Alexa Pano is turning professional.
The 17-year-old Pano announced the news on Tuesday evening that effective immediately she would be joining the play-for-pay ranks and, as expected, bypassing college golf.
Her father, Rick, told GolfChannel.com that Pano, who at age 8 starred in the Netflix documentary, “The Short Game,” wanted her final round as an amateur to be at Augusta National. Pano accomplished that goal, making her first cut in three tries two weeks ago at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, where she tied for 12th.
Pano turns pro as the 64th-ranked amateur in the world.