Olivia Mehaffey
Personal information | |
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Born | Banbridge, Northern Ireland | 9 October 1998
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Tandragee, Northern Ireland |
Career | |
College | Arizona State University |
Turned professional | 2021 |
Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2022) |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T74: 2020 |
Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2018, 2020 |
Women's British Open | CUT: 2016, 2017, 2020 |
Evian Championship | DNP |
Olivia Mehaffey (born 9 October 1998) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on the Ladies European Tour.[1]
Amateur career
Mehaffey enjoyed a very successful amateur career and reached a rank of No. 5 in the
In 2014, she won the Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship and played in the
Mehaffey played in the Curtis Cup twice, and in 2016 at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club outside of Dublin helped lead the Great Britain & Ireland team to victory after going 3-1-1.[2]
In 2016, Mehaffey along with Leona Maguire and Annabel Wilson won the third place bronze medal for Ireland in the 2016 Espirito Santo Trophy held at Mayakoba El Camaleon Golf Club in Mexico.[4]
Mehaffey joined
Mehaffey's amateur pedigree earned her spots in two
Professional career
Mehaffey turned professional after the spring semester in 2021 and made her
She joined the 2022 Ladies European Tour after finishing 24th at LET Q-School. The best finish in her rookie season was 9th place at the Madrid Ladies Open. She withdrew during the Skaftö Open and took the second half of the season off to process the grief after her father died of cancer.[10]
In 2023, she shot an 8-under 64 to take the lead after the first day of the Amundi German Masters, ultimately finishing in a tie for 12th.[11] Two weeks later she shot a 9-under 207 at the Ladies Finnish Open to finish in a tie for 3rd, her best professional result so far.
Amateur wins
- 2014 Irish Girls U18 Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2015 Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2016 Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship
- 2018 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
- 2019 Bruin Wave Invitational, Pac-12 Championship, NCAA Norman Regional
Source:[3]
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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ANA Inspiration
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T74 | |||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
Women's PGA Championship | ||||||
The Evian Championship | NT | |||||
Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Young Masters (representing Ireland): 2011, 2012, 2013
- Junior Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013
- Youth Olympic Games (representing Ireland): 2014
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2015
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2015, 2017
- Girls Home Internationals (representing Ireland): 2012, 2015
- Women's Home Internationals (representing Ireland): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 2011, 2012, 2013
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[12]
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2016 (winners), 2018
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Ireland): 2016
- Arnold Palmer Cup (representing the International team): 2018, 2020 (winners)
- Astor Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2019
References
- ^ "Big changes spell bright future for Olivia Mehaffey". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Women's Golf Roster: Olivia Mehaffey". Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Olivia Mehaffey". World Amateur Golf Rankings. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "27th Espirito Santo Trophy". IGF. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Bio: Olivia Mehaffey". USGA. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Olivia Mehaffey Biography". Augusta National Women's Amateur. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Olivia Mehaffey: Northern Ireland woman to turn professional later this month after NCAA Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Wise Words From Olivia Mehaffey Ahead of Professional LPGA Tour Debut". LPGA. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Belfast, Tempe Roads Take Olivia Mehaffey Where She Belongs". LPGA. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (22 January 2023). "Olivia Mehaffey is finding her way back after grief brought on a breakdown". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Keogh, Brian (16 June 2023). "Olivia Mehaffey fires a sensational 64 at the German Masters". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Olivia Mehaffey at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Olivia Mehaffey at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site