Stacy Lewis

Stacy Lewis
— Golfer —
Lewis at the 2013 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born	(1985-02-16) February 16, 1985 Toledo, Ohio
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida[1]
Career
College	University of Arkansas
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2009)
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	8
LPGA of Japan Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 2)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	Won: 2011
LPGA Championship	T2: 2012
U.S. Women's Open	T3: 2008
Women's British Open	Won: 2013
The Evian Championship	T6: 2013
Achievements and awards
LPGA Player of the Year	2012
GWAA Female Player of the Year	2012[2]
Golf Digest Amateur of the Year	2007
Dinah Shore Trophy	2007
LPGA Vare Trophy	2013

Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two major championships: the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship and the 2013 Women's British Open. In 2013 she was ranked number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four weeks.^[3]

Early years

Lewis was born in Toledo, Ohio, grew up in Texas at The Woodlands outside of Houston, and graduated from The Woodlands High School in 2003.^[4] Suffering from scoliosis, which was diagnosed at age 11 and treated by a spinal fusion when she was in high school, Lewis missed her first collegiate golf season recovering from the surgery.^[5]

Amateur career

Lewis was a decorated amateur and a four-time All-American at the University of Arkansas. She redshirted her first year while recovering from her back surgery.^[5] As a redshirt freshman in 2005, she won the Southeastern Conference Tournament and was named SEC Freshman Golfer of the Year.^[6] In 2006, she won the Women's Western Amateur.

In her 2007 season, though a back injury kept her out of the SEC Tournament, Lewis won the NCAA Division I Championship and was selected Golf Digest Amateur of the Year. She also received the National Golf Coaches Association Dinah Shore Trophy.^[7] Following the college season, she won the 92nd Women's Southern Amateur and finished second in individual play in leading the U.S. team to a victory at the Copa de las Americas.^[6]

She qualified for the 2007 U.S. Women's Open in North Carolina, shot 78-73 in the tournament and missed the cut by three strokes to finish tied for 93rd.^[8] Two months later, Lewis finished first in the 2007 LPGA NW Arkansas Championship, a professional LPGA tournament. Due to rain, the tournament was shortened to one round and Lewis's win was declared unofficial.^[9]

In her senior season in 2008, Lewis again won the SEC Tournament and was selected SEC Golfer of the Year and SEC Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year. She was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America team for the second time and NGCA All-America for the fourth time.^[6]

Lewis graduated from Arkansas in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting.

As a member of U.S. Curtis Cup team in 2008, Lewis became the first player ever to go 5–0 in a single Curtis Cup. The 2008 edition was held at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland in late May and early June,^[10] and was her last competition as an amateur. The U.S. won 13 to 7 for a sixth consecutive victory over Great Britain & Ireland.^[11]

Professional career

Following the Curtis Cup victory, Lewis turned professional, prior to competing in sectional qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open. She won medalist honors in the Garland, Texas, sectional on June 9 to qualify for her first tournament as a professional. Lewis was tied for ninth after 36 holes and shot a 67 (−6) in the third round to lead the field, but a final round 78 (+5) left her tied for third, five strokes behind winner Inbee Park. She competed in seven events on the LPGA tour in 2008, with two top-10 finishes and earned over $247,000.^[12]

Before 2009, Lewis was not a member of the LPGA Tour or any other professional golf tour. She was eligible to play in the U.S. Women's Open after successfully competing in the sanctioned qualifying process. She then tried to earn her LPGA Tour card in 2008 through the use of sponsor's exemptions,^[13] but was not successful.

As a result, she went to sectional qualifying in September in California^[14] and advanced to the final stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in Florida in December, an event which garnered considerably more press coverage than normal, due to the presence of Michelle Wie. Lewis finished as the medalist for the five-round event, three shots ahead of the field and six in front of Wie, who finished in a tie for 7th place.^[15][16]

Lewis's first official professional victory came at the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship, a major, where she led the field for the first two rounds, and then held off current world number 1 and defending champion Yani Tseng to win by three strokes.^[17]

Lewis made her Solheim Cup debut in 2011, qualifying second for the U.S. team behind Cristie Kerr.

Lewis's endorsement deals include Mizuno Corp. golf clubs^[18] and Fila Golf apparel.^[19] She signed a sponsorship deal with KPMG in 2012.^[20]

In the 2012 season, Lewis won four tournaments, and became the first American player to win the LPGA Player of the Year award since Beth Daniel in 1994.^[21]

On March 17, 2013, by virtue of her win at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup in Arizona, Stacy Lewis unseated Yani Tseng to become the #1 ranked women's golfer in the world. The victory was her second of the season. Inbee Park overtook the number one position four weeks later, on April 15, 2013.

On August 4, 2013, Lewis won the 2013 Women's British Open for the first time, winning by two strokes over Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park, with a score of 280 (−8), making it her second major title.

Professional wins (10)

LPGA Tour wins (8*)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
-	Sep 9, 2007	LPGA NW Arkansas Championship* (as an amateur)	65 (1 round)	−7	1 stroke	Katherine Hull Teresa Lu Kristy McPherson	n/a
1	Apr 3, 2011	Kraft Nabisco Championship	66-69-71-69=275	−13	3 strokes	Yani Tseng	300,000
2	Apr 29, 2012	Mobile Bay LPGA Classic	68-67-67-69=271	−17	1 stroke	Lexi Thompson	187,500
3	Jun 3, 2012	ShopRite LPGA Classic	65-65-71=201	−12	4 strokes	Katherine Hull	225,000
4	Sep 23, 2012	Navistar LPGA Classic	66-70-65-69=270	−18	2 strokes	Lexi Thompson	195,000
5	Nov 4, 2012	Mizuno Classic1	71-70-64=205	−11	1 stroke	Bo-Mee Lee	180,000
6	Mar 3, 2013	HSBC Women's Champions	67-66-69-71=273	−15	1 stroke	Na Yeon Choi	210,000
7	Mar 17, 2013	RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup	68-65-68-64=265	−23	3 strokes	Ai Miyazato	225,000
8	Aug 4, 2013	Women's British Open	67-72-69-72=280	−8	2 strokes	Na Yeon Choi Hee Young Park	402,584

* Unofficial LPGA Tour win due to tournament being shortened to one round
¹Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Japan Tour.

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2012	Women's Australian Open	Julieta Granada, Jessica Korda, Brittany Lincicome, So Yeon Ryu, Hee Kyung Seo	Korda won with birdie on second extra hole.

Other wins (1)

• 2013 (1) Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Natalie Gulbis and Cristie Kerr), unofficial event

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2011	Kraft Nabisco Championship	2 shot deficit	−13 (66-69-71-69=275)	3 strokes	Yani Tseng
2013	Ricoh Women's British Open	1 shot deficit	−8 (67-72-69-72=280)	2 strokes	Na Yeon Choi, Hee Young Park

Results timeline

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

• Starts – 24
• Wins – 2
• 2nd place finishes – 1
• 3rd place finishes – 1
• Top 3 finishes – 4
• Top 5 finishes – 6
• Top 10 finishes – 10
• Top 25 finishes – 14
• Missed cuts – 2
• Most consecutive cuts made – 17
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

• Official as of November 24, 2013^[22]

* Includes matchplay and other events with no cut.
¹ Lewis turned professional in June 2008, but was not a member of the LPGA Tour until 2009.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2008 (winners)

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2011, 2013

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

• Official website
• Stacy Lewis at the LPGA Tour official site
• Arkansas Razorbacks.com - profile - Stacy Lewis

Awards
Preceded by Yani Tseng	World No. 1 Ranked Golfer March 18, 2013 – April 14, 2013	Succeeded by Inbee Park
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cristie Kerr	Best Female Golfer ESPY Award 2013	Succeeded by Incumbent

Stacy Lewis in the Solheim Cup v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 2011 Paula Creamer Vicky Hurst Juli Inkster Cristie Kerr Christina Kim Brittany Lang Stacy Lewis Brittany Lincicome Ryann O'Toole Morgan Pressel Angela Stanford Michelle Wie Rosie Jones (non-playing captain) Juli Inkster (playing assistant captain) Sherri Steinhauer (non-playing assistant captain) Lost: 13–15 v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 2013 Paula Creamer Cristie Kerr Jessica Korda Brittany Lang Stacy Lewis Brittany Lincicome Gerina Piller Morgan Pressel Lizette Salas Angela Stanford Lexi Thompson Michelle Wie Meg Mallon (non-playing captain) Laura Diaz (non-playing assistant captain) Dottie Pepper (non-playing assistant captain) Lost: 10–18