Cydney Clanton
Cydney Clanton (born July 18, 1989[1]) is an American professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour and the Symetra Tour.[2] She has won twice on the Symetra Tour and once on the LPGA Tour.
Cydney Clanton | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Born | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | July 18, 1989
Nationality | |
Residence | Rockwell, North Carolina[1] |
Career | |
College | Auburn University |
Turned professional | 2011 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Symetra Tour | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | T60: 2018 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T26: 2016 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018 |
Women's British Open | T49: 2017 |
Evian Championship | CUT: 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Amateur career
Clanton play college golf at Auburn University where she won twice.[2] She also won the North and South Women's Amateur.[2] She played on the winning 2010 Curtis Cup team where she won two matches and halved a third. She also played on the U.S. team at the 2010 Espirito Santo Trophy that finished second to the South Korea team.[3]
Professional career
Clanton turned professional in 2011 and played on the Symetra Tour that year.[2][4] She earned her LPGA Tour card for 2012 through the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[2] She has played on both tours since: winning the 2013 Four Winds Invitational and 2019 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout on the Symetra Tour and the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on the LPGA Tour. The Dow tournament was a team event where she partnered with Jasmine Suwannapura.[1]
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 2010 North and South Women's Amateur
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins
- 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Jasmine Suwannapura)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2018.
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANA Inspiration | T70 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | |||
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | ||||
Women's British Open |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANA Inspiration | CUT | T60 | |||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T26 | T64 | CUT | |||
The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
Women's British Open | CUT | T49 | CUT |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
U.S. national team appearances
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 2010
- Curtis Cup: 2010 (winners)
References
- "In The Winners' Circle with Jasmine Suwannapura and Cydney Clanton". LPGA. July 20, 2019.
- "Cydney Clanton – Bio". LPGA.
- "Golf: Korea Wins Women's World Amateur Championship, U.S Second". Women's Sports & Entertainment Network. October 23, 2010.
- "Cydney Clanton – Bio". Symetra Tour.
External links
- Cydney Clanton at the LPGA Tour official site
- Cydney Clanton at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site