{{short description|American professional golfer}} {{use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Cydney Clanton | image = | image_size = <!-- Optional, default is 200px --> | caption = | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|18}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.}} | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1989|7|18}} --> | death_place = | height = <!-- X ft Y in, X cm OR X m; the template will automatically convert (otherwise {{convert}} can be used) --> | weight = | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Rockwell, North Carolina, U.S.<ref name=2019lpga/> | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Auburn University | yearpro = 2011 | tour = LPGA Tour<br>Epson Tour | extour = | prowins = 4 | lpgawins = 1 | letwins = <!-- Number of Ladies European Tour wins --> | jlpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Japan Tour wins --> | klpgawins = <!-- LPGA of Korea Tour wins --> | lagtwins = <!-- Number of Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins --> | alpgwins = <!-- Number of ALPG Tour wins --> | futwins = 3 | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | anainspiration = T60: 2018 | lpga = T9: 2021 | wusopen = CUT: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020 | wbritopen = T14: 2020 | evian = CUT: 2016, 2017, 2018 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }}
'''Cydney Clanton''' (born July 18, 1989)<ref name=2019lpga>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2019-in-the-winners-circle-dow-great-lakes-bay-invitational |title=In The Winners' Circle with Jasmine Suwannapura and Cydney Clanton |publisher=LPGA |date=July 20, 2019}}</ref> is an American professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour and the Epson Tour.<ref name=lpga>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/players/cydney-clanton/88556/bio |title=Cydney Clanton – Bio |publisher=LPGA}}</ref> She has won three times on the Epson Tour and once on the LPGA Tour.
==Amateur career== Clanton played college golf at Auburn University where she won twice.<ref name=lpga/> She also won the North and South Women's Amateur.<ref name=lpga/> She played on the winning 2010 Curtis Cup team where she won two matches and halved a third. She also played on the U.S. team at the 2010 Espirito Santo Trophy that finished second to the South Korea team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsenetwork.com/golf-korea-wins-womens-world-amateur-championship-u-s-second/ |title=Golf: Korea Wins Women's World Amateur Championship, U.S Second |publisher=Women's Sports & Entertainment Network |date=October 23, 2010}}</ref>
==Professional career== Clanton turned professional in 2011 and played on the Symetra Tour that year.<ref name=lpga/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epsontour.com/players/cydney-clanton/88556/bio |title=Cydney Clanton – Bio |publisher=Symetra Tour}}</ref> She earned her LPGA Tour card for 2012 through the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.<ref name=lpga/> She has played on both tours since: winning the 2013 Four Winds Invitational and 2019 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout on the Symetra Tour and the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on the LPGA Tour. The Dow tournament was a team event where she partnered with Jasmine Suwannapura.<ref name=2019lpga/>
==Amateur wins== ''this list may be incomplete'' *2010 North and South Women's Amateur
==Professional wins== ===LPGA Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of <br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |20 Jul 2019 |Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational<br>with {{flagicon|THA}} Thidapa Suwannapura |−27 (67-64-63-59=253) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Jin-young and<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} Minjee Lee |}
===Epson Tour wins (3)=== *2013 Four Winds Invitational *2019 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout *2023 Guardian Championship
==Results in LPGA majors== ''Results not in chronological order.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T70 |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|Women's British Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2023 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T60 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T70 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T26 |T64 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T37 |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |70 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|The Evian Championship ^ |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's British Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T49 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T14 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 <!-- {{legend|lime|Win}} --> {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br /> NT = no tournament<br/> T = tied
==U.S. national team appearances== *Espirito Santo Trophy: 2010 *Curtis Cup: 2010 (winners)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{LPGA player|cydney-clanton/88556}} *{{WWGR|2607}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clanton, Cydney}} Category:American female golfers Category:Auburn Tigers women's golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:Golfers from North Carolina Category:Sportspeople from Winston-Salem, North Carolina Category:Sportspeople from Rowan County, North Carolina Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American women