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American professional golfer

Bailey Tardy
Personal information
Full nameMadison Bailey Tardy
Born (1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 (age 28)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidencePeachtree Corners, Georgia
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2023)
Former tour(s)Epson Tour (joined 2019)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2023, 2024
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2023, 2024
U.S. Women's OpenT4: 2023
Women's British OpenT78: 2024
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2023, 2024
Achievements and awards
SEC Freshman of the Year2016

Madison Bailey Tardy (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player.

Early life, college and amateur career

Tardy enjoyed a successful junior career, and was an AJGA Rolex All-American in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and also competed in the Wyndham Cup each of those years. She played in the 2013 Symetra Tour Championship where she finished tied 27th, and was medalist at the 2013 U.S. Girls' Junior.

Tardy qualified for the U.S. Women's Open in 2014, 2016 and 2017 while still an amateur. In 2017, she was tied 13th after shooting an opening 70, but missed the cut following a second round 82. She also won the 2015 North and South Women's Amateur. In 2018, she finished as low amateur at the Georgia Women's Open, placing third overall after shooting a 2-under 142, and won the Georgia State Amateur wire-to-wire by an eight-stroke gap after shooting an 8-under 208.

Tardy played collegiate golf at the University of Georgia and was named the 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year. She played in the 2016 Curtis Cup alongside Andrea Lee and finished with a 3–2 record, although Great Britain and Ireland won 11.5–8.5 at Dún Laoghaire Golf Club in Ireland.

Professional career

Tardy turned professional following the fall semester in 2018 after she earned Epson Tour membership at LPGA Q-Series, but did remain in school to graduate from UGA in May 2019.

She finished sixth on the 2020 money list, narrowly missing out on LPGA Tour promotion by just $343. In 2021, her first professional win came with a three-shot victory at the Copper Rock Championship, but she again missed out on promotion, finishing 12th on the money list with 10 cards on offer. In 2022, she recorded four top-five finishes on the Epson Tour before finally earning her LPGA card by finishing second at LPGA Q-Series.

In her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, she held the second round lead at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open before finishing tied 4th, collecting $482,136.

On March 10, 2024, Tardy won her first LPGA title at the Blue Bay LPGA by 4 strokes over Sarah Schmelzel. In November 2024, Tardy won Rolex First-Time Winners award, recognized wins her first tournament on the LPGA Tour.

Amateur wins

  • 2012 AJGA Junior at River Landing, Junior All-Star at Ocala
  • 2013 Georgia Junior Championship, Arrowhead Junior at The Bluffs, Trusted Choice Big I National Championship
  • 2015 North and South Women's Amateur, Windy City Collegiate Championship
  • 2016 NCAA Bryan Regional
  • 2018 Georgia Women's State Amateur

Source:

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 Mar 10, 2024 Blue Bay LPGA 68-70-66-65=269 −19 4 strokes United States Sarah Schmelzel 330,000

Epson Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Apr 24, 2021 Copper Rock Championship −10 (66–70–70=206) 3 strokes Canada Maude-Aimée LeBlanc
United States Samantha Wagner

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

! Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Chevron Championship CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT T4 CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT
The Evian Championship NT CUT CUT
Women's British Open CUT T78
  Top 10   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 0
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 1
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 1 13 2

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nds 3rds Top
10s		 Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2014 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 79.50 n/a
2015 Did not play
2016 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 79.00 n/a
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 76.00 n/a
2018 Did not play
2019 Did not play
2020 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 72.50 n/a
2021 Did not play
2022 Did not play
2023 21 12 0 0 0 1 T4 581,491 51 72.54 123
2024 23 8 1 0 0 3 1 652,086 60 72.39 123
Totals^ 44 (2023) 20 (2023) 1 0 0 4 1 1,233,577 286

^ Official as of 2024 season
* 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 Ranking Source
2019 831
2020 510
2021 442
2022 442
2023 170
2024 120^

^As of September 2, 2024

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Women's Golf Roster: Bailey Tardy". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. Fleming, Ben (July 9, 2023). "11 Things You Didn't Know About Bailey Tardy". Golf Monthly. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. Paisley, Kent (July 9, 2023). "Bailey Tardy once missed earning her LPGA card by $343, now has chance to win $2 million in U.S. Women's Open". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  4. Milko, Jack (July 9, 2023). "Bailey Tardy the latest Georgia Bulldog to leave a mark on golf amid U.S. Women's Open". SB Nation. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  5. Baggs, Mercer (July 7, 2023). "Mid tough rookie year, dog loving, procrastinating Bailey Tardy leads USWO". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  6. "Bailey Tardy gets 1st LPGA Tour win with victory at Blue Bay". ESPN. Associated Press. March 10, 2024.
  7. "Award Winners Recognized at 2024 Rolex LPGA Awards". LPGA. November 21, 2024.
  8. "Bailey Tardy". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  9. "Bailey Tardy stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  10. "Bailey Tardy results". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  11. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". September 3, 2024.

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