Elizabeth Szokol
| Elizabeth Szokol | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 17, 1995 Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| College | Northwestern University University of Virginia |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2019) |
| Former tour | Symetra Tour (joined 2017) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T30: 2025 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T48: 2020 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2021, 2024 |
| Women's British Open | T26: 2021 |
| Evian Championship | T29: 2021 |
Elizabeth Nicole Szokol (born June 17, 1995) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour member.[1]
Early life, college and amateur career
Szokol grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. An injury-prone athlete, she experienced her first knee surgery at age 12 after playing softball and tennis. The injury downtime helped her discover golf, which she took up at 14. She led her high school team to the 2010 Illinois State Championship. In 2012 she became the Illinois Women's Amateur Champion.[2]
Szokol attended Northwestern University between 2012 and 2014. In her sophomore year she made the Academic All-Big Ten and the Second Team All-Big Ten. At the 2013 Big Ten Championships, she helped the Wildcats tie for first and claim a share of the first Big Ten Conference title in program history. For her junior year she transferred to the University of Virginia and continued excelling, named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Golf All-Academic Team her senior year.[3][4]
Professional career
Szokol turned professional in 2017 and joined the Symetra Tour. In her rookie season she recorded six top-10 finishes including a runner-up result at the Four Winds Invitational. In 2018, she recorded seven top-10 finishes including her first professional victory at the IOA Invitational, where she finished 4 strokes ahead of Pajaree Anannarukarn in second place. She finished fourth on the Symetra Tour Official Money List to earn membership for the LPGA Tour for the 2019 season.[5]
In her rookie year on the LPGA Tour she made 10 cuts in 20 starts. Her best finish was a tie for sixth at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open.
In 2021, she recorded three top-10 finishes including a runner-up at the Marathon Classic in Ohio, and 3rd at the Cognizant Founders Cup in New Jersey, after which she rose into the top-100 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for the first time. She finished the season 44th on the LPGA Tour Money List.[1]
Szokol announced her retirement from the LPGA Tour after missing the cut at The Annika tournament in November r2025.[6][7]
Amateur wins
- 2012 Illinois Women's Amateur Champion
- 2016 NCAA Stanford Regional
Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 22, 2023 | Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (with Cheyenne Knight) |
69-61-62-65=257 | −23 | 1 stroke | Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan |
Symetra Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 6, 2018 | IOA Invitational | −4 (71-73-68=212) | 4 strokes | Pajaree Anannarukarn |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T30 | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T48 | CUT | T54 | T71 | T52 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | NT | T29 | T54 | T60 | |||
| Women's British Open | T32 | T26 | CUT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 105,814 | 108 | 71.91 | 91 |
| 2020 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 110,873 | 83 | 72.26 | 79 |
| 2021 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | T2 | 530,570 | 39 | 71.52 | 78 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T4 | 131,874 | 108 | 71.83 | 95 |
| 2023 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 536,094 | 55 | 71.81 | 90 |
| 2024 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 165,358 | 107 | 72.31 | 115 |
| 2025 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | 230,337 | 99 | 71.75 | 92 |
| Totals^ | 129 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1,810,920 | 237 |
^ Official as of 2025 season[8][9][10]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | World ranking |
Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 479 | [11] |
| 2018 | 332 | [12] |
| 2019 | 270 | [13] |
| 2020 | 204 | [14] |
| 2021 | 83 | [15] |
| 2022 | 149 | [16] |
| 2023 | 207 | [17] |
| 2024 | 245 | [18] |
| 2025 | 254 | [19] |
References
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Elizabeth Szokol: My Journey - Awareness". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth Szokol". University of Virginia Sports. April 28, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Women's Golf Roster". NU Sports. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Elizabeth Szokol Bio". Symetra Tour. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ Romine, Brentley (November 15, 2025). "LPGA veteran, 30, retires after Annika missed cut". Golf Channel.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (December 4, 2025). "LPGA list of players who retired includes five moms, three major champs". Golfweek.
- ^ "Elizabeth Szokol stats". LPGA. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Elizabeth Szokol results". LPGA. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2025.
External links
- Elizabeth Szokol at the LPGA Tour official site
- Elizabeth Szokol at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site