Cydney Clanton (born July 18, 1989) is an American

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who has played on the

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and the

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. She has won twice on the Symetra Tour and once on the LPGA Tour.

Amateur career

Clanton played college golf at

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where she won twice. She also won the

North and South Women's Amateur The North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament held since 1903 at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. An invitational tournament, participants are chosen based upon their performance in national am ...

. She played on the winning

2010 Curtis Cup The 36th Curtis Cup Match was played from June 11 to 13, 2010 at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The United States won 12 to 7. The Great Britain and Ireland team led 3 to 2 after the first day but the Americans won all ...

team where she won two matches and halved a third. She also played on the U.S. team at the 2010

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that finished second to the South Korea team.

Professional career

Clanton turned professional in 2011 and played on the Symetra Tour that year. She earned her LPGA Tour card for 2012 through the

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. She has played on both tours since: winning the 2013 Four Winds Invitational and 2019 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout on the Symetra Tour and the 2019 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on the LPGA Tour. The Dow tournament was a team event where she partnered with Jasmine Suwannapura.

Amateur wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *2010

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Symetra Tour wins (2)

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Four Winds Invitational *

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Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2018.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

U.S. national team appearances

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(winners)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clanton, Cydney American female golfers Auburn Tigers women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from North Carolina Sportspeople from Winston-Salem, North Carolina People from Rowan County, North Carolina 1989 births Living people