Sophia Marie Schubert (born January 31, 1996) is an American

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Education

Schubert majored in Sport management at the University of Texas.

Amateur career

Schubert won the 2017

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, defeating the number-3 ranked amateur player in the world and former Olympian,

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, in the final. Schubert competed for the Texas Longhorns and became the first Longhorn to win the U.S. Women's Amateur since

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in 1996. Schubert was caddied by her coach at Texas, Ryan Murphy. She previously competed for the

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and at

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during her freshman year in college before transferring to Texas. Schubert turned professional in 2018 and made her pro debut at the 2018

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on the LPGA Tour. She began playing on the

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in 2019. Schubert won her first professional event at the 2021 Carolina Golf Classic on the Symetra Tour.

Personal life

In her early childhood, Schubert began playing golf at the age of four when her mother registered her and her sister for golf lessons. Later in life, she sought a new hobby aside from golf and began taking flying lessons at the McGhee Tyson Airport, which was only 20 minutes away from her home in Oak Ridge. As of November 2022, she had been flying for five months with the goal of obtaining her pilot's license within the next year. After she obtains her pilot's license, she wants to get her own plane. Her ultimate aspiration is to fly herself to tournaments, like Arnold Palmer and

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once did.

Amateur wins

*2012 AJGA Music City Junior Girls *2013 PNC Bank Junior Championship *2014 Under Armour - Scott Stallings Championship, The Alamo Invitational *2017 Lady Buckeye Invitational,

, Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite Source

Professional wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (1)

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Carolina Golf Classic

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

LPGA Tour career summary

^ Official as of July 22, 2023
* Includes match play and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year. ^ as of July 17, 2023

Team appearances

Amateur * Curtis Cup (representing the United States):

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(winners) * Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the United States):

(winners)

References

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