USC Women's Golf: Ex-Trojan Wins First Major Championship

She becomes the seventh USC alum to claim a major trophy in golf.

Former USC Trojans standout Allisen Corpuz just claimed her first win since turning pro on the LPGA tour -- and it wasn't just any win, it was a major with a record $2 million payout! 

The 5'9" 25-year-old rose to a career-best (so far) eighth in world rankings with the victory.

Winning a major during just her second season in the big leagues, against one of the most competitive fields of the year, is quite the feat for Corpuz, who admittedly was a standout while with the Trojans.

Congratulations to @USCWomensGolf alum Allisen Corpuz on becoming the 2nd major champion in program history!!pic.twitter.com/NznLYpU8Tc

— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) July 10, 2023

That USC tweet mentions that Corpuz is the second USC women's golfer in history to hoist a major trophy. The first, Sophia Popov, won her lone major to dat at the 2020 Women’s British Open.

Corpuz put the finishing touches on what will hopefully be her first win of many on July 9th, with a closing-round 69 (-3 par for the day) to conclude her cumulative tournament tally at -9, three strokes clear of Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin, who both exited the 18th hole with -6 marks for the tournament overall.

There's evidence that this victory is just the start of what could be a very decorated pro golf career for the former Trojan. Corpuz has also notched two other top-15 finishes in women's majors this year. She tied for fourth in the Chevron Championship, thus netting another piece of a lucrative purse, and was tied for a 15th place finish at the Women's PGA Championship.