Gaby López Explained

Gaby López
Fullname:	Maria Gabriela López Butron
Birth Date:	9 November 1993
Birth Place:	Mexico City, Mexico
Height:	5 ft 6 in^[1]
College:	University of Arkansas
Yearpro:	2015
Tour:	LPGA Tour
Prowins:	3
Lpgawins:	3
Anainspiration:	T25: 2021
Lpga:	T9: 2020
Wusopen:	T11: 2016
Wbritopen:	T29: 2021
Evian:	T3: 2023

Maria Gabriela López Butron (9 November 1993) is a Mexican professional golfer.

Amateur career

López played college golf at the University of Arkansas where she won three events and was individual runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship for the University of Arkansas.^{[2] [3]}

Professional career

López began playing on the LPGA Tour in 2016 after finishing T-10 at 2015 qualifying school.^{[4] [5]}

López qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics^[6] and finished 31st.^[7]

On 10 November 2018, López won her first LPGA Tour event at the Blue Bay LPGA.

López placed 23rd at the women's Olympic golf tournament in Tokyo 2020.^[8]

Amateur wins

• 2010 Callaway Junior World (Girls 15–17), Mayakoba Junior Classic
• 2011 Campeonato Nacional Infantil/Juvenil
• 2012 Copa Yucatan Ladies, Campeonato Nacional Interzonas LII
• 2013 Westbrook Invitational
• 2014 Mexican Amateur, LSU Tiger Classic, Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic

Source:^{[3] [9]}

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
1	10 Nov 2018	Blue Bay LPGA	70-71-66-73=280	−8	1 stroke	Ariya Jutanugarn	315,000
2	20 Jan 2020	Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions	65-69-71-66=271	−13	Playoff	Nasa Hataoka Inbee Park	180,000
3	4 Sep 2022	Dana Open	67-70-66-63=266	−18	1 stroke	Megan Khang	262,500

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Chevron Championship					CUT	CUT	T55	T35	T59
Women's PGA Championship					T58	T29	T40	CUT	T9
U.S. Women's Open	CUT			CUT	T11	CUT	CUT	T30	T46
The Evian Championship ^					CUT	T18	T61	61	NT
Women's British Open					T37	CUT		CUT	T59

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship	T25	CUT	T28	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T41	CUT	T27	T39
Women's PGA Championship	CUT	T40	CUT	T14
The Evian Championship		T27	T3	T26
	T29	T58	T40

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	5
	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	6
	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	6
	0	0	1	1	1	2	7	6
	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5
Totals	0	0	1	1	2	6	43	28

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	Ranking	Source
2014	486	^[10]
2015	439	^[11]
2016	84	^[12]
2017	115	^[13]
2018	90	^[14]
2019	56	^[15]
2020	56	^[16]
2021	54	^[17]
2022	37	^[18]
2023	46	^[19]

Team appearances

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Mexico): 2010, 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: Golf: Lopez Gaby . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . 2021-07-23 . 2021-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811115151/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/golf/athlete-profile-n1303990-lopez-gaby.htm . 2021-08-11 . live.
2. Web site: Arkansas' Lopez (66) falls one shot short . Golf Channel . 17 July 2016.
3. Web site: Gabriela Lopez profile . 18 April 2015 . Arkansas Razorbacks . 21 July 2016.
4. Web site: Stacy Lewis & Gaby Lopez Excited About Being Back In Arkansas . ArkLaTexhomepage.com . 22 June 2016 . 17 July 2016.
5. Web site: Gaby Lopez bio . LPGA Tour . 21 July 2016.
6. Web site: Mexico's Gaby Lopez Readies for the Rio Olympics . Golf For Her . Hally . Leadbetter . 25 June 2016 . 17 July 2016.
7. Web site: Se caen en el último día… . Sportspedia México . 20 August 2016 . 21 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918050847/http://sportspedia.com.mx/se-caen-en-el-ultimo-dia/ . 18 September 2016 . dead .
8. Web site: 5 August 2021 . Gaby López and María Fassi debuted at Tokyo 2020 golf: result . 5 August 2021 . Sport-Journal.com.
9. Web site: Gabriela Lopez . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 21 July 2016.
10. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 29, 2014.
11. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2015.
12. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 26, 2016.
13. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 25, 2017.
14. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 31, 2018.
15. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 30, 2019.
16. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 28, 2020.
17. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 27, 2021.
18. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 26, 2022.
19. Web site: Women's World Golf Rankings . December 25, 2023.