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Amy Olson

Amy Olson née Anderson (born July 10, 1992) is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour from 2013 to 2023. She turned professional in 2013 after her collegiate career at North Dakota State University where she won an NCAA record 20 collegiate events.


Amy Olson
Olson in 2018
(1992-07-10) July 10, 1992Oxbow, North Dakota
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
United States
Fargo, North Dakota
Grant Olson
1
North Dakota State University
2013
LPGA Tour (joined 2013)
0
T9: 2018
T18: 2018
T2: 2020
T28: 2018
T2: 2018

Amy Olson née Anderson (born July 10, 1992) is an American professional golfer. She played on the LPGA Tour from 2013 to 2023. She turned professional in 2013 after her collegiate career at North Dakota State University where she won an NCAA record 20 collegiate events.

Anderson was born in 1992 in Oxbow, North Dakota to Mark and Twyla Anderson. She started playing golf at age two and won numerous local, state, and regional competitions. her most notable win coming in 2009 at the U.S. Girl's Junior at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. In 2011, she was the first woman to compete in the KX Bank of the West Amateur Tournament.

She has one sibling, Nathan Anderson, who competed on North Dakota State University's men's golf team. She was home schooled through high school.

Anderson competed at North Dakota State University (NDSU) where she led the women's golf program in scoring each of her four years. She qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open while in college and held the first-round lead at The Broadmoor. She won 20 collegiate events, which beat Juli Inkster's NCAA record of 17 events.

In addition to her performance on the golf course, Anderson held a 3.97 GPA in accounting and won the Elite 89 Award as a sophomore, being the student-athlete with the highest GPA (4.0) at the national championship.

After completing her senior season at NDSU, Anderson turned professional and won Stage II of LPGA Qualifying school. She gained her LPGA Tour card in June 2013 to be part of the rookie class in 2014. Her best finish of the year came at the LPGA Lotte Championship in Hawaii, where she finished tied for 7th.

In 2018, Olson made the final pairing at the ANA Inspiration, and picked up her first top-10 in a major there as she tied for 9th. At The Evian Championship, Olson came close to making her first LPGA victory a major championship, but after at least sharing the lead for most of the final day, she lost to Angela Stanford on the 18th hole with a double bogey. By the end of 2018, she posted a career-best four top-10 finishes in 24 starts, and passed the $1 million mark in career earnings with her T10 finish at the CME Group Tour Championship.

Olson started her 2019 season sharing a five-way tie for tenth in the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, and a tie for fifth in the HSBC Women's World Championship.

Olson announced her professional golf retirement on her X account on April 24, 2024.

As of 2017 she competes under her married name, Amy Olson. Olson is married to Grant Olson, the NDSU defensive coordinator.

She found out on January 13, 2023, she is expecting their first child. She played the 2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on July 6–9 while seven months pregnant, before a planned maternity leave at 30 weeks. That would be her last tournament before officially retiring in 2024. She gave birth to her daughter in 2023.

She is a Christian.

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

LA = low amateur

CUT = missed the half-way cut

NT = no tournament

"T" = tied

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00001165
Women's PGA Championship00000193
U.S. Women's Open01011275
The Evian Championship01011175
Women's British Open00000062
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2017 Evian – 2019 ANA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Amateur

  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2012

  • Amy Olson at the LPGA Tour official site

  • Amy Olson at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site

  • Amy Anderson at the official North Dakota State University athletics site

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