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Jennifer Kupcho Biography – Jennifer Kupcho Wiki

Jennifer Kupcho is an American professional golfer from Westminster, Colorado. The LPGA golfer is set to win for the first time on the LPGA Tour at the 2022 Chevron Championship. Chevron increased the total purse to $5 million, with the winner being paid out $750,000.

Kupcho turned professional in 2019. She earned her first professional victory at the 2020 Colorado Women’s Open. The former NCAA champion at Wake Forest shot 68 in the final round to win the Colorado Women’s Open by three shots over two-time LPGA winner Carlota Ciganda. The Colorado native won $50,000.

She played college golf at Wake Forest University. As a junior, Kupcho became the First National Player of the Year in program history by winning the 2018 Honda Award. She was named First-Team WGCA All-American, All-ACC and ACC Honor Roll. She won four titles (Ocean Course Invitational, Bryan National Collegiate, NCAA Tallahassee Regional, NCAA Championship) and became the first wire-to-wire NCAA Champion since 2002. As a senior, Kupcho won the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019. She also won the 2018 McCormack Medal as year-end No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and had two collegiate victories (Tar Heel Classic – Casa de Campo, Bryan National Collegiate) to give her nine career victories, second in Wake Forest history. She was named to the First-Team WGCA All-American, ACC Co-Player of the Year, All-ACC and ANNIKA Award Finalist.

Prior to Wake Forest, Kupcho reached the round of 16 at the 2015 U.S. Amateur and was the 2015 Colorado Women’s Golf Association Player of the Year. She won a state championship and was the runner-up and the low-amateur at the Colorado Women’s Open. The Westminster, Colorado native was a two-time Colorado Women’s Golf Association Junior Player of Year and the first player in state history to be named both the CWGA Player of the Year and Junior Player of the Year in the same season. At the USGA Girls Junior Amateur Championship she was tied for eighth in the round of 64 and she finished eighth at the Girls’ Junior Americas Cup in 2014. Kupcho won the Colorado Junior PGA Championship and the Big I Junior Classic.

Jennifer Kupcho Age

Jennifer Kupcho was born on May 14, 1997 in Littleton, Colorado, U.S.

Jennifer Kupcho Husband

Is Jennifer Kupcho married? The golfer is married to her husband Jay Monahan, the LPGA caddie not Jay Monahan the commissioner of the PGA. Kupcho got married on February 19, 2022 at the Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club in Gold Canyon, Arizona.

Jennifer Kupcho Parents

Jennifer Kupcho’s parents are Mike and Janet Kupcho. The inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion started playing golf at the age of 5. As soon as she was old enough to fill a foursome with her parents, Mike and Janet, and brother, Steven, she was playing in tournaments.

Jennifer Kupcho Family

Jennifer Kupcho is the daughter of Mike and Janet Kupcho. She has a brother, Steven Kupcho. Steven is also a professional golfer. He played in his first competitive golf tournament at the age of 12 with Colorado Junior Golf Association. He attended Jefferson Academy in Westminster, CO and played golf all four years in high school.

After graduating in 2011, Steven went on to win the 2011 Colorado Golf Association Junior Stroke Play Championship. Following a successful junior career he attended the University of Northern Colorado for five years and earned a degree in accounting while playing golf all through college and redshirting his junior year. Immediately after college Steven turned pro and has been competing on multiple developmental and mini tours across the United States.

Jennifer Kupcho Net Worth

Jennifer Kupcho’s net worth is estimated to be $1 million. A huge chunk of her net worth is from sponsorship deals. Some of her sponsors include PING, Titleist, FootJoy, Protiviti, Slync.io, Paradox Olivia and Youth on Course.

Jennifer Kupcho Career Earnings

Jennifer Kupcho has earned $1,568,835 in career earnings. The golfer will have earned 2,318,835 in career earnings after winning the 2022 Chevron Championship.

Jennifer Kupcho Height

Jennifer Kupcho stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).

Jennifer Kupcho WITB

Jennifer Kupcho WITB 2021 – Driver: Ping G425 LST (10.5°, Tour AD XC 5 Stiff shaft). 3-wood: Ping G410 LST (14.5°@13.6°), Atmos Blue 6S shaft). Hybrid: Ping G410 (22°@21°, Tour AD Di 75S shaft). Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW, Ping Z-Z65 shafts). Wedges: Ping Glide 3.0 (54° & 58°, Ping Z-Z65 shafts). Putter: Ping Prototype PLD Kushin. Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1.

Jennifer Kupcho Instagram

Jennifer Kupcho’s Instagram handle is @jenniferkupcho.

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