Ally McDonald

Ally McDonald (born October 25, 1992) is an American professional golfer and plays on the LPGA Tour.

Ally McDonald
Personal information
Born	(1992-10-25) October 25, 1992 Tupelo, Mississippi
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Fulton, Mississippi
Career
College	Mississippi State University
Turned professional	2015
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Symetra Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration	T6: 2019
Women's PGA C'ship	T46: 2017
U.S. Women's Open	T10: 2019
Women's British Open	T16: 2017
Evian Championship	T11: 2019

McDonald was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and grew up in Fulton, Mississippi.[1] She played college golf at Mississippi State University where she won five events.[2] She also won the Mississippi State Amateur twice[3] and the North and South Women's Amateur. She played on the winning U.S. teams in the 2013 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship and the 2014 Curtis Cup.

McDonald turned professional after graduating from college in 2015. She finished T-22 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a conditional LPGA Tour card for 2016.[4] She played primarily on the Symetra Tour in 2016, finishing runner-up four times and finishing second on the money list. She has played full-time on the LPGA Tour since 2017. Her best finishes on the LPGA Tour are third at the 2018 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic.

In 2019, she was named to the 2019 Solheim Cup team to replace an injured Stacy Lewis.[5]

Amateur wins

• 2011 Big I National, Mississippi State Amateur
• 2012 Mississippi State Amateur, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
• 2013 NCAA Division 1 Central Regional, North and South Women's Amateur, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite
• 2014 The Schooner Fall Classic, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite

Source:[3][6]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
ANA Inspiration					CUT	T6
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	CUT		CUT	CUT	T10
Women's PGA Championship				T46	CUT	CUT
The Evian Championship			T30	13	43	T11
Women's British Open				T16	T28	T21

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
ANA Inspiration	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3
Totals	0	0	0	0	2	6	17	11

• Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2018 British – 2019 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2019 ANA – 2019 U.S. Open)

Team appearances

Amateur

• The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing the United States): 2013 (winners)
• Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2014 (winners)

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2019

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 %
Career	4	1–3–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	1	25.0
2019	4	1–3–0	0–1–0 lost to B. Law 2&1	0–1–0 lost w/ L. Salas 3&2	1–1–0 won w/ A. Yin 7&5 lost w/ A. Yin 2 dn	1	25.0

References

1. "Ally McDonald Carving Path from Fulton, Mississippi". LPGA. February 3, 2016.
2. "Ally McDonald – Bio". Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
3. "Women's State Amateur Past Champions". Mississippi Golf Association. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
4. "Ally McDonald – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
5. "Lewis withdraws from U.S. Solheim Cup team". ESPN. Reuters. September 10, 2019.
6. "Ally McDonald". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 10, 2019.

External links

• Ally McDonald at the LPGA Tour official site
• Ally McDonald at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site