Ally McDonald
American golfer

Ally McDonald

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25 October 1992(Tupelo, USA)
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Introduction

Ally McDonald (born October 25, 1992) is an American professional golfer and plays on the LPGA Tour.

McDonald was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and grew up in Fulton, Mississippi. She played college golf at Mississippi State University where she won five events.She also won the Mississippi State Amateur twice and the North and South Women's Amateur. She played on the winning U.S. teams in the 2013 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship and the 2014 Curtis Cup.

McDonald turned professional after graduating from college in 2015. She finished T-22 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a conditional LPGA Tour card for 2016. She played primarily on the Symetra Tour in 2016, finishing runner-up four times and finishing second on the money list. She has played full-time on the LPGA Tour since 2017. Her best finishes on the LPGA Tour are third at the 2018 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic.

In 2019, she was named to the 2019 Solheim Cup team to replace an injured Stacy Lewis.

Amateur wins

  • 2011 Big I National, Mississippi State Amateur
  • 2012 Mississippi State Amateur, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
  • 2013 NCAA Division 1 Central Regional, North and South Women's Amateur, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite
  • 2014 The Schooner Fall Classic, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite

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Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
ANA Inspiration CUT T6
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T10
Women's PGA Championship T46 CUT CUT
The Evian Championship T30 13 43 T11
Women's British Open T16 T28 T21
  Top 10
  Did not play

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 1 1 2 1
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 2 6 17 11
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2018 British – 2019 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2019 ANA – 2019 U.S. Open)

Team appearances

Amateur

  • The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing the United States): 2013 (winners)
  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2014 (winners)

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 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1 25.0
2019 4 1–3–0 0–1–0 lost to B. Law 2&1 0–1–0 lost w/ L. Salas 3&2 1–1–0 won w/ A. Yin 7&5
lost w/ A. Yin 2 dn
1 25.0