Bailey Tardy

Bailey Tardy (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour player.

Bailey Tardy
Personal information
Born (1996-08-08) August 8, 1996
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidencePeachtree Corners, Georgia
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2023)
Former tour(s)Epson Tour (joined 2019)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipCUT: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipCUT: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenT4: 2023
Women's British OpenCUT: 2023
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2023
Achievements and awards
SEC Freshman of the Year2016

Early life, college and amateur career

Tardy enjoyed a successful junior career, and was an AJGA Rolex All-American in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and also competed in the Wyndham Cup each of those years. She played in the 2013 Symetra Tour Championship where she finished tied 27th, and was medalist at the 2013 U.S. Girls' Junior.[1]

Tardy qualified for the U.S. Women's Open in 2014, 2016 and 2017 while still an amateur. In 2017, she was tied 13th after shooting an opening 70, but missed the cut following a second round 82. She also won the 2015 North and South Women's Amateur. In 2018, she finished as low amateur at the Georgia Women's Open, placing third overall after shooting a 2-under 142, and won the Georgia State Amateur wire-to-wire by an eight-stroke gap after shooting an 8-under 208.[2]

Tardy played collegiate golf at the University of Georgia and was named the 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year. She played in the 2016 Curtis Cup alongside Andrea Lee and finished with a 3–2 record, although Great Britain and Ireland won 11.5–8.5 at Dún Laoghaire Golf Club in Ireland.[1]

Professional career

Tardy turned professional following the fall semester in 2018 after she earned Epson Tour membership at LPGA Q-Series, but did remain in school to graduate from UGA in May 2019.[1]

She finished sixth on the 2020 money list, narrowly missing out on LPGA Tour promotion by just $343. In 2021, her first professional win came with a three-shot victory at the Copper Rock Championship, but she again missed out on promotion, finishing 12th on the money list with 10 cards on offer. In 2022, she recorded four top-five finishes on the Epson Tour before finally earning her LPGA card by finishing second at LPGA Q-Series.[3]

In her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, she held the second round lead at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open before finishing tied 4th, collecting $482,136.[4][5]

Amateur wins
  • 2012 AJGA Junior at River Landing, Junior All-Star at Ocala
  • 2013 Georgia Junior Championship, Arrowhead Junior at The Bluffs, Trusted Choice Big I National Championship
  • 2015 North and South Women's Amateur, Windy City Collegiate Championship
  • 2016 NCAA Bryan Regional
  • 2018 Georgia Women's State Amateur

Source:[6]

Professional wins (1)

Epson Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Apr 24, 2021 Copper Rock Championship −10 (66–70–70=206) 3 strokes Canada Maude-Aimée LeBlanc
United States Samantha Wagner

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT T4
The Evian Championship NT CUT
Women's British Open CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000010
Women's PGA Championship00000010
U.S. Women's Open00011141
The Evian Championship00000010
Women's British Open00000010
Totals00011181

LPGA Tour career summary
YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nds3rdsTop
10s		Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2014 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 79.50 n/a
2015 Did not play
2016 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 79.00 n/a
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 76.00 n/a
2018 Did not play
2019 Did not play
2020 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a n/a 72.50 n/a
2021 Did not play
2022 Did not play
2023 11 5 0 0 0 1 T4 519,574 30 73.03 124
Totals^ 11 (2023) 5 (2023) 0 0 0 1 T4 519,574 410

Official as of July 9, 2023[7][8][9]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearRankingSource
2019831[10]
2020510[11]
2021442[12]
2022442[13]
2023145^[14]

^ as of October 13, 2023

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Women's Golf Roster: Bailey Tardy". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. Fleming, Ben (July 9, 2023). "11 Things You Didn't Know About Bailey Tardy". Golf Monthly. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. Paisley, Kent (July 9, 2023). "Bailey Tardy once missed earning her LPGA card by $343, now has chance to win $2 million in U.S. Women's Open". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  4. Milko, Jack (July 9, 2023). "Bailey Tardy the latest Georgia Bulldog to leave a mark on golf amid U.S. Women's Open". SB Nation. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  5. Baggs, Mercer (July 7, 2023). "Mid tough rookie year, dog loving, procrastinating Bailey Tardy leads USWO". Golf Channel. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  6. "Bailey Tardy". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  7. "Bailey Tardy stats". LPGA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  8. "Bailey Tardy results". LPGA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  9. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". July 10, 2023.
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