Sophia Popov
Sophia Popov | |
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Symetra Tour | |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Ladies European Tour | 1 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |
Chevron Championship | T44: 2022 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T23: 2020 |
U.S. Women's Open | T40: 2020 |
Women's British Open | Won: 2020 |
Evian Championship | T60: 2021 |
Sophia Popov (born 2 October 1992) is a German professional golfer.[5]
Personal life
Popov holds dual United States-German citizenship, having been born in the United States, and moved to Germany with her family when she was four years old.[3] Her paternal grandparents are Bulgarian.[6] On 11 June 2023, she and husband Max Mehles announced the birth of their daughter.[2]
Amateur career
As an amateur, she played college golf at the
International European Ladies Amateur Championship and played on the Junior Solheim Cup and Espirito Santo Trophy teams.[6]
Professional career
In 2015, Popov was part of the German broadcast team for German television during the Solheim Cup.[8]
Popov played on the
Symetra Tour between 2016 and 2020, where she had a best of four runner-up finishes: 2016 Chico's Patty Berg Memorial, 2016 Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic, 2017 Tullymore Classic and 2020 Founders Tribute at Longbow.[9][10] In 2016, she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open at CordeValle,[11] where she finished last of those making the cut, and in 2018 she played in the Women's PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes
, finishing tied for 57th place.
In February 2019, Popov came within a stroke of gaining a place on the
Marathon Classic. Prior to the Women's Open, Popov was ranked 304th in the world.[12]
Amateur wins
- 2008 European Ladies' Club Trophy (individual), German Girls Championship (Under-16)
- 2009 European Ladies' Club Trophy (individual)
- 2010 International European Ladies Amateur Championship, PAC 10-SEC Challenge
- 2011 PING/ASU Invitational, PAC-10 Championship
- 2012 Battle at Rancho Bernardo
- 2013 SDSU Farms Invitational
Professional wins (4)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 23 Aug 2020 | AIG Women's Open | −7 (70-72-67-68=277) | 2 strokes | Thidapa Suwannapura |
Cactus Tour wins (3)
- 2020 Event 14, Event 16, Event 20[14]
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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2020 | AIG Women's Open
|
3 shot lead | −7 (70-72-67-68=277) | 2 strokes | Thidapa Suwannapura |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T60 | T44 | CUT | |||||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | 72 | T40 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T57 | T23 | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
The Evian Championship | NT | T60 | CUT | |||||||||||
Women's British Open | 67 | 1 | CUT | CUT |
Win
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2008. 2009[15]
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2009
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Germany): 2010, 2012
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2011, 2013, 2014
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Continent of Europe): 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2021 (winners)
Solheim Cup record
Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
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Career | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2021 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to M. Khang 3&2 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 lost w/ C. Ciganda 1 dn lost w/ C. Boutier 3&1 |
0 | 0.0 |
References
- ^ "Sophia Popov". Golfdata. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Kellam, Sarah (11 June 2023). "Sophia Popov Becomes Latest LPGAMom". LPGA. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Sophia Popov Makes Pro Debut in Germany". Ladies European Tour. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "In The Winner's Circle With Sophia Popov". LPGA. 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Sophia Popov LPGA Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Players at the Lalla Aïcha Tour School PQ A: Sophia Popov". LET Access Series. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "USC Nails Down Spot Into 3rd Straight NCAA Match Play Bracket". University of Southern California. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Healthier Sophia Popov Ready for 2016". LPGA. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Sophia Popov – Results". Symetra Tour. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "The Path to LPGA Qualifying School Stage III - Sophia Popov". LPGA. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Monaco, Lou. "Southwest Florida golf: Naples' Sophia Popov qualifies for U.S. Women's Open". Naples Daily News. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Scrivener, Peter (23 August 2020). "Women's Open: Sophia Popov wins at Royal Troon by two shots". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Sophia Popov". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "The Cactus Tour".
- ^ "Mannschafts-Europameisterschaften, Mädschen" (PDF). golf.de, German Golf Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
External links
- Sophia Popov at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Sophia Popov at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- USC Trojans – Sophia Popov