Lizette Salas
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Salas at the 2013 Women's British Open
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Personal information | |
Full name | Lizette Salas |
Born | Azusa, California, U.S. |
July 17, 1989
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] |
Nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Azusa, California |
Career | |
College | University of Southern California[2] |
Turned professional | 2011[2] |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2012) Symetra Tour (2011) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships |
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ANA Inspiration | T25: 2013 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T19: 2015 |
U.S. Women's Open | T14: 2015 |
Women's British Open | 6th: 2013 |
Evian Championship | T11: 2013 |
Lizette Salas (born July 17, 1989) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
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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.[3]
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.[2] Lizette 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.
Professional wins (1)
LPGA Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | May 18, 2014 | Kingsmill Championship | 67-68-65-71=271 | −13 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2013 | LPGA Lotte Championship | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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ANA Inspiration | DNP | DNP | T46 | T25 | CUT | CUT | T26 |
Women's PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T25 | CUT | T37 | T19 | |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T15 | T32 | T20 | WD | T14 | |
Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | 6 | DNP | 43 | |
The Evian Championship ^ | T11 | T16 | T70 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 15 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
LPGA Tour career summary
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings (US$) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
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2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | n/a | 78.00 | n/a |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T15 | 248,6581 | n/a | 72.50 | n/a |
2012 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T9 | 242,035 | 51 | 71.72 | 31 |
2013 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 759,323 | 15 | 70.71 | 12 |
2014 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 669,106 | 24 | 71.45 | 29 |
2015 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 531,096 | 31 | 71.36 | 25 |
- Official as of November 22, 2015.[6]
* 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.
Year | Ranking | Source |
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2011 | 353 | [7] |
2012 | 89 | [8] |
2013 | 20 | [9] |
2014 | 25 | [10] |
2015 | 39 | [11] |
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2013, 2015 (winners)
Solheim Cup record
Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
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Career | 6 | 1–3–2 | 1–0–1 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 | 2 | 33.3 |
2013 | 3 | 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 | 33.3 |
2015 | 3 | 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 | 33.3 |
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External links
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- Official website
- Lizette Salas at the LPGA Tour official site
- Profile on Yahoo! Sports
- Lizette Salas at the Symetra Tour official site
- Lizette Salas Profile at USC Trojans official site
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- 1989 births
- Living people