# Alexa Pano

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**Alexa Pano** (born August 20, 2004)[1] is an American professional golfer. She was featured in the 2013 documentary film *[The Short Game](/source/The_Short_Game)*.[2]

## Early life

Pano was born in [Westborough, Massachusetts](/source/Westborough,_Massachusetts), and her parents divorced when she was a baby. She has since lived with her father, Rick, in [Lake Worth Beach, Florida](/source/Lake_Worth_Beach,_Florida).[3][4][5][6] She began playing golf at the age of 5.[7]

At the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, then-7-year-old Pano and a group of her fellow competitors, including [Allan Kournikova](/source/Allan_Kournikova) and Sky Sudberry, were filmed for *[The Short Game](/source/The_Short_Game)*. At that point, she was only spending mornings at [Citrus Cove Elementary School](/source/School_District_of_Palm_Beach_County#Elementary) and taking the remainder of her classes through [Florida Virtual School](/source/Florida_Virtual_School) so that she could focus on golf. In the film, she said that she wanted to be the first woman to play in a tournament at [Augusta](/source/Augusta_National_Golf_Club), a feat that she accomplished seven years later when she competed in the inaugural [Augusta National Women's Amateur](/source/Augusta_National_Women's_Amateur).[8][9]

## Amateur career

Pano was the first three-time national finalist in the Drive, Chip and Putt competition.[10] She is tied for most [U.S. Kids Golf](/source/U.S._Kids_Golf) World Championships with five in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016.[11]

Pano was the youngest golfer to play a [LPGA of Japan Tour](/source/LPGA_of_Japan_Tour) event when she played the 2016 Yonex Ladies Open at the age of 11.[12][13] At 13, Pano played in her first [LPGA Tour](/source/LPGA_Tour) event, the 2018 [Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic](/source/Thornberry_Creek_LPGA_Classic).[14] The same year, she represented the United States for a win in the [Junior Ryder Cup](/source/Junior_Ryder_Cup).[15]

In 2019, she became the youngest player in the inaugural [Augusta National Women's Amateur](/source/Augusta_National_Women's_Amateur).[16] She also qualified for the [U.S. Women's Open](/source/U.S._Women's_Open), the youngest golfer that year.[17] She played for the winning team in the 2019 [Junior Solheim Cup](/source/Junior_Solheim_Cup).

## Professional career

Pano turned professional in April 2022.[18] She earned status on the [Epson Tour](/source/Epson_Tour) by finishing T-10th at Stage II of the 2021 [LPGA Qualifying Tournament](/source/LPGA_Qualifying_Tournament).[19] She earned her [LPGA Tour](/source/LPGA_Tour) card for 2023 via [Q-School](/source/Q-School).[20]

On August 20, 2023, she won her first professional title, on her 19th birthday, at the [ISPS Handa World Invitational](/source/ISPS_Handa_World_Invitational) at [Galgorm Castle Golf Club](/source/Galgorm_Castle_Golf_Club) (76-70-69-66=281, 8-under-par), in a three-hole playoff over [Gabriella Cowley](/source/Gabriella_Cowley) and [Esther Henseleit](/source/Esther_Henseleit).[21]

## Amateur wins

- 2016 PDQ - Philadelphia Runner Junior
- 2017 Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur
- 2018 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship, Dixie Amateur
- 2019 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship, Scott Robertson Memorial, Rolex Girls Junior Championship, Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur
- 2020 Ione D Jones-Doherty Amateur

Source:[22][23]

## Professional wins (1)

### LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend Major championships (0) Other LPGA Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of victory Runner-up Winner's share ($) 1 Aug 20, 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational 76-70-69-66=281 −8 Playoff Gabriella Cowley Esther Henseleit 225,000

Co-sanctioned by the [Ladies European Tour](/source/Ladies_European_Tour).

**LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)**

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result 1 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational Gabriella Cowley Esther Henseleit Won with birdie on third extra hole Henseleit eliminated by birdie on first hole

## Results in LPGA majors

*Results not in chronological order.*

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Chevron Championship T60 T67 CUT U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT T58 Women's PGA Championship T61 CUT CUT The Evian Championship NT CUT CUT Women's British Open T10 T33

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

## LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments played Cuts made* Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings ($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoring rank 2018 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 73.50 n/a 2019 2 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 72.75 n/a 2020 2 1 0 0 0 0 T41 0 n/a 73.20 n/a 2021 2 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 77.25 n/a 2022 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC 0 n/a 75.00 n/a 2023 21 12 1 0 0 1 1 442,855 66 71.23 57 2024 28 18 0 1 0 2 2 557,421 68 71.89 86 2025 24 14 0 0 0 0 T15 267,244 92 72.79 132 Totals^ 73 (2023) 64 (2023) 1 1 0 3 1 1,267,520 293

^ Official as of 2025 season[24][25][26] *Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

## World ranking

Position in [Women's World Golf Rankings](/source/Women's_World_Golf_Rankings) at the end of each calendar year.

Year World ranking Source 2019 1,016 [27] 2020 768 [28] 2021 934 [29] 2022 455 [30] 2023 125 [31] 2024 110 [32] 2025 204 [33]

## U.S. national team appearances

- [Junior Ryder Cup](/source/Junior_Ryder_Cup): 2018 (winners), 2021 (qualified, Cup not played due to COVID-19)
- [Junior Solheim Cup](/source/Junior_Solheim_Cup): 2019 (winners), 2021

## References

1. ["Biography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191009034621/https://www.alexa-pano.com/biography). *Alexa Pano*. Archived from [the original](https://www.alexa-pano.com/biography) on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

1. Strege, John (April 26, 2019). ["Alexa Pano, 14, and Amari Avery, 15, featured in 'The Short Game,' are a team in U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball"](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/alexa-pano-14-and-amari-avery-15-featured-in-the-short-game-are-a-team-in-us-womens-amateur-four-ball). *Golf Digest*. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. ["Lake Worth Beach's Alexa Pano turning pro at age 17"](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/women/2022/04/12/alexa-pano-turns-pro-after-top-12-augusta-national-womans-amateur/7287399001/). *[The Palm Beach Post](/source/The_Palm_Beach_Post)*

1. ["Alexa Pano on rookie year on LPGA Tour: 'It's everything I've wanted my whole life' - D'Angelo"](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/pga/2023/11/16/alexa-pano-capping-successful-rookie-year-at-lpga-tour-championship/71603159007/). *[The Palm Beach Post](/source/The_Palm_Beach_Post)*

1. ["Lake Worth golfer Alexa Pano named Amateur Athlete of the Year"](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2019/03/29/lake-worth-golfer-alexa-pano-named-amateur-athlete-of-the-year/). *[Sun Sentinel](/source/Sun_Sentinel)*. March 29, 2019.

1. ["Mull Again: Alexa Pano shares story with First Tee of Greater Wilmington"](https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/sports/pga/2019/10/02/mull-again-alexa-pano-shares-story-with-first-tee-of-greater-wilmington/2633657007/). *starnewsonline.com*

1. Fairholm, Sean. ["Alexa Pano Feature"](http://read.nxtbook.com/global_golf_post/local/20180423_fsga/data/alexa_pano_feature.html). Global Golf Post. Retrieved 10 July 2019. – via read.nxtbook.com.

1. Andrews, Dave (21 March 2019). ["Golf's Next New Sensation – Alexa Pano"](https://www.womensgolf.com/alexa-pano). *WomensGolf.com*. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

1. Boyette, John (2 April 2019). ["Alexa Pano has chance to make her dream come true at Augusta National Women's Amateur"](http://www.augusta.com/masters/story/news/2019-04-02/alexa-pano-has-chance-make-her-dream-come-true-augusta-national). *The Augusta Chronicle*. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. ["Pano, Grewal earn Drive, Chip and Putt Championship titles"](https://www.ajga.org/news/pano-grewal-earn-drive-chip-and-putt-championship-titles). AJGA. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. ["Multiple World Champions"](https://www.uskidsgolf.com/tournaments/world/world-champions). U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. ["Meet the First Three-Time Finalist"](https://www.drivechipandputt.com/article/meet-the-first-three-time-finalist). *www.drivechipandputt.com*. April 2, 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. Evenson, John (1 July 2016). ["11-Year-Old Lake Worth golf phenom makes LPGA history in Japan"](https://cbs12.com/sports/golf/11-year-old-lake-worth-golf-phenom-makes-lpga-history-in-japan). *WPEC*. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. Evenson, John (6 July 2018). ["Lake Worth's Alexa Pano caps off first U.S. LPGA event with even par round and a big smile"](https://cbs12.com/sports/golf/lake-worths-alexa-pano-caps-off-first-us-lpga-event-with-even-par-round-and-a-big-smile). *WPEC*. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. Evenson, John (24 September 2018). ["Lake Worth's Alexa Pano hits clutch putt for big win at Junior Ryder Cup in Paris"](https://cbs12.com/sports/golf/lake-worths-alexa-pano-hits-clutch-putt-for-big-win-at-junior-ryder-cup-in-paris). *WPEC*. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. ["Alexa Pano has moved on from her role in 'The Short Game'"](https://golfweek.com/2019/02/24/golf-alexa-pano-the-short-game/). *Golfweek*. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

1. Arkush, Michael (30 May 2019). ["Home-schooled and 260 off the tee, Alexa Pano, 14, shoots 75 at U.S. Women's Open"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/golf/home-schooled-and-260-off-the-tee-alexa-pano-14-shoots-75-at-us-womens-open/2019/05/30/d348c270-830b-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html). *The Washington Post*. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

1. Romine, Brentley (April 12, 2022). ["Alexa Pano, 17, turns professional, sets sights on Epson Tour"](https://www.golfchannel.com/news/alexa-pano-17-turns-professional-sets-sights-epson-tour). *Golf Channel*

1. ["Alexa Pano Turns Pro, Will Compete on Epson Tour"](https://www.epsontour.com/news/2022/alexa-pano-turns-pro-win-compete-on-epson-tour). *Epson Tour*. April 13, 2022.

1. ["2023 LPGA Tour Rookies"](https://www.epsontour.com/news/2022/2023-lpga-tour-rookies). LPGA. 12 December 2022.

1. ["Pano clinches memorable playoff birthday win at Galgorm"](https://www.worldinvitational.golf/pano-clinches-memorable-playoff-birthday-win-at-galgorm). World Invitational. August 20, 2023.

1. ["Alexa Pano"](https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/alexa-pano-24419). World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

1. ["89th Ione D. Jones / Doherty – Women's Amateur Championship"](https://www.coralridgecc.com/files/Past%20Champions%20Updated.pdf). Coral Ridge Country Club.

1. ["Alexa Pano stats"](https://www.lpga.com/athletes/alexa-pano/99498/stats). LPGA. Retrieved December 23, 2025.

1. ["Alexa Pano results"](https://www.lpga.com/athletes/alexa-pano/99498/results). LPGA. Retrieved December 23, 2025.

1. ["Career Money"](https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list). LPGA. Retrieved December 23, 2025.

1. ["Women's World Golf Rankings"](https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2019-12-30). December 30, 2019.

1. ["Women's World Golf Rankings"](https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2020-12-28). December 28, 2020.

1. ["Women's World Golf Rankings"](https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2021-12-27). December 27, 2021.

1. ["Women's World Golf Rankings"](https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2022-12-26). December 26, 2022.

1. ["Women's World Golf Rankings"](https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2023-12-25). December 25, 2023.

1. ["Women's World Golf Rankings"](https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2024-12-30). December 30, 2024.

1. ["Women's World Golf Rankings"](https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2025-12-29). December 29, 2025.

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