Caley McGinty (born 25 September 2000) is an English

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and

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player. She won the

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in 2021 and 2022.

Early life

McGinty was born in

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

in 2000 and she started playing golf at 7 years old, when she picked up a set of clubs at the encouragement of her brother. She was educated at Oasis Academy Brislington.

Amateur career

McGinty represented England in amateur golf between 2019 and 2024, including playing in the

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...

and

Espirito Santo Trophy The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fren ...

twice, and winning the

twice, in 2021 and 2022. She won her singles match against

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in the 2021 final by 6 and 5. McGinty played college golf for two years at

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from 2019 to 2021. In 2021, she won the

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Championship and was named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year. She transferred to

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for the 2021–22 season and took

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's place on the team after the coach that recruited her to Kent State became the new head coach at Oklahoma State. She then spent the next two seasons at

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where she was named All-American and 2024 OSU Scholar Athlete. McGinty made her major debut at the

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as the highest ranked women in the

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from Great Britain and Ireland.

Professional career

McGinty turned professional after graduation in mid-2024. In December 2024, she earned her

card for 2025 by finishing T-21 at the

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Amateur wins

*2019 The Frilford Bowl *2021 Sunshine Shootout, Clemson Invitational, Mid-American Conference Championship, The Schooner Fall Classic, Jim West Challenge *2023 Abierto Sudamericano Amateur, Westbrook Invitational *2024 Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational Source:

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

(representing England):

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(winners),

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

(winners),

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Women's Home Internationals The Women's Home Internationals were an amateur team golf championship for women contested between the four Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where Ireland was represented by the whole island of Ireland on an All-Ireland basi ...

(representing England): 2021 (winners) *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

(representing England):

Arnold Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. It is named for Arnold Palmer. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The ...

(representing the International team):

Vagliano Trophy The Vagliano Trophy is a biennial women's amateur golf tournament. It is co-organised by The R&A and the European Golf Association and is contested by teams representing "Great Britain and Ireland" and the "Continent of Europe". It is played in o ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023 Source:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McGinty, Caley English female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Kent State Golden Flashes women's golfers Oklahoma State Cowgirls golfers Ohio State Buckeyes women's golfers Golfers from Bristol 2000 births Living people 21st-century English sportswomen