Madeline Szeryk (born 21 July 1996) is a Canadian professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.

Maddie Szeryk
Personal information
Full nameMadeline Szeryk
Born (1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 28)
Allen, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidenceDallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
CollegeTexas A&M University
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2022)
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour (joined 2019)
Professional wins1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT18: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2017
Women's British OpenCUT: 2023
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2023
Achievements and awards
SEC Freshman of the Year2015

Early life and amateur career

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Szeryk was born in Allen, Texas, to parents who relocated from London, Ontario shortly after being married, and holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship.[1] She got started with golf at the age of seven and was a long time member of Golf Canada's National Team Program.[2]

Szeryk's younger sister Ellie also became an elite amateur golfer, also representing Canada internationally.[3]

In 2013, she won the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Championship by 14 strokes over Brooke Henderson, and in 2017 she won the Women's Western Amateur. She represented Canada at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing and twice at the Espirito Santo Trophy.[4]

Szeryk played collegiate golf with the Texas A&M Aggies women's golf team at Texas A&M University between 2014 and 2018. She was SEC Freshman of the Year in 2015 and a three-time All-American. She won four tournaments and made hole-in-ones in her first and last collegiate events, before playing in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.[5]

Professional career

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Szeryk turned professional in the fall of 2018 and joined the Symetra Tour in 2019, where her best finish was runner-up at the 2019 Zimmer Biomet Championship, two strokes behind Nuria Iturrioz of Spain. She won the 2020 Kingwood Island Championship on the Women's All Pro Tour.[6]

In 2022, Szeryk joined the LPGA Tour after she finished T17 at LPGA Q-Series. By mid-2023, she climbed into the top-200 on the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time after she tied for 7th at the LPGA Drive On Championship.[7]

Half a year ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Szeryk sat 50th in the qualification rankings, on course to represent Canada alongside Brooke Henderson, in competition with Maude-Aimée LeBlanc and Alena Sharp.[8]

Amateur wins

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  • 2011 Signsational Signs Junior
  • 2013 CN Future Links Ontario Girls, Royale Cup Canadian Junior Championship
  • 2014 Thunderbird International Junior
  • 2015 Ontario Women's Amateur
  • 2016 Seminole Match Up
  • 2017 Dr Donnis Thompson Invitational, Women's Western Amateur, British Columbia Amateur
  • 2018 The Bruzzy Challenge, Dale McNamara Invitational

Source:[4]

Professional wins (1)

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Women's All Pro Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 11 Dec 2020 Kingwood Island Championship 69-70-67=206 −10 8 strokes   Annika Clark

Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Chevron Championship T18
Women's PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT
The Evian Championship NT CUT
Women's British Open CUT
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ Logan, Jason (23 March 2023). "Absence has made Maddie Szeryk's golf game grow stronger". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Maddie Szeryk: A Childhood Dream Realized". Golf Canada. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's Golf Roster". Texas A&M. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Maddie Szeryk". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's Golf Roster". Texas A&M. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Maddie Szeryk". Women's All Pro Tour. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Maddie Szeryk". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ^ "IGF – Paris 2024 Olympic Golf Ranking Women's Competition" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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