Introduction
Marina Alex (born August 2, 1990) is an American professional golfer.
Alex played college golf at Vanderbilt University. She won one tournament, the 2010 SEC Championship. She qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur but missed the cut.
Alex turned professional in 2012 following the NCAA Championship. She played on the Symetra Tour in 2012 and 2013 with a best finish of second at the 2013 Four Winds Invitational. She finished third on the money list in 2013 to earn an LPGA Tour card for 2014.
Alex has played on the LPGA Tour since 2014 and won her first event at the 2018 Cambia Portland Classic.
Amateur wins
- 2010 SEC Women's Championship
Source:
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 2018 | Cambia Portland Classic | 62-71-71-65=269 | −19 | 4 strokes | Georgia Hall | 195,000 |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T51 | T56 | T21 | T25 | T71 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T20 | CUT | T11 | T27 | CUT | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T53 | T26 | T25 | T18 | T37 | |||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T29 | T38 | T52 | T26 | 58 | 16 | |||||
| Women's British Open | T9 | T36 | T60 | T43 | T28 | T16 | |||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 25 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2016 British – 2019 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2019
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 4 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1–1–2 | 0–1–0 lost to S. Pettersen 1 dn | 1–0–1 halved w/ M. Pressel won w/ M. Pressel 2&1 |
0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson | 2 | 50.0 |