Mariah Stackhouse
Stackhouse at the 2022 Dana Open
Personal information
Full nameMariah Imani Stackhouse
Born (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeStanford University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship77th: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT33: 2021
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2011, 2013, 2019
Women's British OpenCUT: 2018, 2019
Evian ChampionshipT68: 2017

Mariah Stackhouse (born March 4, 1994)[1] is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Stackhouse is a graduate of Stanford University, where she was a four-year All-American, and majored in communications. She helped the Cardinal to an NCAA title in 2015. In 2011, at the age of 17, she became the youngest African American woman to earn a spot in the field at the U.S. Open. In 2014, she became the first African American woman to make the Curtis Cup team, which the United States won that year.[2]

Early life and amateur career

Stackhouse is the daughter of Ken Stackhouse, formerly a partner in an architectural firm, and Sharon Stackhouse, a hospital administrator.[3]

When Stackhouse was a 2-year old, her father cut down a set of golf clubs for her. "I began to practice alongside him, and he never stopped taking me. I guess I developed a liking for the game, I kept practicing, and here I am now," says Stackhouse.[4] She played in her first tournament at age 6 and tied for first.[2]

Stackhouse graduated from North Clayton High School in Riverdale, GA, where she was elected class president two years in a row.[5]

In 2013 as a freshman at Stanford, Stackhouse shot a 61 at the Peg Barnard Invitational Tournament which set an NCAA scoring record. Her round of 61 included a front nine score of 26 (−9).[6]

At the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship, Stackhouse finished 6th in the individual competition and led her team to the team title.

Professional career

2016–Present

Stackhouse qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing in a tie for 21st at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament to earn Priority List Category 17 status for the 2017 LPGA season.[7] In making her professional debut in the Portland Classic in June 2016, she became the seventh African American woman to earn a LPGA Tour card.[8]

In the 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic, Stackhouse finished in 7th place, her best showing at that point in her professional career.[9] On June 9, 2019 she started in the final group at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and finished tied for 5th, a career best.[10]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Chevron Championship CUT 77
Women's PGA Championship CUT T43 T65
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT
The Evian Championship ^ T68 CUT CUT NT
Women's British Open CUT CUT
Tournament 2021 2022 2023
Chevron Championship
Women's PGA Championship T33 CUT T52
U.S. Women's Open
The Evian Championship ^
Women's British Open

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  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 2 1
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 6

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nds 3rds Top 10s Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2011 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 – 81.50 n/a
2012 Did not play
2013 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 – 78.50 n/a
2014 2 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 – 73.00 n/a
2015 Did not play
2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 T47 0 – 72.00 n/a
2017 15 7 0 0 0 1 T8 81,678 114 71.83 82
2018 26 20 0 0 0 2 T7 273,260 67 71.93 77
2019 20 8 0 0 0 1 T5 127,365 100 72.54 125
2020 10 6 0 0 0 1 T5 89,463 89 71.93 64
2021 16 3 0 0 0 0 T33 39,724 139 73.61 147
2022 10 3 0 0 0 0 39 11,772 180 72.75 136
2023 10 3 0 0 0 0 T23 53,722 156 72.96 n/a

* 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		 Notes
2016 674 [12]
2017 313 [13]
2018 137 [14]
2019 197 [15]
2020 214 [16]
2021 311 [17]
2022 658 [18]
2023 527 [19]

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Mariah Stackhouse Official Website". Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Golf Prodigy Mariah Stackhouse Makes Professional Debut". Golf Magazine. June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Hiskey, Michelle (July 2, 2011). "Could the lone African-American player in the U.S. Women's Open be a trailblazer for others?". USGA.
  4. ^ "Teen Golfer: Don't Compare Me To Tiger". NPR. July 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mariah Stackhouse has potential to become golf's next big thing". Sports Illustrated. May 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Williams, Julie (February 18, 2013). "Stackhouse sets NCAA scoring record with 61". Golfweek. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Mariah Stackhouse – Bio". LPGA. June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "Four Black Women Now Permeate The LPGA Tour". African American Golfer's Digest. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Hayes, Marcus (June 10, 2018). "Mariah Stackhouse inspires at ShopRite LPGA Classic en route to career-best finish". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  10. ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (June 9, 2019). "Lexi Thompson drains eagle putt on 18th hole to win ShopRite LPGA Classic". Golfweek.
  11. ^ "Mariah Stackhouse – Results". LPGA. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  18. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  19. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.

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