Nataliya Guseva made the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career on September 26, 2026, and still finished the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship tied for 45th. That week fits her season. She has eight top-25 finishes in 2026, no top-10s, and a Race to CME Globe rank of 61st, one spot outside the line for the season finale.
Every figure below comes from the official LPGA and WTGL player pages as they read on October 17, 2026.
Quick Answer: Nataliya Guseva is 23 and 5 feet 8 inches tall, with no LPGA wins and nine career top-10s. She ranks 61st in the Race to CME Globe after the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, just outside the top-60 finale cutoff. Her strongest category is strokes gained off the tee, where she ranks 28th.
Age, height and what the official profiles leave out
Guseva is 23 years old, according to both her LPGA and WTGL profiles. She turned pro in 2022, joined the LPGA Tour in 2024, and is 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 173 centimeters.
| Fact | Answer | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 23 | LPGA and WTGL player profiles |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (about 173 cm) | WTGL player profile |
| Weight | No official figure | WTGL profile leaves the field blank |
| Turned pro | 2022 | WTGL player profile |
| Joined the LPGA Tour | 2024 | LPGA player profile |
| College | University of Miami | WTGL player profile |
| Country flag | None (the LPGA lists her as unattached) | LPGA player profile |
| WTGL team | Atlanta Drive GC | WTGL player profile |
| Pronunciation | Nah-tali-yah GOO-se-va | LPGA player profile |
WTGL leaves the weight field blank, and the LPGA profile shows no weight either. If you came for gossip, this page can’t help. Neither profile mentions a husband, boyfriend, parents or tattoos, so we won’t guess. If she shares more, it’ll be on her own accounts, @nataliya_golf on X and @natthegoose on Instagram.
From Miami to a full LPGA card
Guseva moved to the United States to attend the University of Miami and earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors right away. She turned pro in 2022 and won the Black Desert Resort Championship on the Epson Tour the next year. Then she earned her LPGA card through qualifying school in 2023 and picked up Ladies European Tour status as medalist at that tour’s Q-School.
Her first LPGA season, 2024, brought two runner-up finishes and a spot inside the top 30 of the Race to CME Globe. Her LPGA profile shows nine career top-10s and none in 2026, so all nine came in 2024 and 2025. She has no LPGA wins.
How her 2026 season has gone
Guseva has about $534,000 in official LPGA earnings this season and about $2.1 million for her career. She has eight top-25 finishes in 2026 and 24 for her career. Her best finish this year is a tie for 11th.
| Event | Start date | Finish | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Sept. 25 | T45 | -7 | Career-first ace in round two |
| FM Championship | Aug. 27 | T13 | -7 | Top-15 finish |
| CPKC Women’s Open | Aug. 20 | T11 | -8 | Best finish of 2026 |
| KPMG Women’s PGA Championship | June 25 | T24 | 287 | Rounds of 70, 72, 70 and 75 |
She also tied for 25th at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open and tied for 26th at The Evian Championship in July. Eight top-25s and no top-10s says she plays steady golf and hasn’t had her one hot week yet.
What her strokes-gained numbers say about her game
Strokes gained measures how many shots a player gains or loses on the rest of the field in each part of the game, per round. Her LPGA profile breaks hers into five lines.
| Category | Her number | Tour rank | What it means for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0.35 | 64th | Gains about a third of a stroke on the field each round, roughly 1.4 strokes over four rounds |
| Off the tee | 0.41 | 28th | Her biggest edge. Track what each of your tee shots leaves you, not just fairways hit |
| Approach | -0.12 | 94th | Loses about a tenth of a stroke per round into greens |
| Around the green | -0.19 | 120th | Her weakest category and the cheapest one for you to fix with practice |
| Putting | 0.33 | 46th | Worth about a third of a stroke, more than enough to cover her short-game leak |
Two categories carry her, off the tee at 0.41 and putting at 0.33. Approach and around the green both lose strokes. The around-the-green line, -0.19 and 120th, is the weakest number on her page.
I’d rather own her profile than a great short game with a weak tee game. Every hole starts with a tee shot, and a chip only shows up after a missed green. Short game is also the fastest fix in golf, because it takes reps and no swing rebuild.
You can run the same audit on your own rounds. For five rounds, write down what each tee shot leaves you for the next shot. You’ll have your own off-the-tee number without any software.
The September 26 ace and the round around it
Guseva’s ace came in the second round at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas. She hit a 9-iron from 137 yards on the par-3 15th for her first career hole-in-one on the LPGA Tour. That shot finished a 3-under 68 that also had five birdies and four bogeys.
Do the math and the ace is worth two shots against par. A routine par on 15 would’ve turned that 68 into a 70, which is 1 under. She hit 7 of 13 fairways and 13 of 18 greens and took 28 putts, and those numbers did the steady work.
Six missed fairways and still 13 greens is how you shoot 70 with no help from an ace. Weekend golfers should track greens in regulation before fairways, because it ties more directly to the score on your card.
That ace triggered a $20,000 donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through the CME Group Cares Challenge. Her shot was the 17th donation of the LPGA season and pushed the total to $340,000. Four aces that week lifted the season total to $400,000.
Where she stands in the Race to CME Globe
After the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, Guseva ranks 61st in the Race to CME Globe with 440.380 points. Her gap to the leader is 3,273.495 points. The LPGA fills the CME Group Tour Championship field with the top 60 members, plus ties, using the standings after the event immediately before the finale.
That leaves her one spot outside the line after Walmart. A rank of 61 settles nothing, because the cutoff comes down to that last event. Check the live standings on the LPGA site before you quote her rank, since the list changes after every tournament.
Photos and social accounts
Official tournament photography lives on the LPGA site, and her WTGL player page carries photos and video from her Atlanta Drive GC team. She posts her own pictures on Instagram at @natthegoose. This page uses original charts instead of photos because we don’t own the rights to tour imagery.
Nataliya Guseva FAQ
How old is Nataliya Guseva?
She’s 23. Both the LPGA and WTGL profiles list that age, and she turned pro in 2022.
How tall is Nataliya Guseva?
5 feet 8 inches, about 173 centimeters, according to the WTGL player profile. No official profile gives her weight.
Is Nataliya Guseva married?
Neither official profile says. Nothing on the LPGA or WTGL pages mentions a husband or boyfriend, and we won’t guess about her private life.
What is Nataliya Guseva’s ranking?
The LPGA’s season ranking, the Race to CME Globe, has her 61st with 440.380 points after the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Rolex’s Women’s World Golf Rankings are a separate list with their own number, so check that official list for today’s world figure.
How far does Nataliya Guseva hit her driver?
The LPGA’s driving distance list carries her exact average and changes every week, so check it for a current yardage. Her strokes gained off the tee, 0.41 and 28th on Tour, shows the tee shot is her best category.
Has Nataliya Guseva won on the LPGA Tour?
No. She has no LPGA wins and two runner-up finishes from 2024. Her best-known win came on the Epson Tour at the 2023 Black Desert Resort Championship.
When did Nataliya Guseva make her first hole-in-one?
On September 26, 2026, in round two of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. She holed a 9-iron from 137 yards on the par-3 15th at Pinnacle Country Club.
What are Nataliya Guseva’s Instagram and Twitter accounts?
Her WTGL profile lists @natthegoose on Instagram and @nataliya_golf on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
What to watch before the finale field sets
Check her Race to CME Globe rank after the last event before the CME Group Tour Championship, because that standing sets the finale field. Nataliya Guseva sits 61st after Walmart with a tee game that ranks 28th on Tour. Weekend golfers can copy her Pinnacle round, too, because she shot 68 while missing six fairways and hitting 13 greens. For a look at the gear tour winners put behind that kind of ball striking, see our breakdown of the clubs JJ Spaun used to win.