Caroline Inglis (born March 2, 1994) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player.[1]
| Caroline Inglis | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 2, 1994 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Vancouver, Washington, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Oregon |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2017) |
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T34: 2022 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T9: 2024 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T69: 2024 |
| Women's British Open | T22: 2020 |
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2023, 2024 |
Early life, college and amateur career
editInglis started playing golf at the age of 13 and won three straight individual state titles as an Oregon junior golfer.[2] In 2011, she advanced to match play in the U.S. Girls' Junior, and reached the quarter-finals of the Oregon Amateur.[3]
Inglis attended the University of Oregon form 2012 to 2016 and played with the Oregon Ducks women's golf team.[4] In her penultimate year, she won the individual Pac-12 Conference Championship with a 7-under 206 (67-72-67), the second-lowest score in program history at the time.[2]
Professional career
editInglis turned professional in 2016 and finished tied 44th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn status for the 2017 LPGA Tour. She recorded her first top-10 finish at the 2018 Hugel-JTBC LA Open, before sitting out the 2019 LPGA Tour season due to a back injury, which required surgery.[1]
Inglis returned from injury to finish tied 22nd at the 2020 Women's British Open at Royal Troon. She claimed a two-shot win over Andrea Lee in the 2021 Rose Ladies Series event at Scotscraig Golf Club, also securing a spot at the Women's Scottish Open.[5]
Inglis was in contention at the 2024 Women's PGA Championship, where she ultimately finished tied for 9th.[6]
Amateur wins
edit- 2015 Pac-12 Championship, Trans Amateur Championship
Source:[3]
Professional wins (1)
editOther wins (1)
edit- 2021 Rose Ladies Series at Scotscraig
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T48 | T64 | CUT | T30 | CUT | T70 | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T69 | |||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T30 | T9 | ||||
| The Evian Championship | WD | NT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| Women's British Open | T52 | T22 | T49 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
References
edit- ^ a b "Caroline Inglis Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Women's Golf Roster: Caroline Inglis". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Caroline Inglis". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (May 20, 2016). "Hometown special: Caroline Inglis caps Oregon career with NCAA appearance at Eugene CC". Golfweek. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (August 7, 2021). "Women's golf round-up: Victories for Team Buhai, Alison Lee and Caroline Inglis". Sky Sports. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ Hanson, Scott (June 22, 2024). "Washington resident Caroline Inglis vaults into contention at Women's PGA Championship". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
External links
edit- Caroline Inglis at the LPGA Tour official site
- Caroline Inglis at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site