Lindsey Kathryn Weaver-Wright (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour member. She shot a 59 during the 2012 Ping Junior Interclub match to become the second female golfer in history to do so, first being Annika Sörenstam.[1]
Early life and junior career
Weaver was born in Waite Hill, Ohio. Her path to professional golf started at age two. Her father Craig, a runner who ran track at Otterbein University, used to carry her from shot to shot when she got tired of playing.[2]
Weaver attended Cactus Shadows High School in Scottsdale and had a successful junior career. She was named Rolex Junior All-American four-times, winning regional and state championships in her freshman year. She recorded 11 AJGA individual wins 2006–2012 including four in 2012, ranking as the top female golfer in the AJGA for most wins in a single year. She also set the record for most years with at least one win, having secured a title each in the seven years 2006–2012.[3]
Weaver helped the U.S. capture the 2011 Junior Solheim Cup after securing a crucial 12th point with a 2 and 1 win over England's Charley Hull. She qualified for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open at Scottsdale's Terravita Golf Club.[3]
Weaver shot a 59 on the Apache Course at Desert Mountain during the 2012 Ping Junior Interclub match to become the second female golfer in history to do so, first being Annika Sörenstam. She ranked as the No. 3 recruit in the nation on the Junior Golf Scoreboard, seventh in the Golfweek Junior Golf rankings and 20th in the Polo golf rankings coming out of high school.[4]
College career
Weaver graduated high school in 2012 and was awarded a full athletic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. In her freshman year, she finished the fall season ranked as the number one collegiate golfer in the nation according to Golfstat's rankings. She set a school record by posting the lowest ever scoring average of 72.71 and set the record for the lowest score in the history of the Big East Conference Championship when she won with 210 (−6). She was named both Big East Conference Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year.[2]
After her freshman year at Notre Dame, Weaver transferred to the University of Arizona and joined the Arizona Wildcats women's golf team. In 2014, she was individual runner-up at the PAC-12 Championship behind Alison Lee, and finished tied 16th at the NCAA Championship, and played in the U.S. Women's Amateur. She led the Wildcats in scoring average each of her three seasons and won the Pac-12 Conference Championship with the Wildcats in 2015. She was twice named WGCA All-American.[5] She qualified for the 2015 U.S. Women's Open.
She made five cuts in eight starts during a 2018 rookie season cut short by injury. She kept her LPGA Tour status for 2020 by finishing fifth in the 2019 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.[1]
After two rounds at the 2020 Women's British Open at Royal Troon, Weaver was in a tie for fourth place, only two strokes behind leader Daniela Holmqvist. She finished tied for 19th after a final round of 75.[7] In 2020, she finished 49th on the money list and in 2021 in 75th place.[1]
Personal life
She competed as Lindsey Weaver until November 2021 when she married Zach Wright, a professional golfer who has played on the Korn Ferry Tour. The two met when they were 12 and dated for a couple of years in high school, before reconnecting in December 2017. They live in Dallas, Texas and practice together at the Old American Golf Club.[8][9] She announced her first pregnancy, age 29, due in December 2023, after the conclusion of the Meijer LPGA Classic on June 18, 2023.[10] At the tournament, she finished T-20th (277, −11) earning $25,108.[11]
Amateur wins
2011 McArthur Future Legends, AJGA Stonehenge Open
2012 Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic, Ping Phoenix Junior at ASU Karsten, Under Armour - Jeff Overton Junior
2013 Big East Championship, Windy City Collegiate Championship
