Liz Janangelo
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Elizabeth Janangelo is an American professional golfer
currently playing on the Futures Tour
.
, Janangelo began playing golf at age two.
At age 13 she won the Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship, the youngest champion in state history. She went on to win that Championship four more times.
As a junior golfer, Janangelo won eight American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
titles, including two major titles. She enrolled at Duke University
on a golf scholarship in the fall of 2002 and immediately found success. She was named ACC
Rookie of the Year and All-ACC in her freshman year. In her sophomore year, Janangelo won four tournaments, broke the Duke scoring average record, was named NGCA National Player of the Year, won the Golfstat Cup, and was named ACC Player of the Year. She ended her college career with seven career wins, second on the Duke all-time wins list.
While still an amateur, Janangelo qualified to play in the U.S. Women's Open four times, beginning as a sixteen-year old in 2000. She has finished as high as tied for 30th.
Janangelo was a former golfer at Wampanoag Country Club
.
based on her high ranking in the 2006 GolfWeek
Collegiate rankings. She played in seven events in the remainder of the 2006 season, making the cut in six. In the fall of 2006, she attended LPGA Tour
qualifying school
where she failed to qualify and returned to the Futures Tour for 2007. She won her first tournament in the second event of the Futures Tour 2007 season, the Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic
.
In 2007, Janangelo earned $45,084 and finished sixth on the Futures Tour money list, one spot out of automatic qualifying for fully exempt status for 2008 on the LPGA Tour.
In December 2007 she qualified for the LGPA Tour for the 2008 season by finishing among the top 17 players in the final LPGA Qualifying tournament.
She finished 147th on the official LPGA money list in 2008 forcing her to return to the LPGA qualifying tournament in order to retain her Tour card for 2009. At the Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2008, Janangelo finished tied for 60th place, not enough to retain LPGA membership for 2009. As a result, she returned to the Futures Tour.
In 2009, she played as a full time player on the Duramed Futures Tour and finished in 18th place on the money list. This gave her an automatic bid to the Final Round of the LPGA Qualifying tournament, where she regained her LPGA Tour card for the 2010 season.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T tied
Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
currently playing on the Futures Tour
FUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
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Early life and amateur career
Born and raised in West Hartford, ConnecticutWest Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford....
, Janangelo began playing golf at age two.
At age 13 she won the Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship, the youngest champion in state history. She went on to win that Championship four more times.
As a junior golfer, Janangelo won eight American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
American Junior Golf Association
The American Junior Golf Association is a "501 nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf." AJGA is considered by many leaders in the golf industry to be the premier...
titles, including two major titles. She enrolled at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
on a golf scholarship in the fall of 2002 and immediately found success. She was named ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Rookie of the Year and All-ACC in her freshman year. In her sophomore year, Janangelo won four tournaments, broke the Duke scoring average record, was named NGCA National Player of the Year, won the Golfstat Cup, and was named ACC Player of the Year. She ended her college career with seven career wins, second on the Duke all-time wins list.
While still an amateur, Janangelo qualified to play in the U.S. Women's Open four times, beginning as a sixteen-year old in 2000. She has finished as high as tied for 30th.
Janangelo was a former golfer at Wampanoag Country Club
Wampanoag Country Club
- History :Founded in 1924, Wampanoag was advertised as an alternative club to the already existing Country Clubs in and around West Hartford, Connecticut. The Club House has been remodeled many times since then, the Clubhouse was re-built in 1975, and has been renovated numerous times since then...
.
Notable amateur wins
- 1997 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2003 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2004 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2005 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2002-2006 Seven wins as member of Duke University Golf Team
Professional career
After graduating from Duke in May, 2006, Janangelo was immediately eligible to play on the Futures TourFUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
based on her high ranking in the 2006 GolfWeek
Golfweek
Golfweek is a high-end weekly golfing magazine, published in the United States. The magazine was launched in 1975 but was purchased by Turnstile Publishing Company, based in Orlando, Florida, in 1990 and has since become its flagship publication out of the five magazines it publishes...
Collegiate rankings. She played in seven events in the remainder of the 2006 season, making the cut in six. In the fall of 2006, she attended LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
where she failed to qualify and returned to the Futures Tour for 2007. She won her first tournament in the second event of the Futures Tour 2007 season, the Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic
Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic
The Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 2003 through 2007. In 2003 it was played at Rogers Park Golf Course. In 2004 and 2005...
.
In 2007, Janangelo earned $45,084 and finished sixth on the Futures Tour money list, one spot out of automatic qualifying for fully exempt status for 2008 on the LPGA Tour.
In December 2007 she qualified for the LGPA Tour for the 2008 season by finishing among the top 17 players in the final LPGA Qualifying tournament.
She finished 147th on the official LPGA money list in 2008 forcing her to return to the LPGA qualifying tournament in order to retain her Tour card for 2009. At the Final Qualifying Tournament in December 2008, Janangelo finished tied for 60th place, not enough to retain LPGA membership for 2009. As a result, she returned to the Futures Tour.
In 2009, she played as a full time player on the Duramed Futures Tour and finished in 18th place on the money list. This gave her an automatic bid to the Final Round of the LPGA Qualifying tournament, where she regained her LPGA Tour card for the 2010 season.
Futures Tour (2)
- 2007 (2) Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES ClassicGreater Tampa Duramed FUTURES ClassicThe Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 2003 through 2007. In 2003 it was played at Rogers Park Golf Course. In 2004 and 2005...
, Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City ChampionshipMercedes-Benz of Kansas City ChampionshipThe Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship was a golf tournament on the Futures Tour from 2007 to 2010. It was played place at Leawood South Country Club in Leawood, Kansas....
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | CUT | T30 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons... |
- | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983... |
DNP |
| LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour... |
CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | WD |
| Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons... |
DNP |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T tied
Yellow background for a top-10 finish.