Lauren Hartlage

Lauren Hartlage (born January 31, 1998) is an American professional golfer and member of the LPGA Tour. She was in contention at the 2024 Women's PGA Championship, where she ultimately finished tied 5th.

Early life and amateur career
Hartlage played golf at Elizabethtown High School under coach Kim, her mother, who played college golf at Western Kentucky University. She was a three-time Kentucky Golf Coaches Association Region Player of the Year between 2013 and 2015, and recognized as the Kentucky Golf Foundation's 2015 Kentucky Junior Player of the Year.

She attended the University of Louisville between 2016 and 2020, majoring in finance. Playing with the Louisville Cardinals women's golf team she won two tournaments and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year.

Hartlage participated in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur, and reached matchplay at the 2018 British Ladies Amateur and the 2019 U.S. Women's Amateur. She represented the United States at the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup, where she beat Ingrid Lindblad, 1 up, in the final Sunday singles match to cement the U.S. victory.

Professional career
Hartlage turned professional in August 2021. She finished second at the 2021 Delta Downs Invitational on the Women's All Pro Tour, before finishing T26 at Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for 2022.

In her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, her best finish was a T10 at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. In 2023, she finished T6 at the Lotte Championship. In 2024, she was in contention at the Women's PGA Championship, where she ultimately finished tied 5th after sitting in second place ahead of the final round.

Amateur wins

 * 2014 Under Armour Jeff Overton Championship
 * 2015 Under Armour Jeff Overton Championship, PGA Junior Series Kearney Hill Golf Links
 * 2017 Cardinal Cup
 * 2019 Moon Golf Invitational
 * 2020 Women's Orlando International Amateur Championship, Golfweek Purdue Amateur

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Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order. {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut T= tied

U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
 * Arnold Palmer Cup: 2021 (winners)