Valentina Haupt Qualifies for LPGA Event in 2021
6/4/2020 8:41:00 PM | Women's Golf
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- History has been made. Southern Miss graduate Valentina Haupt will be the first in the women's golf program's history to tee off in an LPGA event.Â
The tournament, which will be in Ohio, was pushed back to 2021 due to COVID-19. The place and dates for that event are TBA.
Haupt, a native of Santiago, Chile, finished fifth at the Energy Producers, Inc. Texas Women's Open this week with a 2-under 211. Normally, only the winner would get an exemption into an LPGA event. The top four performers already had full LPGA status, so the next nod went to Haupt. Also, due to COVID-19 stoppages in the tour, this field featured participants from as high up as the Solheim Cup and U.S. Women's Open to stay in rhythm. Three of the participants currently rank in the top-45 of the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.
Haupt's collegiate career (2015-19) was full of honors and records. She is the only Golden Eagle to be a WGCA All-American Scholar all four years. Her final outing was a career-low, 2-under 214 at the C-USA Championships. Her 115 career rounds tied for the school record, and her 76.22-stroke average ranks fifth. She was also the SAAC President as a senior, finished with a 3.9 GPA and was named to the Who's Who Among Southern Miss Students.
Full scores of the Texas Women's Open, which was held at The Colony's Old American Golf Club, can be found here.
The tournament, which will be in Ohio, was pushed back to 2021 due to COVID-19. The place and dates for that event are TBA.
Haupt, a native of Santiago, Chile, finished fifth at the Energy Producers, Inc. Texas Women's Open this week with a 2-under 211. Normally, only the winner would get an exemption into an LPGA event. The top four performers already had full LPGA status, so the next nod went to Haupt. Also, due to COVID-19 stoppages in the tour, this field featured participants from as high up as the Solheim Cup and U.S. Women's Open to stay in rhythm. Three of the participants currently rank in the top-45 of the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.
Haupt's collegiate career (2015-19) was full of honors and records. She is the only Golden Eagle to be a WGCA All-American Scholar all four years. Her final outing was a career-low, 2-under 214 at the C-USA Championships. Her 115 career rounds tied for the school record, and her 76.22-stroke average ranks fifth. She was also the SAAC President as a senior, finished with a 3.9 GPA and was named to the Who's Who Among Southern Miss Students.
Full scores of the Texas Women's Open, which was held at The Colony's Old American Golf Club, can be found here.
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