Sophia Popov
German professional golfer
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Popov in 2019
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Personal information | |
Born |
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1992-10-02
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2 October 1992
(age
30)
[1]
Boston , Massachusetts , U.S. [2] [3] |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Sporting nationality |
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Residence | Weingarten , Germany |
Spouse | Max Mehles [4] |
Children | 1 [4] |
Career | |
College | Southern California |
Turned professional | 2014 [2] |
Current tour(s) |
LPGA Tour
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) |
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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. [2] Her paternal grandparents are Bulgarian. [6] On 11 June 2023, she and husband Max Mehles announced the birth of their daughter. [4]
Amateur career
As an amateur, she played college golf at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles . [7] She won the 2010 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 LPGA Tour for the 2019 season via the qualifying school . In 2020, with the LPGA and Symetra tours being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic , she won three tournaments on the Cactus Tour , a mini-tour based in Arizona. She followed that up with victory in the AIG Women's Open at Royal Troon , having qualified by means of a high finish at 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 |
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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 |
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Results timeline
Results generally not in chronological order.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Chevron Championship | T60 | T44 | ||||||||||
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 |
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 .
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 3 Kellam, Sarah (11 June 2023). "Sophia Popov Becomes Latest LPGAMom" . LPGA . Retrieved 7 August 2023 .
- 1 2 "Sophia Popov LPGA Bio" . LPGA . Retrieved 21 August 2020 .
- 1 2 "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 Tour official site
- Sophia Popov at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- USC Trojans – Sophia Popov
Women's British Open
champions
(major era only)
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† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire
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Won
: 15–13
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