Marina Alex
Marina Alex (born August 2, 1990)[1] is an American professional golfer.
| Marina Alex | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 2, 1990 Wayne, New Jersey |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Nationality |  |
| Career | |
| College | Vanderbilt University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | T21: 2017 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T18: 2018 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T11: 2017 |
| Women's British Open | T9: 2014 |
| Evian Championship | 16th: 2019 |
Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Alex played interscholastic golf at Wayne Hills High School, where she won individual state titles in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]
Alex played college golf at Vanderbilt University. She won one tournament, the 2010 SEC Championship.[1] She qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur but missed the cut.[1]
Alex turned professional in 2012 following the NCAA Championship. She played on the Symetra Tour in 2012 and 2013 with a best finish of second at the 2013 Four Winds Invitational. She finished third on the money list in 2013 to earn an LPGA Tour card for 2014.
Alex has played on the LPGA Tour since 2014 and won her first event at the 2018 Cambia Portland Classic.[4]
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 2018 | Cambia Portland Classic | 62-71-71-65=269 | −19 | 4 strokes |  |
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Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T51 | T56 | T21 | T25 | T71 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T20 | CUT | T11 | T27 | CUT | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T53 | T26 | T25 | T18 | T37 | |||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T29 | T38 | T52 | T26 | 58 | 16 | |||||
| Women's British Open | T9 | T36 | T60 | T43 | T28 | T16 | |||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
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 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 25 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2016 British – 2019 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
Team appearances
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 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–0 lost to S. Pettersen 1 dn | 1–0–1 halved w/ M. Pressel won w/ M. Pressel 2&1 |
0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson | 2 | 50.0 |
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References
- "2011–12 Women's Golf Roster – Marina Alex". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- Mattura, Greg. "Marina Alex returns to Jersey playing best golf of her career", July 7, 2017. Accessed May 18, 2020. "In April, Marina Alex had a hole-in-one while competing with friends, her first in more than a decade. In May, the Wayne native and LPGA veteran earned her first hole-in-one on the Tour.... Alex, 26, is excited about her return to her native state, where she won back-to-back state titles for Wayne Hills High School."
- NJSIAA Girls Golf Tournament Of Champions History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 18, 2020.
- "Marina Alex rallies to win Cambia Portland Classic". USA Today. Associated Press. September 2, 2018.
- "Marina Alex". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
External links
- Marina Alex at the LPGA Tour official site
- Marina Alex at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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