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Lizette Salas

American golfer

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.[2]

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.[1] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[1] In 2019, she placed second in the Women's British Open.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (2)

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

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

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

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

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nds3rdsTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
(US$)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
20101 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 78.00 n/a
20111 1 0 0 0 0 T15 248,6581n/a 72.50 n/a
201218 16 0 0 0 1 T9 242,035 51 71.72 31
201324 23 0 1 1 7 2 759,323 15 70.71 12
201424 20 1 1 1 4 1 669,106 24 71.45 29
201524 22 0 1 0 2 T2 531,096 31 71.36 25
201624 20 0 0 0 0 12 333,013 58 71.31 36
201727 23 0 0 1 8 T3 878,283 21 70.13 14
201824 22 0 2 0 4 2 822,064 23 70.60 21
201924 21 0 1 1 3 2 1,038,152 13 70.70 26
202013 11 0 0 0 1 T10 192,024 62 71.76 52
202121 16 0 2 0 4 2 1,161,594 11 70.64 31
202223 17 1 0 0 4 1 762,032 39 70.75 37
202312 8 0 0 0 0 T13 207,885 98 72.18 108
202410 6 0 0 0 0 T30 88,352 140 71.83 n/a
Totals^ 270 226 2 8 4 38 1 7,684,959 44

^ Official as of 2024 season[5][6][7]
* 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.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup record

References

  1. ^ abcde"Lizette Salas LPGA Tour biography". LPGA. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  2. ^"Salas' golf trajectory isn't exactly par for the course". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ^"65th U.S. Women's Open Championship – Round 4 Full Leaderboard". USGA. July 10, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  4. ^"Symetra Tour Stats". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  5. ^"Lizette Salas stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  6. ^"Lizette Salas results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  7. ^"Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  8. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2011.
  9. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2012.
  10. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
  11. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
  12. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  13. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  14. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  15. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  16. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  17. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  18. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  19. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  20. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
  21. ^"Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2024.

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