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5'5"
2009
$4,838,571.50
University of Arkansas (2008, Finance and Accounting)
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5’5”...Started playing golf at the age of 8...Credits her parents ‘for encouraging me to play even after having back surgery’ as the individuals most influencing her career... From the age of 11, Lewis wore a back brace 18 hours per day for 7-1/2 years to correct curvature in her spine from scoliosis, removing it only to play golf…Had back surgery during her senior year of high school and redshirted for one season before joining the University of Arkansas women’s golf team…Traveled to Africa in 2011 with Besty King's Golf Fore Africa...Hobbies include working out, watching any sports especially SEC football, traveling and having spare time to herself...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt…Has her own Web site, www.stacysback.com.
Stacy Lewis' favorite sports team is the Arkansas Razorbacks. Find out more >>
| Victories | Top 10s | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | $745,129.00 |
| Victories | Top 10s | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 45 | $4,838,571.50 |
| Tournament | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Wegmans LPGA Championship | 2013 | 28T |
| ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer | 2013 | 58T |
The second major of the 2013 season kicks off this week at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, where 144 players will be playing for a $2.25 million purse and a $337,500 first-place prize.
2013 LPGA Tour rookie Moriya Jutanugarn and four-year LPGA pro Amanda Blumenherst sit tied atop the leaderboard at 5-under-par after the first round of the 2013 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer.
Two years ago, an outwardly timid and relatively anonymous Stacy Lewis made her first big statement on the LPGA Tour at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she defeated then-ranked No. 1 Yani Tseng by three strokes en route to her first career victory.
