Elizabeth Szokol

Elizabeth Szokol
Personal information
Born	(1995-06-17) June 17, 1995 (age 29) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Northwestern University University of Virginia
Turned professional	2017
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2019)
Former tour(s)	Symetra Tour (joined 2017)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
Epson Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	CUT: 2020, 2023, 2024
Women's PGA C'ship	T48: 2020
U.S. Women's Open	CUT: 2021, 2024
Women's British Open	T26: 2021
Evian Championship	T29: 2021

Elizabeth Nicole Szokol (born June 17, 1995) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour member.[1]

Early life, college and amateur career

Szokol grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. An injury-prone athlete, she experienced her first knee surgery at age 12 after playing softball and tennis. The injury downtime helped her discover golf, which she took up at 14. She led her high school team to the 2010 Illinois State Championship. In 2012 she became the Illinois Women's Amateur Champion.[2]

Szokol attended Northwestern University between 2012 and 2014. In her sophomore year she made the Academic All-Big Ten and the Second Team All-Big Ten. At the 2013 Big Ten Championships, she helped the Wildcats tie for first and claim a share of the first Big Ten Conference title in program history. For her junior year she transferred to the University of Virginia and continued excelling, named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Golf All-Academic Team her senior year.[3][4]

Professional career

Szokol turned professional in 2017 and joined the Symetra Tour. In her rookie season she recorded six top-10 finishes including a runner-up result at the Four Winds Invitational. In 2018, she recorded seven top-10 finishes including her first professional victory at the IOA Invitational, where she finished 4 strokes ahead of Pajaree Anannarukarn in second place. She finished fourth on the Symetra Tour Official Money List to earn membership for the LPGA Tour for the 2019 season.[5]

In her rookie year on the LPGA Tour she made 10 cuts in 20 starts. Her best finish was a tie for sixth at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open.

In 2021, she recorded three top-10 finishes including a runner-up at the Marathon Classic in Ohio, and 3rd at the Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey, after which she rose into the top-100 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time. She finished the season 44th on the LPGA Tour Money List.[1]

Amateur wins

• 2012 Illinois Women's Amateur Champion
• 2016 NCAA Stanford Regional

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 22, 2023	Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Cheyenne Knight)	69-61-62-65=257	−23	1 stroke	Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan

Symetra Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	May 6, 2018	IOA Invitational	−4 (71-73-68=212)	4 strokes	Pajaree Anannarukarn

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship		CUT			CUT	CUT
U.S. Women's Open			CUT			CUT
Women's PGA Championship	CUT	T48	CUT	T54	T71	T52
The Evian Championship		NT	T29		T54	T60
Women's British Open		T32	T26

  Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	8

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2019	20	10	0	0	0	1	T6	105,814	108	71.91	91
2020	14	7	0	0	0	0	11	110,873	83	72.26	79
2021	23	13	0	1	1	3	T2	530,570	39	71.52	78
2022	13	6	0	0	0	1	T4	131,874	108	71.83	95
2023	20	13	1	0	0	3	1	536,094	55	71.81	90
2024	22	12	0	0	0	0	T30	165,358	107	72.31	115
Totals^	112	58	1	1	1	8	1	1,580,583	245

^ Official as of 2024 season[6][7][8]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	World ranking	Source
2017	479	[9]
2018	332	[10]
2019	270	[11]
2020	204	[12]
2021	83	[13]
2022	149	[14]
2023	207	[15]
2024	245	[16]

References

1. "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
2. "Elizabeth Szokol: My Journey - Awareness". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
3. "Elizabeth Szokol". University of Virginia Sports. April 28, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
4. "Women's Golf Roster". NU Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
5. "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
6. "Elizabeth Szokol stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
7. "Elizabeth Szokol results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
8. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2024.

External links

• Elizabeth Szokol at the LPGA Tour official site
• Elizabeth Szokol at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site