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Sophia Popov
Rookie Year
2015
Age
31
Race for the Card
0.000

Started playing golf at the age of 5...Credits her brother as the individual who influenced her career the most...Hobbies include skiing, running, tennis and going to soccer games...Qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt...Has two siblings.

2020 in a Nutshell

  • Three events played on the Epson Tour $13,058 (35)
  • Made nine cuts in nine starts on the LPGA Tour winning them 2020 AIG Women's British Open as a non-member

Career Highlights

2019

  • 13 events, 13 cuts made, $50,098 (25)
  • Recorded nine top-10 finishes, including a season-best fourth place finish at the IOA Golf Classic
  • Made one cut in eight starts on the LPGA Tour

2018:

  • Three events, three cuts made,6,832 (105)
  • Recorded a season-best T10 finish at the Epson Classic
  • Made six cuts in 12 starts on the LPGA Tour, with a season-best result of T13 at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give

2017:

  • 20 events, 18 cuts made, $51,822 (14)
  • Recorded six top-10 finishes with a season-best runner-up result at the Tullymore Classic

2016:

  • 19 events played, 17 cuts made, $60,970 (14)
  • Recorded five top-10 finishes including a season-best runner-up finish at the Chico's Patty Berg Memorial and Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic.

Amateur Highlights

  • Finished T11 at the Final Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 12 for the 2015 LPGA season
  • Member of USC’s 2013 National Championship team
  • Finished her career at USC as only the program’s second four-time All-American
  • Her five career victories are tied for most in program history and 72.71 career stroke average is second-best at USC; finished as USC’s career leader in rounds in the 60’s (22)
  • Three-time All-Pac 12 First-Team selection (2011, 2013, 2014) and Second-Team selection (2012)
  • Earned NGCA and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors in 2011
  • Was a member of the 2009 European Junior Solheim Cup Team and represented Germany at the 2009 European Girls’ Team Championships
  • Was the top-ranked German junior golfer and won the 2010 International European Ladies Amateur Championship
  • Won the 2008 16-under German Championship Girls