Quick Answer: Sofia Garcia is a 28-year-old Paraguayan golfer on the LPGA Tour. She won individual gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2026 South American Games. Her LPGA stats show a top-50 tee-to-green game (47th) held back by putting (158th, -0.94 strokes gained).
Search Sofia Garcia and the results include a Colombian footballer, a Portuguese fashion label and a college softball pitcher. The golfer is a 28-year-old from Asunción, Paraguay, who turned pro in 2021 and joined the LPGA Tour in 2023. She won Pan American Games gold in 2023, then took two more golds at the South American Games in Santa Fe, Argentina, on September 18, 2026. Her LPGA stats split in two directions, with approach play ranked 34th and putting ranked 158th.
Who is Sofia Garcia the golfer?
Sofia Linette García Peralta plays under the name Sofia Garcia. García is her father’s family name and Peralta is her mother’s, so Spanish-language outlets write Sofía García and drop the second surname. Paraguayan outlets such as ABC Color and ADN Digital reported her September 2026 golds in Spanish, which makes a search with the accent worth trying.
She’s right-handed, stands 5 feet 7 inches and lives in Denison, Texas. Her birthday is June 22, so she turned 28 this summer.
From Asunción to Texas Tech
Garcia started winning young. In 2013 she took the South American Junior Championship by ten strokes, and in 2015 and 2016 she won the South American Amateur and became the first Paraguayan winner. She added the Dutch International Junior Open in 2019. Paraguay sent her to the Espirito Santo Trophy, the women’s world amateur team championship, in 2016 and 2018.
Texas Tech came next, from 2016 to 2021. She left with a 72.2 career stroke average, a school record, and at least four college wins. She studied international economics. Her college resume also includes the winning International teams at the 2019 and 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup, and Augusta National invited her to the Women’s Amateur in 2020 and 2021.
Epson Tour rookie year and the jump to the LPGA
Garcia turned pro in 2021 after graduating. Before Q-School she played the Women’s All-Pro Tour, where she finished runner-up twice and fifth on the Order of Merit. In 2022 she joined the Epson Tour, the LPGA’s developmental circuit. She posted five top-10s, which is still her career total there, along with no wins and $66.6K in official earnings.
Her best week that year was a runner-up finish at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic, three strokes behind Fátima Fernández Cano. She also qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open with a 2-under 142 at Fox Run, then shot 72-73-77-74 to finish T60 at Pine Needles.
The LPGA lists 2023 as her first season on tour. By December 2023 she was playing the LPGA Q-Series, and the Epson Tour’s news feed ran a piece on her gaining momentum before the final round on December 5. Her best major finish to date is a T51 at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open.
Pan American Games gold in 2023 and a South American Games double in 2026
At the 2023 Pan American Games in La Reina, Chile, Garcia won the women’s individual gold at Prince of Wales Country Club. She shot 65-70-67-72 for 274, 14 under par, in a field of 32 players from 18 nations. Mariajo Uribe of Colombia took silver and Alena Sharp of Canada took bronze. Garcia went 12 under across rounds one and three, then played the last round at even par.
On September 18, 2026, she won again. At the South American Games in Santa Fe, Argentina, she closed with a 67 for a 275 total and the individual title, ahead of Colombia’s María José Bohórquez and Argentina’s Ana Giuliano. Paraguay also took the mixed team gold at 10 under, with Garcia, Milagros Chaves, Gustavo Silvero and Marcelo Ruiz. Paraguayan outlets named her Team Paraguay’s flag bearer for the Games.
| Event | Result | Total | Final round | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Pan American Games, La Reina, Chile | Gold | 274 (-14) | 72 | Mariajo Uribe, Colombia |
| 2026 South American Games, Santa Fe, Argentina | Gold | 275 | 67 | María José Bohórquez, Colombia |
She also won mixed team silver at the 2019 Pan American Games alongside Fabrizio Zanotti, Julieta Granada and Carlos Franco.
Her 2026 LPGA season so far
Medals haven’t carried over to the LPGA schedule yet. Her results page on the LPGA’s site shows 10 starts, 4 made cuts, no top-10s and a low round of 67 this season. She sits 137th in the Race to the CME Globe with $51.4K in official earnings, as of October 1, 2026.
ESPN’s recent-results table fills in the stretch from June to August. She missed the cut at the KPMG Women’s PGA at Hazeltine at +4 (75-73), then missed again at the Portland Classic at 145 (+1). A T59 at the CPKC Women’s Open followed, at 283 (+3) with a second-round 68 and $7,811. At the FM Championship she missed the cut at 145 (+1).
Ten starts is too few rounds to call any of this a trend. The next section reads her numbers by category instead of by finish.
What her strokes gained numbers say
Strokes gained compares a player’s results in each part of the game to the field average, per round. A positive number beats the field and a negative one trails it. Here is Garcia’s line from the LPGA’s stats page on October 1, 2026.
| Category | Strokes gained | LPGA rank | What it tells an amateur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | -0.32 | 109th | The net result after every category below |
| Tee to green | +0.47 | 47th | Every shot except putts. Ball striking is a real strength |
| Off the tee | -0.07 | 102nd | Right at field average, a hair under |
| Approach | +0.54 | 34th | Her best category, and the one carrying her scores |
| Around the green | 0.00 | 85th | Exactly average |
| Putting | -0.94 | 158th | The biggest leak in her game by a wide margin |
The tee-to-green line is the sum of the three rows beneath it: -0.07 plus 0.54 plus 0.00 gives +0.47. Her approach play is the standout. At +0.54 she gains about half a stroke a round on the field with her approach shots, and only 33 players gain more.
Putting is the leak, and it’s a big one. A -0.94 means she loses nearly a full stroke a round to the field average on the greens. Her tee-to-green number is +0.47 and her total is -0.32, so the putter takes back more than the rest of her game earns.
Ten starts is too few to call 158th her permanent level on the greens. Her driving, at -0.07, sits barely under field average, so the tee ball is her weakest long-game piece without being a problem.
What a 158th-ranked putter teaches a 15-handicap
One tour player’s putting rank says something about her putting and nothing about yours. Skip the urge to move your next three range sessions to the practice green because of this table. For most 15-handicaps, hitting more greens is a better first project than holing more putts.
Track three numbers for five rounds before you change anything: total putts, three-putts and greens in regulation. Rare three-putts tell you your lag putting works, so look at your short makes next. A low greens-in-regulation count says the long game is the leak, and no putting drill fixes that.
Garcia’s line does carry one lesson at every level. A +0.47 tee-to-green game still produces a below-average total when putting runs at -0.94. A green in regulation followed by three putts turns a good iron shot into a bogey, and that math scales from the LPGA to your Saturday group.
This profile isn’t for anyone after swing mechanics. Strokes gained shows where a player gains and loses shots and can’t say why.
FAQ
Where is Sofia Garcia from?
Asunción, Paraguay. She plays for Paraguay, lives in Denison, Texas, and played her college golf at Texas Tech.
How old is Sofia Garcia the golfer?
She turned 28 on June 22, 2026. Her birth year is 1998.
Did Sofia Garcia win a gold medal?
She has won three. Individual gold at the 2023 Pan American Games came first, followed by individual and mixed team gold at the 2026 South American Games.
Is Sofia Garcia on the LPGA Tour?
Yes. The LPGA lists 2023 as her first season on tour, and its results page shows 10 starts for her this season as of October 1, 2026.
Where did Sofia Garcia play college golf?
Texas Tech, from 2016 to 2021. Her 72.2 career stroke average there is a school record.
How much money has Sofia Garcia made?
The Epson Tour lists $66.6K in official career earnings. On the LPGA, ESPN shows $7,811 for her T59 at the 2026 CPKC Women’s Open, and the tour’s own results page lists $51.4K in official earnings this season.
Where her game goes next
Garcia’s medals and her LPGA results sit far apart right now, and the strokes gained table points straight at the putter. Check the LPGA’s stats page before you quote any rank from this piece, because the numbers shift every tournament week. To run the same breakdown on your own rounds, start with our guide to strokes gained for amateurs.