Alexa Pano

Alexa Pano (born August 20, 2004)[1] is an American professional golfer. She was featured in the 2013 documentary film The Short Game.[2]

Alexa Pano
Personal information
Born (2004-08-20) August 20, 2004
Westborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLake Worth Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2022
Current tour(s)Epson Tour
LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2019, 2022
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Early life

Pano was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, and her parents divorced when she was a baby. She has since lived with her father, Rick, in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. She began playing golf at the age of 5.[3]

At the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, then-7-year-old Pano and a group of her fellow competitors, including Allan Kournikova and Sky Sudberry, were filmed for The Short Game. At that point, she was only spending mornings at Citrus Cove Elementary School and taking the remainder of her classes through Florida Virtual School so that she could focus on golf. In the film, she said that she wanted to be the first woman to play in a tournament at Augusta, a feat that she accomplished seven years later when she competed in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur.[4][5]

Amateur career

Pano was the first three-time national finalist in the Drive, Chip and Putt competition.[6] She is tied for most U.S. Kids Golf World Championships with five in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016.[7]

Pano was the youngest golfer to play a LPGA of Japan Tour event when she played the 2016 Yonex Ladies Open at the age of 11.[8][9] At 13, Pano played in her first LPGA Tour event, the 2018 Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.[10] The same year, she represented the United States for a win in the Junior Ryder Cup.[11]

In 2019, she became the youngest player in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur.[12] She also qualified for the U.S. Women's Open, the youngest golfer that year.[13] She played for the winning team in the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup.

Professional career

Pano turned professional in April 2022.[14] She earned status on the Epson Tour by finishing T-10th at Stage II of the 2021 LPGA Qualifying Tournament.[15] She earned her LPGA Tour card for 2023 via Q-School.[16]

Amateur wins
  • 2016 PDQ - Philadelphia Runner Junior
  • 2017 Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur
  • 2018 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship, Dixie Amateur
  • 2019 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship, Scott Robertson Memorial, Rolex Girls Junior Championship, Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur
  • 2020 Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur

Source:[17][18]

U.S. national team appearances

References
  1. "Biography". Alexa Pano.
  2. Strege, John (April 26, 2019). "Alexa Pano, 14, and Amari Avery, 15, featured in 'The Short Game,' are a team in U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball". Golf Digest. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. Fairholm, Sean. "Alexa Pano Feature". Global Golf Post. Retrieved July 10, 2019 – via read.nxtbook.com.
  4. Andrews, Dave (March 21, 2019). "Golf's Next New Sensation – Alexa Pano". WomensGolf.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  5. Boyette, John (April 2, 2019). "Alexa Pano has chance to make her dream come true at Augusta National Women's Amateur". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  6. "Pano, Grewal earn Drive, Chip and Putt Championship titles". AJGA. March 29, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  7. "Multiple World Champions". U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. "Meet the First Three-Time Finalist". www.drivechipandputt.com. April 2, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  9. Evenson, John (July 1, 2016). "11-Year-Old Lake Worth golf phenom makes LPGA history in Japan". WPEC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  10. Evenson, John (July 6, 2018). "Lake Worth's Alexa Pano caps off first U.S. LPGA event with even par round and a big smile". WPEC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  11. Evenson, John (September 24, 2018). "Lake Worth's Alexa Pano hits clutch putt for big win at Junior Ryder Cup in Paris". WPEC. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  12. "Alexa Pano has moved on from her role in 'The Short Game'". Golfweek. February 24, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. Arkush, Michael (May 30, 2019). "Home-schooled and 260 off the tee, Alexa Pano, 14, shoots 75 at U.S. Women's Open". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  14. Romine, Brentley (April 12, 2022). "Alexa Pano, 17, turns professional, sets sights on Epson Tour". Golf Channel.
  15. "Alexa Pano Turns Pro, Will Compete on Epson Tour". Epson Tour. April 13, 2022.
  16. "2023 LPGA Tour Rookies". LPGA. December 12, 2022.
  17. "Alexa Pano". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  18. "89th Ione D. Jones / Doherty – Women's Amateur Championship" (PDF). Coral Ridge Country Club.
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