Polly Annika Mack (born 26 February 1999) is a German professional golfer and member of the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour.[1] She won the 2023 LET Q-School at La Manga.
| Polly Mack | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Polly Annika Mack | ||||||
| Born | 26 February 1999 Berlin, Germany | ||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Germany | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Alabama | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2022 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2023) Ladies European Tour (joined 2023) | ||||||
| Former tour(s) | Epson Tour (joined 2022) | ||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||
| Chevron Championship | CUT: 2023, 2024 | ||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2024 | ||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||||||
| Women's British Open | DNP | ||||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Amateur career
editIn 2016, Mack was the German National Champion and won the RB German Junior Championship, to finish first in the German Junior Golf Tour rankings.[2]
Mack competed for the German National team between 2017 and 2021.[3] She appeared at the European Ladies' Team Championship three times, finishing 5th in 2018 and 4th in 2019.[4]
Mack accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and played with the UNLV Rebels women's golf team for two seasons between 2017 and 2019. She had an outstanding freshman campaign and became the first Rebel to earn both Mountain West Player and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season. She recorded two career individual tournament wins.[2]
She then transferred to the University of Alabama and played with the Alabama Crimson Tide women's golf team for three seasons between 2019 and 2022.[5] In 2022, she won twice and played in the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships, after she became the first Crimson Tide player to win an NCAA regional since Stephanie Meadow in 2013.[6]
Professional career
editMack turned professional after graduating in 2022 and joined the Epson Tour mid-season. She made eight cuts in 11 events and finished 32nd in the rankings, recording two top-10s including a season-best solo third place at the French Lick Charity Championship.[1] She finished 4th at the Amundi German Masters, tied with Linn Grant, two strokes behind Maja Stark.[7][8]
Mack secured a place on the 2023 LPGA Tour by finishing T15 at Q-Series and on the 2023 Ladies European Tour by winning the LET Q-School at La Manga in Spain, alongside compatriot Alexandra Försterling.[9][10]
Amateur wins
edit- 2016 RB German Junior, German National Amateur
- 2019 Battle at Boulder Creek I, Mountain View Collegiate
- 2022 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, NCAA Franklin Regional
Source:[11]
Results in LPGA majors
edit| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship | ||
| Women's British Open |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2018, 2019, 2021
Source:[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Polly Mack Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Women's Golf Roster". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Polly Mack - National Team Damen". Deutscher Golf Verband. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "European Ladies' Team Championship Results". EGA. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster". The University of Alabama. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Tony Tsoukalas (11 May 2022). "Alabama Women's Golf Advances to National Championship as Polly Mack Wins Regional Title". Bama Central. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "2022 Amundi German Masters". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Ulrike Krieger (2 July 2022). "Berlinerin träumt von Golf-Olympia" (in German). BZ Berlin. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "2023 LPGA Tour Rookies". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Eight-round Q-Series gauntlet ends with 46 players securing LPGA status for 2023". Golfweek. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Polly Mack". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links
edit- Polly Mack on Instagram
- Polly Mack at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Polly Mack at the LPGA Tour official site
- Polly Mack at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site