Marina Alex

Marina Alex (born August 2, 1990)[1] is an American professional golfer.

Marina Alex
Personal information
Born	August 2, 1990 Wayne, New Jersey
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Vanderbilt University
Turned professional	2012
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Symetra Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration	T21: 2017
Women's PGA C'ship	T18: 2018
U.S. Women's Open	T11: 2017
Women's British Open	T9: 2014
Evian Championship	16th: 2019

Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Alex played interscholastic golf at Wayne Hills High School, where she won individual state titles in 2007 and 2008.[2][3]

Alex played college golf at Vanderbilt University. She won one tournament, the 2010 SEC Championship.[1] She qualified for the 2009 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur but missed the cut.[1]

Alex turned professional in 2012 following the NCAA Championship. She played on the Symetra Tour in 2012 and 2013 with a best finish of second at the 2013 Four Winds Invitational. She finished third on the money list in 2013 to earn an LPGA Tour card for 2014.

Alex has played on the LPGA Tour since 2014 and won her first event at the 2018 Cambia Portland Classic.[4]

Amateur wins

• 2010 SEC Women's Championship

Source:[1][5]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	Sep 2, 2018	Cambia Portland Classic	62-71-71-65=269	−19	4 strokes	Georgia Hall	195,000

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
ANA Inspiration							T51	T56	T21	T25	T71
U.S. Women's Open	CUT						T20	CUT	T11	T27	CUT
Women's PGA Championship						CUT	T53	T26	T25	T18	T37
The Evian Championship ^						T29	T38	T52	T26	58	16
Women's British Open						T9	T36	T60	T43	T28	T16

Tournament	2020
ANA Inspiration	T32
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship ^	NT
Women's British Open	T14

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  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
ANA Inspiration	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	6
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3
Women's PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	5
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	6
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	7
Totals	0	0	0	0	1	10	31	27

• Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2016 British – 2019 ANA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)

Team appearances

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2019

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W–L–H	Singles W–L–H	Foursomes W–L–H	Fourballs W–L–H	Points won	Points %
Career	4	1–1–2	0–1–0	1–0–1	0–0–1	2	50.0
2019	4	1–1–2	0–1–0 lost to S. Pettersen 1 dn	1–0–1 halved w/ M. Pressel won w/ M. Pressel 2&1	0–0–1 halved w/ L. Thompson	2	50.0

References

1. "2011–12 Women's Golf Roster – Marina Alex". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
2. Mattura, Greg. "Marina Alex returns to Jersey playing best golf of her career", July 7, 2017. Accessed May 18, 2020. "In April, Marina Alex had a hole-in-one while competing with friends, her first in more than a decade. In May, the Wayne native and LPGA veteran earned her first hole-in-one on the Tour.... Alex, 26, is excited about her return to her native state, where she won back-to-back state titles for Wayne Hills High School."
3. NJSIAA Girls Golf Tournament Of Champions History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 18, 2020.
4. "Marina Alex rallies to win Cambia Portland Classic". USA Today. Associated Press. September 2, 2018.
5. "Marina Alex". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

External links

• Marina Alex at the LPGA Tour official site
• Marina Alex at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site