Ryann Ashley O'Toole (born February 11, 1987) is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1987, O'Toole was born in Agoura Hills, California. In 2005, she graduated from San Clemente High School in 2005.
O'Toole played college golf at UCLA and recorded twelve top-10 finishes during her college career. She holds the course record at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with a 66. In 2009, O'Toole graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Professional career O'Toole turned professional in 2009, and joined the Futures Tour on February 1, 2009. She competed in eight events on ended the season 80th on the Futures Tour money list. O'Toole participated in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament ("Q-School") in December in an attempt to earn membership on the LPGA Tour for 2010, but finished 73rd and failed to qualify.LPGA.com - Final Qualifying Tournament - December 27, 2009
She returned to the Futures Tour in 2010, competed in 16 events, won twice, and finished 7th on the official season-ending money list. She also played in her first LPGA tournament in August 2010 when she received a sponsor's exemption to the CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg, but missed the cut.LPGA.com, 2010 CN Canadian Open Results August 29, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2011. Her top-10 finish on the Futures tour money list in 2010 earned her conditional status on the LPGA Tour for 2011. She returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December in an attempt to improve her status but was unsuccessful with a 95th-place finish.LPGA.com - Final Qualifying Tournament - December 12, 2010
She started 2011 playing on the Futures Tour and in the events on the LPGA Tour that her relatively low priority status qualified her for. After a 9th-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, her priority status improved, which gave her entry into more tournaments. After O'Toole finished tied for fifth at the Safeway Classic on August 21, U.S. Solheim team captain Rosie Jones named her one of two captain's picks for the 2011 Solheim Cup team.
She won her first LPGA Tour event on August 15, 2021, at the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open with a 271 (−17), by three strokes over both Lydia Ko and Atthaya Thitikul. It was her 11th season on tour and her 228th LPGA Tour start.
The Big Break O'Toole was a cast member on the reality television competition show, The Big Break Sandals Resort, which aired in 2010 on Golf Channel. O'Toole finished in sixth place out of eleven golfers competing.
Personal life She is openly gay. After coming out to her parents in high school, she experienced a strained relationship with them and found solace in golf.
Professional wins (4) LPGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-upWinner'sshare ($)1Aug 15, 2021Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open^68-71-68-64=271−173 strokes Lydia Ko Atthaya Thitikul225,000 ^Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12024Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship Nelly KordaKorda won with a birdie on the first extra hole
Futures Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinningscoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)1May 16, 2010Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship31-34=65 1−62 strokes Dewi Claire Schreefel7,0002Jul 4, 2010Falls Auto Group Classic68-69-65=202−14Playoff 2 Angela Buzminski16,1003Apr 10, 2011Santorini Riviera Nayarit Classic73-71-67=211−81 stroke Dawn Shockley Nicole Smith17,500 1 Shortened by rain from 54 to 18 holes, purse reduced.2 Won playoff with a birdie on second extra hole.
Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Chevron ChampionshipCUTT50CUTT13T44T62Women's PGA ChampionshipT57T36CUTCUTCUTT46T50T18T74CUTU.S. Women's Open9CUTT42T20T55T54T52T39CUTThe Evian Championship ^ CUTT38CUTT58T6T62NTWomen's British OpenCUTT25CUTCUTT22CUT Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT19T13T5469T79T7U.S. Women's OpenT28CUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT33T54CUTCUTT52WDThe Evian ChampionshipT17CUTT28T35CUT63Women's British Open CUT64T21CUTCUT ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 10U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 8Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 9The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 8Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 4Totals 0 0 0 0 3 12 62 39 Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2017 Evian – 2019 Evian) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoringrank2010100000T1060n/a76.00n/a201115110002T5192,7484673.578720122180000T1753,5909674.30119201320130000T20100,5548572.908920141850000T3826,04413073.78143201524160000T12208,5657071.7446201627210003T6352,8045471.5645201725200001T7213,0167571.94922018262200233627,2053271.3644201922140001T6199,6417672.0610320201460001T663,2009973.001052021221810011531,8273870.7636202223200004T5616,6005071.09522023231500014381,0567472.101042024251401032629,3156271.838220251680000T20120,11912372.89135 Official through 2025 season
Futures Tour summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Money list rank Scoring average Scoring rank2009870001T106,2378072.39n/a (17)2010161326145,806771.0592011331002120,3362471.10n/a (2)
World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year Worldranking Source 2010 320 2011 120 2012 198 2013 226 2014 350 2015 130 2016 82 2017 125 2018 50 2019 90 2020 148 2021 71 2022 63 2023 116 2024 90 2025 209
Team appearances Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2011
Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW-L-H SinglesW-L-H FoursomesW-L-H FourballsW-L-H Pointswon Points%Career42-0-20-0-11-0-01-0-1375%201142-0-20-0-1 halved w/ Caroline Hedwall1-0-0 won w/ M. Pressel1-0-1 halved w/ C. Kim,won w/ S. Lewis 2&1375%
References
External links
Profile at Yahoo! sports