female earner on the 2015 Golf Digest 50 All-Encompassing Money List, ranking at number 41.[24]
On September 3, 2017, Lewis won theCambia Portland Classic for her first victory in three years. Prior to the tournament, Lewis pledged her earnings to relief for victims ofHurricane Harvey. With her winner's check, and a matching donation from her main sponsor, KPMG, this amounted to $390,000.[25]
Lewis missed the final women's major of the year – the Evian Championship – and later said she would not play in the event again until big changes had been made to the event. "It's not treated like a major, and yet we are calling it that," she said.[26]
In 2020, Lewis won her first title in almost three years with a playoff victory in theAberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian, Scotland.[27]
Lewis captained the U.S.Solheim Cup team in2023 and 2024.[28]
Lewis is married to Gerrod Chadwell, who has been the head coach of theTexas A&M Aggies women's golf team since 2021. They have one child.[29]
| Legend |
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| Major championships (2) |
| Other LPGA Tour (11) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Sep 9,2007 | LPGA NW Arkansas Championship *[1] | 65(1 round) | −7 | 1 stroke |  Katherine Hull Teresa Lu Kristy McPherson | n/a |
| 1 | Apr 3,2011 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | 66-69-71-69=275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Yani Tseng | 300,000 |
| 2 | Apr 29,2012 | Mobile Bay LPGA Classic | 68-67-67-69=271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Lexi Thompson | 187,500 |
| 3 | Jun 3, 2012 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | 65-65-71=201 | −12 | 4 strokes | Katherine Hull | 225,000 |
| 4 | Sep 23, 2012 | Navistar LPGA Classic | 66-70-65-69=270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Lexi Thompson | 195,000 |
| 5 | Nov 4, 2012 | Mizuno Classic[2] | 71-70-64=205 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Lee Bo-mee | 180,000 |
| 6 | Mar 3,2013 | HSBC Women's Champions | 67-66-69-71=273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Na Yeon Choi | 210,000 |
| 7 | Mar 17, 2013 | RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup | 68-65-68-64=265 | −23 | 3 strokes |  Ai Miyazato | 225,000 |
| 8 | Aug 4, 2013 | Women's British Open | 67-72-69-72=280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Na Yeon ChoiHee Young Park | 402,584 |
| 9 | May 4,2014 | North Texas LPGA Shootout | 71-64-69-64=268 | −16 | 6 strokes | Meena Lee | 195,000 |
| 10 | Jun 1, 2014 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | 67-63-67=197 | −16 | 6 strokes | Christina Kim | 225,000 |
| 11 | Jun 29, 2014 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 70-66-65=201 | −12 | 1 stroke | Cristie Kerr Lydia KoAngela Stanford | 300,000 |
| 12 | Sep 3,2017 | Cambia Portland Classic | 70-64-65-69=268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Chun In-gee | 195,000 |
| 13 | Aug 16,2020 | Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open | 71-66-70-72=279 | −5 | Playoff |  Azahara Muñoz Emily Kristine PedersenCheyenne Knight | 225,000 |
*Unofficial LPGA Tour win due to tournament being shortened to one round
1 Lewis competed in the 2007LPGA NW Arkansas Championship as an amateur.
2 Co-sanctioned by theLPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Women's Australian Open |  Julieta GranadaJessica KordaBrittany LincicomeSo Yeon RyuHee Kyung Seo | Korda won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2015 | ANA Inspiration | Brittany Lincicome | Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 2015 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | Lydia Ko | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2020 | Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open | Azahara MuñozEmily Kristine PedersenCheyenne Knight | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kraft Nabisco Championship | 2 shot deficit | −13 (66-69-71-69=275) | 3 strokes | Yani Tseng |
| 2013 | Ricoh Women's British Open | 1 shot deficit | −8 (67-72-69-72=280) | 2 strokes | Na Yeon Choi,Hee Young Park |
Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T5LA | T64 | T19 | 1 | T4 | T32 | 3 | 2 | T18 | T27 | T55 | T26 | 5 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T3 | T48 | T14 | T34 | T46 | T42 | 2 | T3 | 7 | T27 | CUT | CUT | T44 | T41 | CUT | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | T9 | T14 | T6 | T2 | T28 | T6 | T13 | T58 | T9 | T28 | CUT | T33 | CUT | T50 | T71 | CUT | |||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T6 | T16 | T16 | T55 | T52 | NT | |||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T31 | T11 | T8 | 1 | T12 | T17 | 4 | T7 | CUT | CUT | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
LA = low amateur
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 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 12 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 70 | 53 |
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a1 | n/a | 74.50 | n/a |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T5 | 72.00 | |||
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | T3 | 71.96 | |||
| 2009 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 298,422 | 47 | 72.21 | 43 |
| 2010 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 566,399 | 21 | 71.24 | 14 |
| 2011 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1,356,211 | 4 | 70.98 | 7 |
| 2012 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1,872,409 | 3 | 70.33 | 4 |
| 2013 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1,938,868 | 3 | 69.48 | 1 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2,539,039 | 1 | 69.53 | 1 |
| 2015 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1,893,423 | 3 | 69.79 | 3 |
| 2016 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 943,502 | 16 | 70.46 | 14 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1,057,208 | 15 | 69.61 | 5 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 116,079 | 99 | 71.47 | 53 |
| 2019 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 329,191 | 60 | 71.29 | 53 |
| 2020 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 513,863 | 17 | 71.42 | 34 |
| 2021 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T6 | 425,061 | 50 | 70.99 | 49 |
| 2022 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 399,412 | 64 | 71.32 | 68 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 244,168 | 91 | 71.68 | 84 |
| 2024 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 94,952 | 136 | 72.55 | 134 |
| Totals(as member)^ | 359 | 293 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 118 | 1 | 14,588,207 | 11 | ||
| Totals(as non-member) | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 |
^ Official as of 2024 season[30][31][32]
* Includes matchplay and other events with no cut.
1 Lewis turned professional in June 2008, but was not a member of the LPGA Tour until 2009.
Position inWomen's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 230 | [33] |
| 2008 | 73 | [34] |
| 2009 | 47 | [35] |
| 2010 | 37 | [36] |
| 2011 | 10 | [37] |
| 2012 | 3 | [38] |
| 2013 | 3 | [39] |
| 2014 | 3 | [40] |
| 2015 | 3 | [41] |
| 2016 | 13 | [42] |
| 2017 | 16 | [43] |
| 2018 | 57 | [44] |
| 2019 | 101 | [45] |
| 2020 | 36 | [46] |
| 2021 | 51 | [47] |
| 2022 | 128 | [48] |
| 2023 | 213 | [49] |
| 2024 | 346 | [50] |
Amateur
Professional
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 16 | 5–10–1 | 0–3–1 | 2–6–0 | 3–1–0 | 5.5 | 34.4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost toS. Gustafson 2 dn | 0–2–0 lost w/A. Stanford 3&2 lost w/ A. Stanford 6&5 | 1–0–0 won w/R. O'Toole 2&1 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 0–0–1 halved withA. Nordqvist | 1–1–0 lost w/L. Salas 4&2 won w/P. Creamer 1 up | 0–1–0 lost w/L. Thompson 1 dn | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 0–1–0 lost toA. Nordqvist 2&1 | 1–1–0 lost w/L. Salas 3&2 won w/G. Piller 5&4 | 1–0–0 won w/G. Piller 1 up | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost toC. Matthew 1 dn | 0–2–0 lost w/G. Piller 1 dn lost w/ G. Piller 2&1 | 1–0–0 won w/G. Piller 2&1 | 1 | 25.0 |
Professional
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Best Female Golfer ESPY Award 2013 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
