Elizabeth Szokol

Elizabeth Szokol (born 1995) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour member.[1]

Elizabeth Szokol
Personal information
Born1995 (age 27–28)
Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeNorthwestern University
University of Virginia
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2019)
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour (joined 2017)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Symetra Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2020, 2023
Women's PGA C'shipT48: 2020
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2021
Women's British OpenT26: 2021
Evian ChampionshipT29: 2021

Early life, college and amateur career

Szokol grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. An injury-prone athlete, she experienced her first knee surgery at age 12 after playing softball and tennis. The injury downtime helped her discover golf, which she took up at 14. She led her high school team to the 2010 Illinois State Championship. In 2012 she became the Illinois Women's Amateur Champion.[2]

Szokol attended Northwestern University between 2012 and 2014. In her sophomore year she made the Academic All-Big Ten and the Second Team All-Big Ten. At the 2013 Big Ten Championships, she helped the Wildcats tie for first and claim a share of the first Big Ten Conference title in program history. For her junior year she transferred to the University of Virginia and continued excelling, named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Golf All-Academic Team her senior year.[3][4]

Professional career

Szokol turned professional in 2017 and joined the Symetra Tour. In her rookie season she recorded six top-10 finishes including a runner-up result at the Four Winds Invitational. In 2018, she recorded seven top-10 finishes including her first professional victory at the IOA Invitational, where she finished 4 strokes ahead of Pajaree Anannarukarn in second place. She finished fourth on the Symetra Tour Official Money List to earn membership for the LPGA Tour for the 2019 season.[5]

In her rookie year on the LPGA Tour she made 10 cuts in 20 starts. Her best finish was a tie for sixth at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open.

In 2021, she recorded three top-10 finishes including a runner-up at the Marathon Classic in Ohio, and 3rd at the Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey, after which she rose into the top-100 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time. She finished the season 44th on the LPGA Tour Money List.[1]

Amateur wins
  • 2012 Illinois Women's Amateur Champion
  • 2016 NCAA Stanford Regional

Professional wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 May 6, 2018 IOA Invitational −4 (71-73-68=212) 4 strokes Thailand Pajaree Anannarukarn

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20192020202120222023
Chevron Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT T48 CUT T54
The Evian Championship NT T29
Women's British Open T32 T26
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

References
  1. "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. "Elizabeth Szokol: My Journey - Awareness". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. "Elizabeth Szokol". University of Virginia Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. "Women's Golf Roster". NU Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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