Erin McCarthy (born July 7, 1990) is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler from Elkhorn, Nebraska, known for winning the 2022

U.S. Women's Open The U.S. Women's Open, one of 15 national golf championships conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA), is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major championships, which includes the Chevron Championship, Women's PGA Championship, W ...

. She bowls professionally on the

Professional Women's Bowling Association The Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) organizes and oversees a series of annual tournaments for the top competitive women ten-pin bowlers. The series is often referred to as the "women's tour" of bowling. The PWBA was formed in 1960 ...

(PWBA) Tour, and has previously bowled internationally as a member of Team USA. McCarthy is a member of the MOTIV Bowling pro staff, having previously been sponsored by

Hammer A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal (as w ...

. She is also sponsored by Turbo 2-n-1 grip inserts and Apparel EFX.

Early life and amateur career

McCarthy was a two-time all-state bowler (2007 and 2008) at

Millard North High School Millard North High School is a high school in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Millard Public Schools district. Millard North partially opened in 1978 for 9th and 10th grade students. In 1981, the second phase of the project was co ...

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

. In 2008, she won a national High School Open Singles championship against the top high school seniors in the country. She attended and bowled for the

University of Nebraska A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

, where she was part of the 2009 NCAA Women’s Bowling national champions. She transferred to

Midland University Midland University is a private Lutheran university in Fremont, Nebraska. It has an approximate enrollment of 1,600 students on campus. Known as Midland Lutheran College from 1962 to 2010, the college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran ...

Fremont, Nebraska Fremont is a city and county seat of Dodge County in the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 27,141 at the 2020 census. Fremont is the home of Midland University. History From the 1830 ...

after her sophomore season. At Midland, she was named Most Valuable Player at the 2012 Intercollegiate Team Championships, where her team finished in second place. McCarthy also completed a nursing degree while at Midland. McCarthy was a member of Team USA from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, she placed first at the Team USA trials.

Professional career

McCarthy has bowled on the PWBA Tour since its rebirth in 2015. She earned the top seed in the

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

USBC Queens The USBC Queens is an annual ten-pin bowling event for amateur and professional female bowlers, sanctioned by the United States Bowling Congress. The event is one of four women's professional majors since the PWBA tour returned in 2015 and the femal ...

major, but finished runner-up to Liz Johnson. Her first professional title came at the

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

PWBA Louisville Open. In

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

, McCarthy won her first major championship, climbing the ladder from the #5 seed in the televised final round to win the

on June 21. She has two other top-five finishes at the U.S. Women’s Open, placing third in both the 2017 and 2018 events.

PWBA Tour wins

Major championships are in bold text #2018 PWBA Louisville Open #2022 U.S. Women’s Open

Personal

When not bowling selected PWBA Tour events, McCarthy is a full-time critical care nurse, currently working in Omaha.

References

American ten-pin bowling players 1990 births Living people {{Bowling-bio-stub