Jennifer Kupcho
Birth dateMay 14, 1997 (age 29)
Birth placeLittleton, Colorado, U.S.
SpouseJay Monahan
CollegeWake Forest
Yearpro2019
TourLPGA Tour
Prowins5
Lpgawins4
Otherwins1
Majorwins1
NabiscoWon: 2022
LpgaT7: 2020
WusopenT21: 2017
EvianT2: 2019
WbritopenT37: 2022
Award 1Honda Sports Award
Year 12018
Award 2Mark H. McCormack Medal
Year 22018

Jennifer Anne Kupcho (born May 14, 1997) is an American professional golfer. She has won five professional tournaments including four on the LPGA Tour. She has won one major the 2022 Chevron Championship. She has represented the United States in three Solheim Cups, and was on the winning team in 2024.

Amateur career

As a junior at Wake Forest University, she was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award for golf.[1][2] As a senior, Kupcho won the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.[3][4][5] She also won the 2018 NCAA Division I Golf Championship. Kupcho was the number 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.

Professional career

Kupcho turned professional prior to the start of the 2019 U.S. Women's Open.[6] She had earned her LPGA Tour card through the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in November 2018 but deferred playing until she finished her college career.[6][5]

She set a 54-hole record in the 2022 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 over Jessica Korda.[7]

Amateur wins

  • 2014 Colorado Junior Stroke Play Championship
  • 2015 CWGA Stroke Play Championship
  • 2016 CWGA Match Play Championship, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite, The Landfall Tradition
  • 2017 NCAA Athens Regional, CWGA Stroke Play Championship, Canadian Women's Amateur, Ocean Course Invitational
  • 2018 Bryan National Collegiate, NCAA Tallahassee Regional, NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship (individual)
  • 2019 Tar Heel Classic Casa de Campo, Bryan National Collegiate, Augusta National Women's Amateur

Source[8]

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
1Apr 3, 2022Chevron Championship66-70-64-74=274−142 strokesJessica Korda750,000
2Jun 19, 2022Meijer LPGA Classic63-67-69-71=270−18PlayoffLeona Maguire
Nelly Korda		375,000
3Jul 16, 2022Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
(with Lizette Salas)		68-61-64-61=254−265 strokesMatilda Castren and
Kelly Tan		303,810 (each)
4Jun 8, 2025ShopRite LPGA Classic68-64-66=198–151 strokeIlhee Lee262,500

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12022Meijer LPGA ClassicLeona Maguire
Nelly Korda		Won with a birdie on the second extra hole; Korda eliminated by birdie on first hole
22023Mizuho Americas OpenRose ZhangLost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

  • 2020 Colorado Women's Open[9]

Results in LPGA majors

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2022Chevron Championship6 shot lead−14 (66-70-64-74=274)2 strokesJessica Korda

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Chevron ChampionshipT22T601CUTT23CUTT12
U.S. Women's OpenCUTT21T62T30T26T40CUTCUTCUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTT7T58T16CUTT35T23
The Evian ChampionshipT2NTT50T31T14T22T11
Women's British OpenCUTCUT64T37CUTCUTCUT

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship10011475
U.S. Women's Open00000195
Women's PGA Championship00001375
The Evian Championship01011466
Women's British Open00000072
Totals11023123623
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2020 ANA – 2022 Women's British Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop
10s		Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2016100000CUTn/an/a77.50n/a
2017110000T21n/an/a72.00n/a
2018110000T16n/an/a68.75n/a
201919110103T2525,4323971.1846
2020141001022381,1602971.7953
2021231901152591,6803570.6028
20222622300411,955,531770.5930
2023231801022708,6483970.8238
20242623011621,158,0942470.9833
20252318110311,169,0693570.2316
Totals^154 (2019)121 (2019)4622516,489,61466

^ Official as of 2025 season[10][11][12]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearRankingSource
2017430[13]
2018536[14]
201953[15]
202019[16]
202142[17]
202213[18]
202339[19]
202447[20]
202532[21]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Source[8]

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career103–5–21–2–01–3–01–0–24.040.0
202142–1–10–1–0 lost to L. Maguire 5&41–0–0 won w/ L. Salas 3&11–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 1 up
halved w/ L. Salas		2.562.5
202330–2–10–1–0 lost to A. Nordqvist 2&10–1–0 lost w/ L. Vu 2&10–0–1 halved w/ A. Corpuz0.516.7
202431–2–01–0–0 def. L. Grant 2&10–2–0 lost w/ A. Ewing 2 dn
lost w/ A. Ewing 1 dn		0–0–01.033.3

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Golf". CWSA. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest's Jennifer Kupcho wins award for top female athletes". Winston-Salem Journal. June 5, 2018. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ "Kupcho Surges On Second Nine to Become Inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion". Augusta National Women's Amateur. April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (April 6, 2019). "A dream duel at Augusta National: Jennifer Kupcho outlasts Maria Fassi to win". Golfweek. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Herrington, Ryan (April 6, 2019). "Jennifer Kupcho made winning look easy at Augusta National, but it was far from it". Golf Digest
  6. ^ Gibson, Charlotte (May 29, 2019). "U.S. Women's Open: Top amateurs Maria Fassi and Jennifer Kupcho on to next chapters". ESPN
  7. ^ Strege, John (April 2, 2022). "Jennifer Kupcho credits the Augusta National Women's Amateur with an assist as she opens a six-stroke lead". Golf Digest
  8. ^ "Jennifer Kupcho". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Kupcho, Celine Boutier earn state open victories". ESPN. Associated Press. June 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jennifer Kupcho stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
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