Ally McDonald

Ally Ewing née McDonald (born October 25, 1992) is an American professional golfer and plays on the LPGA Tour.

Ally Ewing
Personal information
Born (1992-10-25) October 25, 1992
Tupelo, Mississippi
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Nationality United States
ResidenceFulton, Mississippi
Career
CollegeMississippi State University
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT6: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT13: 2020
U.S. Women's OpenT10: 2019
Women's British OpenT16: 2017
Evian ChampionshipT11: 2019

McDonald was born in Tupelo, Mississippi and grew up in Fulton, Mississippi.[1] She played college golf at Mississippi State University where she won five events.[2] She also won the Mississippi State Amateur twice[3] and the North and South Women's Amateur. She played on the winning U.S. teams in the 2013 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship and the 2014 Curtis Cup.

McDonald turned professional after graduating from college in 2015. She finished T-22 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn a conditional LPGA Tour card for 2016.[4] She played primarily on the Symetra Tour in 2016, finishing runner-up four times and finishing second on the money list. She has played full-time on the LPGA Tour since 2017.

In 2019, she was named to the 2019 Solheim Cup team to replace an injured Stacy Lewis.[5]

In October 2020, McDonald won the LPGA Drive On Championship - Reynolds Lake Oconee. This was her first LPGA victory. The tournament was a new event, created in 2020 due to the cancellation of Asian events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Oct 25, 2020 LPGA Drive On Championship – Reynolds Lake Oconee −16 (66-68-69-69=272) 1 stroke Danielle Kang

Amateur wins
  • 2011 Big I National, Mississippi State Amateur
  • 2012 Mississippi State Amateur, Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown
  • 2013 NCAA Division 1 Central Regional, North and South Women's Amateur, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite
  • 2014 The Schooner Fall Classic, Old Waverly Bulldog Invite

Source:[3][7]

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020
ANA Inspiration CUT T6 T24
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T10 T20
Women's PGA Championship T46 CUT CUT T13
The Evian Championship T30 13 43 T11 NT
Women's British Open T16 T28 T21 T22
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration00001232
U.S. Women's Open00001262
Women's PGA Championship00000143
The Evian Championship00000244
Women's British Open00000344
Totals00002102115
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2019 Evian - 2020 U.S. Open, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2019 ANA – 2019 U.S. Open)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 4 1–3–0 0–1–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 1 25.0
2019 4 1–3–0 0–1–0 lost to B. Law 2&1 0–1–0 lost w/ L. Salas 3&2 1–1–0 won w/ A. Yin 7&5
lost w/ A. Yin 2 dn		 1 25.0

References
  1. "Ally McDonald Carving Path from Fulton, Mississippi". LPGA. February 3, 2016.
  2. "Ally McDonald – Bio". Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. "Women's State Amateur Past Champions". Mississippi Golf Association. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. "Ally McDonald – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. "Lewis withdraws from U.S. Solheim Cup team". ESPN. Reuters. September 10, 2019.
  6. "Ally McDonald celebrates 28th birthday with 1st LPGA Tour win". www.cbc.ca. Associated Press. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. "Ally McDonald". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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