Alexa Pano, amateur golf’s best crossover player
Starting with the South Atlantic Amateur (commonly known as the Sally) the third week of January, Pano teed it up in 22 WAGR-recognized events over the course of the past year. She often went on runs of three or four consecutive weeks. A ton of golf amounted to a ton of experience. Six of those events were professional starts, including the U.S. Women’s Open (where she missed the cut) and the SKYiGOLF Championship, where she played in the final group the final day and ultimately finished eighth.
Pano took a break leading up to last month’s Dixie Women’s Amateur, where she finished seventh, but says that especially in the summer, she likes playing a busy schedule.
“I always asked my dad to sign me up a lot because I feel like hopping from tournament to tournament gets me in a groove where I’m feeling best about my game.”