Lauren Hartlage (born January 31, 1998) is an American professional golfer and member of the LPGA Tour. She was in contention at the 2024 Women's PGA Championship, where she ultimately finished tied 5th.[1]
| Lauren Hartlage | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | January 31, 1998 Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | University of Louisville | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2021 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2022) | ||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2023 | ||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T5: 2024 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T51: 2022 | ||||||
| Women's British Open | DNP | ||||||
| Evian Championship | T65: 2024 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Early life and amateur career
editHartlage played golf at Elizabethtown High School under coach Kim, her mother, who played college golf at Western Kentucky University. She was a three-time Kentucky Golf Coaches Association Region Player of the Year between 2013 and 2015, and recognized as the Kentucky Golf Foundation's 2015 Kentucky Junior Player of the Year.[2]
She attended the University of Louisville between 2016 and 2020, majoring in finance. Playing with the Louisville Cardinals women's golf team she won two tournaments and were named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year.[2]
Hartlage participated in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur, and reached matchplay at the 2018 British Ladies Amateur and the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur.[3]
She represented the United States at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup, where she beat Ingrid Lindblad 1 up in the final Sunday singles match to cement U.S. victory.[4]
Professional career
editHartlage turned professional in August of 2021. She finished second at the 2021 Delta Downs Invitational on the Women's All Pro Tour, before finishing T26 at Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for 2022.[5]
In her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, her best finish was a T10 at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. In 2023, she finished T6 at the Lotte Championship. In 2024, she was in contention at the 70th Women's PGA Championship, where she ultimately finished tied 5th after sitting in second place ahead of the final round.[6][7]
Amateur wins
edit- 2014 Under Armour Jeff Overton Championship
- 2015 Under Armour Jeff Overton Championship, PGA Junior Series Kearney Hill Golf Links
- 2017 Cardinal Cup
- 2019 Moon Golf Invitational
- 2020 Women's Orlando International Amateur Championship, Golfweek Purdue Amateur
Source:[8]
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T51 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T5 | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | T65 | |
| Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T= tied
U.S. national team appearances
editAmateur
- Arnold Palmer Cup: 2021 (winners)
References
edit- ^ "Lauren Hartlage Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Lauren Hartlage". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Cradock, Matt (June 23, 2024). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Lauren Hartlage". Golf Monthly. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Woodard, Adam (June 13, 2021). "United States get revenge on Internationals with 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup win". Golfweek. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Player Bio: Lauren Hartlage". USGA. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Becker, Daniel (June 25, 2024). "Lauren Hartlage's performance at KPMG Women's PGA Championship raises eyebrows". Pro Golf Now. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Kellenberger, Hugh (June 24, 2024). "Amy Yang wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship, clinches Olympic spot with victory". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Hartlage". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
External links
edit- Lauren Hartlage at the LPGA Tour official site
- Lauren Hartlage at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site