Liz Janangelo

Liz Janangelo (born Elizabeth Janangelo on October 12, 1983) is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, Janangelo began playing golf at age two. cite web
last = Berlet
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title = Elizabeth Janangelo: A maturity well beyond her years
publisher = CT Golfer Online
date = 1997-09-07
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accessdate = 2007-03-18 ] At age 13 she won the Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship, the youngest champion in state history. She went on to win that Championship four more times.

As a junior golfer, Janangelo won eight American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) titles, including two major titles. She enrolled at Duke University on a golf scholarship in the fall of 2002 and immediately found success. She was named ACC Rookie of the Year and All-ACC in her freshman year. In her sophomore year, Janangelo won four tournaments, broke the Duke scoring average record, was named NGCA National Player of the Year, won the Golfstat Cup, and was named ACC Player of the Year. She ended her college career with seven career wins, second on the Duke all-time wins list.

While still an amateur, Janangelo qualified to play in the U.S. Women's Open four times, beginning as a sixteen-year old in 2000. She has finished as high as tied for 30th.

Liz Janangelo was a former golfer at Wampanoag Country Club.

Notable amateur wins

* 1997 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
* 2003 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
* 2004 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
* 2005 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
* 2005 Connecticut State Women's Amateur Golf Championship
* 2002-2006 Seven wins as member of Duke University Golf Team

Professional career

After graduating from Duke in May, 2006, Janangelo was immediately eligible to play on the FUTURES Tour based on her high ranking in the 2006 GolfWeek Collegiate rankings. She played in seven events in the remainder of the 2006 season, making the cut in six. In the fall of 2006, she attended LPGA qualifying school where she failed to qualify and returned to the FUTURES Tour for 2007. She won her first tournament in the second event of the FUTURES Tour 2007 season, the Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic.

In 2007, Janangelo earned $45,084 and finished sixth on the FUTURES Tour money list, one spot out of automatic qualifying for fully exempt status for 2008 on the LPGA Tour.

In December 2007 she qualified for the LGPA Tour by finishing among the top 17 players in the final LPGA Qualifying tournament.

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour (2)

*2007 (2) Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic, Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship

Results in LPGA majors

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

References

External links

* [http://lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=13725 Biography on the LPGA Tour official web site]
* [http://www.duramedfuturestour.com/PlayerBios/JanangeloLiz.html Biography on FUTURES Tour official web site]
* [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22564&SPID=1838&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=153296&Q_SEASON=2005 Biography on Duke University Golf Team web site]