Kaitlyn Papp

Kaitlyn Papp
Personal information
Bornc. 1998
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Career
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2020
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2022, 2024
U.S. Women's OpenT9: 2020
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Kaitlyn Papp (born c. 1998) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

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Papp competed for the Texas Longhorns golf team, where she was a two-time First Team All-American.[1][2]

In 2016, Papp teamed with Hailee Cooper to win the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball.[3] She played on the U.S. teams in the Junior Solheim Cup (2015, 2017), Junior Ryder Cup (2016), and Arnold Palmer Cup (2018, 2019).[4]

Papp earned low amateur honors at the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, finishing tied for 9th.[5] During the tournament, her college coach was her caddie.[6]

Professional career

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Papp turned professional in June 2021.[4] She earned her card for the 2022 LPGA Tour through qualifying school.[7]

Amateur wins

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  • 2014 The PING Invitational
  • 2015 AJGA Girls Championship
  • 2018 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, Dr Donnis Thompson Invitational

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Results in LPGA majors

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Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT T9 CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT
The Evian Championship NT
Women's British Open
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

U.S. national team appearances

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Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Julie (December 9, 2020). "U.S. Women's Open is a home game and a reunion for Longhorns Kaitlyn Papp, Agathe Laisne". Golfweek.
  2. ^ "Kaitlyn Papp". Texas Longhorns Athletics.
  3. ^ "The USGA adds 20 amateurs to the U.S. Women's Open field". AmateurGolf.com. November 12, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Kaitlyn Papp". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
  5. ^ Williams, Julie (December 14, 2020). "With a top-10 finish, Kaitlyn Papp earns low-am honors and a U.S. Women's Open return". Golfweek.
  6. ^ Piastowski, Nick (December 13, 2020). "'I'm not sure I've ever seen that': Golfer's 'unusual' tee shot routine". Golf.com.
  7. ^ "2021 LPGA Q-Series". LPGA. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016.
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