Jennifer Kupcho is a Major winner with multiple Solheim Cup appearances and even a win at Augusta National under her belt.
Get to know the LPGA Tour star better with these facts...
Jennifer Kupcho facts:
1. Jennifer Kupcho was born 14 May 1997, in Littelton, Colorado.
2. Kupcho won a host of titles whilst an amateur, including the 2014 Colorado Junior Stroke Play Championship, the 2015 CWGA Stroke Play Championship - which she retained for the next two years - the 2017 Canadian Women's Amateur.
3. She attended Wake Forest University, and was named the winner of the Honda Sports Award for golf when she was a junior.
4. Kupcho also won the 2018 NCAA Division I Golf Championship, and subsequently earned the 2018 NCAA Player of the Year.
5. She was the number one ranked women's amateur golfer in the world for a total of 34 weeks, which she first achieved in July 2018.
6. She played on the 2018 US Curtis Cup team alongside the likes of Lilia Vu and Andrea Lee. The Americans won 17-3, with Kupcho earning 3.5 points from her five matches.
7. Her biggest amateur win came at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019, where she played the last six holes in five-under-par to beat Maria Fassi.
Kupcho was the first winner of the Augusta National Women's Amateur
8. She earned her LPGA Tour card for the 2019 season through the LPGA Qualifying Tournament but deferred her playing status until the next year, instead opting to focus on finish her college career first. She eventually turned pro ahead of the 2019 US Women's Open
9. She finished T2nd at the 2019 Evian Championship just two months after turning pro.
10. She won her maiden professional title at the 2020 Colorado Women's Open, where she beat Carlota Ciganda by three to win the $50,000 first prize.
11. Her first LPGA Tour title came at a Major championship - the 2022 Chevron Championship. She beat Jessica Korda by two strokes.
Kupcho became a Major champion at the 2022 Chevron Championship
12. She set a new 54-hole record in her Chevron Championship win, with her 16-under-par three-round total of 200 beating the previous record by two.
13. The 2022 Chevron Championship was the final Major hosted at Mission Hills Country Club so she was the final player to jump into the original 'Poppie's Pond'.
14. She then won her second and third LPGA Tour titles in June and July of 2022.
15. She married her husband Jay Monahan (not the PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan) in February 2022. Monahan is a caddie on the LPGA Tour and currently loops for Allisen Corpuz. They tied the knot at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club in Arizona, where the couple met.
16. Kupcho has played on three Solheim Cup teams, in 2021, 2023 and 2024.
17. She made 12 eagles during the 2023 LPGA Tour season, the most of any player.
18. She has two holes-in-one on the LPGA Tour, coming at the 2021 US Women's Open and 2023 Meijer LPGA Classic.
19. Kupcho is sponsored by Ping and uses a full bag of the company's clubs. She is also sponsored by Titleist and uses a Pro V1 ball.
20. She has earned over $5m on the LPGA Tour.
| Born | May 14 1997, Littleton, Colorado, USA |
| College | Wake Forest |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour |
| LPGA wins | 3 |
| Major wins | 1 (2022 Chevron Championship) |
| Event | Tour | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Colorado Women's Open | Row 0 - Cell 1 | -16 (3 strokes) |
| 2022 Chevron Championship | Major | -14 (2 strokes) |
| 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic | LPGA Tour | -18 (playoff) |
| 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Lizette Salas) | LPGA Tour | -26 (5 strokes) |
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