POPOV Sophia

Germany
Golf
2 Oct 1992
28
Female
1.70/5'6''
BOSTON, MA
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
GLF Golf Women's Individual Stroke Play 40

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1
#1
Finished
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 2
#2
Finished
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 3
#3
Finished
Kasumigaseki Country Club
Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 4
#4
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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The Women's British Open
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Individual Stroke Play2020Troon, GBR277

The ANA Inspiration
RankEventYearLocationResult
60Individual Stroke Play2021Rancho Mirage, CA, USA290

LPGA Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
23Individual Stroke Play2020Newtown Square, PA, USA284
57Individual Stroke Play2018Kildeer, IL, USA295
85Individual Stroke Play2021Johns Creek, GA, USA148

U.S. Women's Open
RankEventYearLocationResult
40Individual Stroke Play2020Houston, TX, USA293
75Individual Stroke Play2021San Francisco, CA, USA150

LPGA Tour overview - Three best ranks per season since 2017
YearIndividual Stroke Play
20211 x 2nd, 1 x 8th, 1 x 10th
20201 x 9th, 1 x 15th, 1 x 23rd
20191 x 51st, 1 x 71st, 1 x 77th
20181 x 13th, 1 x 35th, 1 x 54th

Ladies European Tour overview - Three best ranks per season since 2017
YearIndividual Stroke Play
20201 x 1st
20181 x 21st

LPGA Tour & Ladies European Tour - Ten best performances since 2017 season
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12020Individual Stroke PlayThe Women's British OpenTroon, GBR
22021Individual Stroke PlayBank of Hope LPGA Match-PlayLas Vegas, NV, USA
82021Individual Stroke PlayGainbridge LPGAOrlando, FL, USA
92020Individual Stroke PlayMarathon LPGA ClassicSylvania, OH, USA
102021Individual Stroke PlayDiamond Resorts Tournament of ChampionsLake Buena Vista, FL, USA
132018Individual Stroke PlayMeijer LPGA ClassicGrand Rapids, MI, USA
152020Individual Stroke PlayPelican Women's ChampionshipBelleair, FL, USA
172021Individual Stroke PlayHSBC Women's World ChampionshipSingapore, SIN
212021Individual Stroke PlayKia ClassicCarlsbad, CA, USA
212018Individual Stroke PlayTrust Golf Women's Scottish OpenGullane, GBR


Legend
DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, WD - Withdrawn
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Skiing, running, tennis, spending time with family, supporting American football team the New England Patriots. (lpga.com, 03 Jun 2021, 31 May 2021; golfmonthly.com, 10 Feb 2021)
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Partner Max
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English, German
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Right (Instagram profile, 23 Mar 2021)
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Her brother Nicholas competed in swimming at the University of Arizona in the United States of America, and her mother Claudia competed in swimming for Stanford University in the United States of America. Her partner Max Mehles has been her caddie and played golf on the Forme Tour. (Twitter profile, 16 Jun 2021; ukathletics.com, 01 Jan 2019; usctrojans.com, 23 Aug 2020; arizonawildcats.com, 01 Jan 2013)
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Turned professional in 2014
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She began playing golf at age five. (lpga.com, 03 Jun 2021)
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She was an amateur tennis player and swimmer before deciding to focus on golf. (usctrojans.com, 23 Aug 2020)
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Winning her first major championship at the 2020 AIG Women's British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. (livemint.com, 23 Aug 2020)
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US golfer Tiger Woods. (usctrojans.com, 23 Aug 2020)
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While competing for the University of Southern California in the United States of America, in 2010/11 she was named National Golf Coaches Association [NGCA] and Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. (usctrojans.com, 23 Aug 2020)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT RETHINK
In 2019 she had contemplated retiring from the sport after she lost her LPGA Tour card. Having decided to continue, she won her first major championship at the 2020 AIG Women's British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland after playing on the Symetra Tour that season. The victory reinstated her LPGA Tour card on a two-year exemption. "I have had to face many obstacles on the way, but I knew what I was capable of achieving. I nearly quit playing in 2019. Thank god I didn't." (livemint.com, 23 Aug 2020; golfdigest.com, 23 Aug 2021)

LYME DISEASE
During her rookie season on the LPGA Tour in 2015 she began to have health concerns, and in 2018 was diagnosed with Lyme disease. "It's honestly something I haven't really talked about a lot before, but my rookie year, I started having a lot of health issues. We didn't even know what it was. It took a total of about 20 doctor visits three years later to figure out that I had Lyme disease. At that point it was so chronic that I had just been struggling a lot with fatigue. For me to regain all my energy I lost like 25 pounds [11.3 kilograms] and had to regain all of that and get back to where I was before, and it was just a struggle." (lpga.com, 03 Jun 2021; skysports.com, 24 Aug 2020)

HERITAGE
Born in Boston, MA, United States of America, she moved to Weingarten, Germany, at a young age and has held dual US and German citizenship since age 13. After she attended school in Germany, she moved back to the United States of America to attend the University of Southern California in 2010. "I have dual citizenship because I was born in the US, but lived in Germany almost my whole life. Also my grandfather, my dad's father, is Bulgarian, so that's where the name comes from. My grandparents live half in Bulgaria and half in Austria." (golfmonthly.com, 10 Feb 2021; usctrojans.com, 23 Aug 2020; ladieseuropeantour.com, 01 Jan 2012)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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