Gaby López | |
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López in 2021 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Maria Gabriela López Butron |
Born | (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 31) Mexico City, Mexico |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Sporting nationality | Mexico |
Career | |
College | University of Arkansas |
Turned professional | 2015 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 3 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T25: 2021 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T9: 2020 |
U.S. Women's Open | T11: 2016 |
Women's British Open | T29: 2021 |
Evian Championship | T3: 2023 |
Maria Gabriela López Butron (9 November 1993) is a Mexican professional golfer.
Amateur career
López played college golf at the University of Arkansas where she won three events and was individual runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship for the University of Arkansas.
Professional career
López began playing on the LPGA Tour in 2016 after finishing T-10 at 2015 qualifying school.
López qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and finished 31st.
On 10 November 2018, López won her first LPGA Tour event at the Blue Bay LPGA.
López placed 23rd at the women's Olympic golf tournament in Tokyo 2020.
Amateur wins
- 2010 Callaway Junior World (Girls 15–17), Mayakoba Junior Classic
- 2011 Campeonato Nacional Infantil/Juvenil
- 2012 Copa Yucatan Ladies, Campeonato Nacional Interzonas LII
- 2013 Westbrook Invitational
- 2014 Mexican Amateur, LSU Tiger Classic, Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Source:
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | 10 Nov 2018 | Blue Bay LPGA | 70-71-66-73=280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Ariya Jutanugarn | 315,000 |
2 | 20 Jan 2020 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | 65-69-71-66=271 | −13 | Playoff | Nasa Hataoka Inbee Park |
180,000 |
3 | 4 Sep 2022 | Dana Open | 67-70-66-63=266 | −18 | 1 stroke | Megan Khang | 262,500 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2020 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | Nasa Hataoka Inbee Park |
Won with birdie on seventh extra hole Park eliminated by par on third hole |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
! Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | T55 | T35 | T59 | ||||
Women's PGA Championship | T58 | T29 | T40 | CUT | T9 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T11 | CUT | CUT | T30 | T46 | ||
The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | T18 | T61 | 61 | NT | ||||
Women's British Open | T37 | CUT | CUT | T59 |
! Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Chevron Championship | T25 | CUT | T28 | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | T41 | CUT | T27 | T39 |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T40 | CUT | T14 |
The Evian Championship | T27 | T3 | T26 | |
Women's British Open | T29 | T58 | T40 | T49 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Top 10 Did not playCUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 29 |
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | Ranking | Source |
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2014 | 486 | |
2015 | 439 | |
2016 | 84 | |
2017 | 115 | |
2018 | 90 | |
2019 | 56 | |
2020 | 56 | |
2021 | 54 | |
2022 | 37 | |
2023 | 46 |
Team appearances
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Mexico): 2010, 2014
References
- "Golf: Lopez Gaby". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- "Arkansas' Lopez (66) falls one shot short". Golf Channel. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Gabriela Lopez profile". Arkansas Razorbacks. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "Stacy Lewis & Gaby Lopez Excited About Being Back In Arkansas". ArkLaTexhomepage.com. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "Gaby Lopez bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- Leadbetter, Hally (25 June 2016). "Mexico's Gaby Lopez Readies for the Rio Olympics". Golf For Her. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "Se caen en el último día…". Sportspedia México. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "Gaby López and María Fassi debuted at Tokyo 2020 golf: result". Sport-Journal.com. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Gabriela Lopez". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Gaby López at the LPGA Tour official site
- Gaby López at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
Olympic Games | ||
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Preceded byGermán Madrazo | Flagbearer for Mexico (with Rommel Pacheco) Tokyo 2020 |
Succeeded byDonovan Carrillo and Sarah Schleper |
2024 Mexico Summer Olympics team | |
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