# Angela Stanford

Angela Gwen Stanford (born November 28, 1977) is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour.

## Amateur career

Born and raised in Saginaw, Texas, Stanford won the Fort Worth Girls Championship four times (1993–1996), the 1996 Texas State 4A High School Championship and the 1996 PING Texas State Junior Championship. Following graduation from Boswell High School in 1996, she enrolled at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. Stanford won nine collegiate tournaments for the Horned Frogs, was a four-time All-American and a four-time All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) selection. She was named WAC Freshman of the Year in 1997 and WAC Player of the Year in 1999 and won the 2000 WAC Championship. She earned a bachelor's degree in speech communication from TCU in 2000. Stanford was a member of the 2000 U.S. Curtis Cup team and a semifinalist at the 2000 British Ladies Amateur.

## Professional career

Stanford turned professional following the 2000 U.S. Women's Amateur in August and played on the Futures Tour, where she earned a victory at the season-ending event in early October. She finished fourth in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament that year to earn exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2001.
Her first victory on the LPGA Tour came in her third season, at the 2003 ShopRite LPGA Classic. A week later Stanford was in a three player 18-hole playoff for the U.S. Women's Open; she lost to Hilary Lunke by one stroke. Her best finish on the LPGA money was in 2008, at ninth place with over $1.1 million.
Stanford has been a member of six U.S. Solheim Cup teams: in 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015, where in the penultimate match, she defeated Suzann Pettersen which cleared the way for Paula Creamer to score the winning point, and gave the U.S. Its first Solheim Cup win since 2009.
On September 16, 2018, Stanford won her first major title at the Evian Championship.
Stanford retired following the 2024 season.

## Professional wins (11)
### LPGA Tour wins (7)

* Legend
* Major championships (1)
* Other LPGA Tour (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
| 1 | Jun 29, 2003 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | 65-67-65=197 | −16 | 3 strokes | Becky Morgan | 195,000 |
| 2 | Sep 14, 2008 | Bell Micro LPGA Classic | 70-67-67-73=277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Shanshan Feng | 210,000 |
| 3 | Nov 16, 2008 | Lorena Ochoa Invitational | 68-66-72-69=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Brittany Lang Annika Sörenstam | 200,000 |
| 4 | Feb 14, 2009 | SBS Open at Turtle Bay | 65-71-70=206 | −10 | 3 strokes | Michelle Wie | 180,000 |
| 5 | Feb 26, 2012 | HSBC Women's Champions | 66-70-71-71=278 | −10 | Playoff | Na Yeon Choi Shanshan Feng Jenny Shin | 210,000 |
| 6 | Sep 16, 2018 | The Evian Championship | 72-64-68-68=272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Austin Ernst Kim Sei-young Mo Martin Amy Olson | 577,500 |
| 7 | Dec 6, 2020 | Volunteers of America Classic | 71-69-70-67=277 | −7 | 2 strokes | Yealimi Noh Inbee Park Ryu So-yeon | 262,500 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2003 | U.S. Women's Open | Hilary Lunke Kelly Robbins | Lunke won 18-hole playoff (Lunke:70, Stanford:71, Robbins:73) |
| 2 | 2009 | P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship | Jiyai Shin Sun Young Yoo | Shin won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2012 | HSBC Women's Champions | Na Yeon Choi Shanshan Feng Jenny Shin | Won with par on third extra hole Choi eliminated by par on second hole Feng eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 2013 | Manulife Financial LPGA Classic | Hee Young Park | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 5 | 2015 | Toto Japan Classic | Ahn Sun-ju Lee Ji-hee | Ahn won with birdie on first extra hole |

### Futures Tour wins (1)

* 2000 (1) Summit Consulting SBC Futures Tour Championship

### Legends of the LPGA wins (3)

* 2023 Senior LPGA Championship, Eagles Landing
* 2024 Senior LPGA Championship

## Major championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
| 2018 | The Evian Championship | 5 shot deficit | −12 (72-64-68-68=272) | 1 stroke | Austin Ernst, Kim Sei-young Mo Martin, Amy Olson |

### Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Chevron Championship | | | | T51 | CUT | T58 | CUT | T10 | T15 | T12 |
| Women's PGA Championship | | CUT | T59 | T27 | T4 | T16 | T29 | T33 | T25 | T5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T2 | CUT | T10 | T49 | T16 | T58 | CUT |
| Women's British Open ^ | | | T13 | T64 | CUT | CUT | T36 | CUT | CUT | T20 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Chevron Championship | T15 | T3 | T11 | T19 | T7 | T11 | CUT | T47 | T20 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | T25 | T30 | CUT | T28 | T30 | T41 | CUT | CUT | T63 | T66 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19 | 4 | T54 | T4 | T30 | T26 | T11 | T33 | T10 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship ^^ | | | | T6 | CUT | CUT | 7 | T18 | 1 | CUT |
| Women's British Open | T50 | T22 | T23 | T17 | T5 | T21 | T60 | CUT | CUT | T29 |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Chevron Championship | T64 | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T44 | T58 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Evian Championship ^^ | NT | CUT | CUT | T59 | T26 |
| Women's British Open | T14 | CUT | T41 | T56 | |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 15 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 14 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 17 |
| The Evian Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 15 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 103 | 67 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2009 British Open – 2012 British Open)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 Evian – 2014 Kraft Nabisco)

## LPGA Tour career summary

| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
| 2001 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T15 | 66,956 | 98 | 73.24 | 103 |
| 2002 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 221,857 | 45 | 72.37 | 46 |
| 2003 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 643,192 | 17 | 71.94 | 38 |
| 2004 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T4 | 297,790 | 39 | 71.86 | T43 |
| 2005 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | T3 | 272,288 | 44 | 73.11 | 69 |
| 2006 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 473,218 | 23 | 71.80 | T29 |
| 2007 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | T3 | 713,880 | 19 | 71.62 | 11 |
| 2008 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1,134,753 | 9 | 71.22 | 9 |
| 2009 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1,081,916 | 10 | 70.64 | 11 |
| 2010 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 596,830 | 18 | 71.35 | 19 |
| 2011 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1,017,196 | 7 | 71.42 | 15 |
| 2012 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 794,294 | 16 | 71.51 | 21 |
| 2013 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 778,234 | 12 | 70.71 | 11 |
| 2014 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 754,728 | 19 | 71.18 | 18 |
| 2015 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | T2 | 491,777 | 34 | 71.27 | 22 |
| 2016 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | T2 | 488,588 | 37 | 71.40 | 40 |
| 2017 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 367,119 | 52 | 71.47 | 62 |
| 2018 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 957,270 | 16 | 71.38 | 46 |
| 2019 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T23 | 117,608 | 102 | 72.68 | 131 |
| 2020 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 586,321 | 13 | 71.55 | 40 |
| 2021 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T5 | 222,661 | 77 | 71.30 | 64 |
| 2022 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 69,917 | 132 | 73.14 | 155 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 54,271 | 154 | 73.12 | n/a |
| 2024 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 131,197 | 121 | 72.10 | 107 |
| Total^ | 537 | 383 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 100 | 1 | 12,333,860 | 20 | | |
^ Official through 2024 season * Includes matchplay and other tournaments with no cut

## World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking |
| 2006 | 67 |
| 2007 | 32 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2017 | 71 |
| 2018 | 34 |
| 2019 | 76 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2021 | 73 |
| 2022 | 312 |
| 2023 | 446 |
| 2024 | 363 |

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2000 (winners)
Professional
* Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2003, 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011, 2013, 2015 (winners)
* Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2006, 2008 (winners)

### Solheim Cup record

| Year | Total Matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points Won | Points % |
| Career | 20 | 4–13–3 | 3–3–0 | 1–5–1 | 0–5–2 | 5.5 | 27.5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–1–0 lost to A. Sörenstam 3&2 | 0–0–1 halved w/ M. Redman | 0–1–0 lost w/ M. Mallon 3&2 | 0.5 | 16.7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2–0–1 | 1–0–0 def. T. Johnson 3&2 | 1–0–0 won w/ P. Hurst 4&2 | 0–0–1 halved w/ S. Prammanasudh | 2.5 | 83.3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 1–0–0 def. B. Brewerton 5&4 | 0–1–0 lost w/ N. Castrale 3&1 | 0–1–1 lost w/ J. Inkster 1 dn, halved w/ B. Lang | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to A. Muñoz 1 dn | 0–2–0 lost w/ S. Lewis 3&2, lost w/ S. Lewis 6&5 | 0–0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0–4–0 | 0–1–0 lost to B. Recari 2&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Lang 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/ G. Piller 2&1, lost w/ G. Piller 1 dn | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1–2–0 | 1–0–0 def. S. Pettersen 2&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Lincicome 1 dn | 0–1–0 lost w/ A. Lee 3&2 | 1 | 33.3 |