Lindsey Weaver-Wright Bio
Lindsey Kathryn Weaver-Wright (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional golfer who competed on the LPGA Tour. A standout amateur with a record-setting junior career, she turned professional in 2016 after starring at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Arizona. She is widely remembered for carding a 59 during the 2012 Ping Junior Interclub match, becoming only the second female golfer in history to record that score after Annika Sörenstam. After competing as Lindsey Weaver for most of her career, she married fellow professional golfer Zach Wright in November 2021 and adopted the hyphenated surname Weaver-Wright.
Early Life and Background
Lindsey Kathryn Weaver-Wright was born on September 16, 1993, in Waite Hill, Ohio. Her father, Craig Weaver, was a track runner at Otterbein University and introduced her to golf at age two, often carrying her between shots when she grew tired. Her older sister, Lauren Weaver, later played college golf at Northwestern University, and the sisters shared an early passion for the sport that shaped Lindsey’s development.
When Weaver-Wright was 11 years old, her family relocated from Ohio to Scottsdale, Arizona, so that she and her sister could practice and play year-round in the warmer climate. The same year, she volunteered at the LPGA’s Safeway Classic in Arizona and met Annika Sörenstam and Brittany Lincicome, an experience that helped inspire her competitive ambitions. She attended Cactus Shadows High School in Scottsdale, where she built one of the most decorated junior résumés in American golf.
Path to Professional Golf
During her junior career, Weaver-Wright was named a Rolex Junior All-American four times and won regional and state championships as a freshman at Cactus Shadows High School. Between 2006 and 2012, she recorded 11 individual AJGA victories, including four in 2012, a total that ranked her as the top female golfer in the AJGA for wins in a single year. She also set the AJGA record for most consecutive years with at least one win, earning a title each season from 2006 through 2012, and helped the United States win the 2011 Junior Solheim Cup with a crucial singles point against Charley Hull.
After graduating from Cactus Shadows High School in 2012, Weaver-Wright accepted a full athletic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where she was named Big East Conference Freshman of the Year and Big East Conference Player of the Year. She set a Notre Dame record for the lowest single-season scoring average (72.71) and posted the lowest score in Big East Conference Championship history while winning the conference title as a freshman. She later transferred to the University of Arizona, where she led the Wildcats in scoring average for three seasons, won the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Championship with the team, finished as the individual runner-up at the 2014 Pac-12 Championship, and was twice named a WGCA All-American.
Lindsey Weaver-Wright Career
Early Career (2016–2017)
Weaver-Wright turned professional in May 2016 and won a Cactus Tour event at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, in her first start as a professional. She then advanced through the LPGA Qualifying Tournament and joined the Symetra Tour in 2017, where she opened with a fourth-place finish at the Florida’s Natural Charity Classic. In her rookie Symetra Tour season, she recorded 11 top-10 finishes, including her first career Epson Tour victory at the Guardian Championship, and finished seventh on the tour’s official money list to earn full LPGA Tour membership for 2018.
LPGA Tour Breakthrough (2018–2021)
Her 2018 rookie season on the LPGA Tour was cut short by injury, but she made five cuts in eight starts and retained partial status. She earned a return to the LPGA Tour for 2020 by finishing fifth at the 2019 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, then posted her best major-championship finish to date at the 2020 Women’s British Open at Royal Troon, where she was tied for fourth after two rounds before closing with a 75 to finish tied for 19th. She also recorded strong showings in other majors, including a tie for 27th at the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and a tie for 28th at the 2023 Chevron Championship. In 2021, she changed her playing name to Lindsey Weaver-Wright after marrying her husband, Zach Wright.
Final Seasons (2022–2025)
In 2020, Weaver-Wright finished 49th on the LPGA Tour money list, and she placed 75th in 2021 while continuing to compete across a full major-championship schedule. After announcing her first pregnancy in June 2023 following the Meijer LPGA Classic, where she finished tied for 20th, she took time away from competition to start her family. She returned to the LPGA Tour in subsequent seasons before retiring from professional golf following the 2025 season.
Notable Events and Milestones
Her most celebrated milestone remains the 59 she shot on the Apache Course at Desert Mountain during the 2012 Ping Junior Interclub match, making her the second female golfer in history to record that score. She also helped the United States capture the 2011 Junior Solheim Cup and earned invitations to multiple U.S. Women’s Open championships, including her debut at Blackwolf Run in 2012.
Lindsey Weaver-Wright Career Wins
Weaver-Wright recorded one verified professional tour victory during her career, a Symetra Tour win at the 2017 Guardian Championship that secured her LPGA Tour card. Her amateur résumé featured more than a dozen tournament wins, including four AJGA titles in 2012 and conference championship victories at Notre Dame and Arizona.
Symetra Tour Highlights
Weaver-Wright captured her only Symetra Tour title at the 2017 Guardian Championship, one of 11 top-10 finishes she posted during her rookie season. That victory was a key contributor to her seventh-place finish on the Symetra Tour’s official money list, which earned her full LPGA Tour membership for the 2018 season.
Other Wins & Performances
Beyond her Symetra Tour win, Weaver-Wright opened her professional career with a victory at a Cactus Tour event at Mission Hills Country Club in 2016 and added a steady stream of amateur titles during her time at Notre Dame and Arizona, including a Big East Conference Championship win and a Pac-12 team championship.
Lindsey Weaver-Wright Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Weaver-Wright comes from a sports-minded family rooted in Ohio. Her father, Craig Weaver, ran track at Otterbein University, and her older sister, Lauren Weaver, played college golf at Northwestern University. The family moved from Ohio to Scottsdale, Arizona, when Lindsey was 11 to give both daughters better year-round training conditions.
Personal Life
Weaver-Wright married Zach Wright, a professional golfer who has competed on the Korn Ferry Tour, in November 2021; the two first met when they were 12, briefly dated in high school, and reconnected in December 2017. The couple lives in Dallas, Texas, and practices together at the Old American Golf Club. In June 2023, she announced that she was expecting her first child, due in December 2023.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 season marked the final year of Lindsey Weaver-Wright’s professional career, as she retired from the LPGA Tour following the conclusion of the schedule. After stepping away briefly in 2023 following the announcement of her first pregnancy, she returned to competition and continued to play a full LPGA Tour slate in 2024 and 2025.
Across her major-championship appearances spanning 2020 to 2023, she logged four made cuts, with her best finish being a tie for 19th at the 2020 Women’s British Open at Royal Troon. Her most recent made cut in a major came at the 2023 Chevron Championship, where she tied for 28th. With her retirement following the 2025 season, Weaver-Wright closed a career that included a Symetra Tour victory, an LPGA Tour card earned through the 2019 Final Qualifying Tournament, and a place in golf history as only the second female golfer to record a 59.