Amy Olson
| Amy Olson | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Olson in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 10, 1992 Oxbow, North Dakota |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Fargo, North Dakota[1] |
| Spouse | Grant Olson |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| College | North Dakota State University |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2013) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 0 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T9: 2018 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T18: 2018 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2020 |
| Women's British Open | T28: 2018 |
| Evian Championship | T2: 2018 |
Amy Olson née Anderson (born July 10, 1992)[2] is an American former professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 2013 to 2023. She turned professional in 2013 after her collegiate career at North Dakota State University where she won an NCAA record 20 collegiate events.[3]
Amateur career
[edit]Anderson started playing golf at age 2 and won numerous local, state, and regional competitions with her most notable win coming in 2009 at the U.S. Girl's Junior at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey.[4] In 2011 she was the first woman to compete in the KX Bank of the West Amateur Tournament.[5]
College career
[edit]Anderson competed at North Dakota State University, where she led the women's golf program in scoring each of her four years.[6] She qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open while in college and held the first-round lead at The Broadmoor. She won 20 collegiate events, which beat Juli Inkster's NCAA record of 17 events.[3] In addition to her performance on the golf course, Anderson held a 3.97 GPA in accounting and won the Elite 89 Award as a sophomore, being the student-athlete with the highest GPA (4.0) at the national championship.[6]
Professional career
[edit]After completing her senior season at NDSU, Anderson turned professional and won Stage II of LPGA Qualifying school.[7] She gained her LPGA Tour card in June 2013 to be part of the rookie class in 2014.[8] Her best finish of the year came at the LPGA Lotte Championship in Hawaii, where she finished tied for 7th.[2]
In 2018, Olson made the final pairing at the ANA Inspiration, and picked up her first top-10 in a major there as she tied for 9th.[9][10] At The Evian Championship, Olson came close to making her first LPGA victory a major championship, but after at least sharing the lead for most of the final day, she lost to Angela Stanford on the 18th hole with a double bogey.[9][11] By the end of 2018, she posted a career-best four top-10 finishes in 24 starts, and passed the $1 million mark in career earnings with her T10 finish at the CME Group Tour Championship.[12]
Olson started her 2019 season sharing a five-way tie for tenth in the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open,[13] and a tie for fifth in the HSBC Women's World Championship.[14]
Olson announced her professional golf retirement on her X account on April 24, 2024.[15]
Personal life
[edit]She was born in Oxbow, North Dakota to Mark and Twyla Anderson. She has one sibling, Nathan Anderson, who competed on North Dakota State University's men's golf team. She was home schooled through high school before attending North Dakota State University herself at the age of 17.[16] As of 2017[update] she competes under her married name, Amy Olson.[5]
Olson is married to Grant Olson, the NDSU defensive coordinator. She is a Christian.[17] She found out on January 13, 2023, she is expecting their first child. She played the 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on July 6–9 at 7 months pregnant, before a planned maternity leave at 30 weeks.[1] That would be her last tournament before retiring in 2024. She gave birth to her daughter Carly Gray Olson in 2023.[15]
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T67 | T9 | T52 | T51 | T40 | CUT | |||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | 70 | CUT | CUT | T18 | CUT | T37 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | 63 | T52 | CUT | T2 | T12 | T60 | CUT | ||||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | 63 | T70 | T2 | T30 | NT | T60 | CUT | |||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T28 | CUT | T45 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 20 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2017 Evian – 2019 ANA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2012
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sarah Kellam (June 29, 2023). "Soon-To-Be #LPGAMOM Amy Olson Hopes to Inspire While Playing Pregnant at U.S. Women's Open". LPGA. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Amy Anderson". LPGA. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "NDSU, Anderson sweep titles in Summit League". Golfweek. April 25, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Anderson defeats Kim to win USGA Junior Girls". Amateurgolf.com. July 25, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Par for the course, NDSU golfer follows in Amy Anderson's footsteps". Valley News Live. Fargo, North Dakota. June 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Amy Anderson". North Dakota State athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Anderson medalist at 2nd stage of LPGA Q-School". Golfweek. October 11, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "New Kids on the Block: Amy Anderson" (video). LPGA. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ a b Mell, Randall (September 16, 2018). "Olson keeps positive attitude despite tough loss". Golf Channel.
- ^ "ANA Inspiration Leaderboard 2018". Golf Channel. April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Stanford wins Evian after Olson 3-putts". Golf Channel. September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Amy Olson – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Nelly Korda wins Women's Australian Open 2019: Final results, leaderboard". Cleveland.com. February 17, 2019.
- ^ "HSBC Women's World Championship". Golf Channel. March 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Nichols, Beth Ann (April 24, 2024). "Photos: LPGA's Amy Olson announces retirement". Golfweek. USA Today. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Klongerbo, Troy (October 2, 2012). "Amy Anderson – Chasing the Dream and the Record Books". US Golf TV. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Ackerman, Jon (December 15, 2020). "Golfer Amy Olson relies on Lord's strength, finishes runner-up at U.S. Open after father-in-law's death". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Amy Olson at the LPGA Tour official site
- Amy Olson at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Amy Anderson at the official North Dakota State University athletics site