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Mariah Stackhouse was born on March 4, 1994 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She started playing golf at the age of 2 when her father cut down a set of clubs for her. Practicing alongside her dad, who was a partner in an architectural firm, Stackhouse improved to the point of tying for first in her first tournament, at the age of 6.

In 2011 at the age of 17, Stackhouse came into the limelight when at age 17 became the youngest African American female to play in the U.S. Women’s Open. Stackhouse was an outstanding leader and student at North Clayton High School in Riverdale, Georgia, where she was class president for two consecutive years.

Following high school, Stackhouse attended Stanford University. As a freshman she set an NCAA scoring record following a round of 61, which including a front nine of 26. In 2014, Stackhouse became the youngest African American to earn a spot on the Curtis Cup team. She helped lead Stanford to the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship and finished 6th in the individual competition. Stackhouse graduated with a degree in communications and was a four-year All-American.

After placing 21st at the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2016, Stackhouse earned her LPGA Tour card for the 2017 season. In doing so, she became only the seventh African American do earn an LPGA Tour card. Stackhouse improved her game to the point of earning a top-10 finish at the 2018 ShopRite LPGA Classic. Two years later, Stackhouse tied for a career-best 5th in the same event.

Stackhouse has struggled since the end of the 2018 season, making only 17 cuts in 46 events, including only three of 16 last season. Returning to qualifying school, Stackhouse finished tied for 41st, good enough to earn her card for the 2022 season.

Stackhouse looks for the more of the consistency she had in 2018 in which she made 20 cuts in 26 events, earning more than a quarter of a million dollars in the process. She has made only five cuts in 14 majors. Her best finish was last season at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she tied for 33rd.

Currently ranked 311th in the world, Stackhouse looks to improve upon that and put herself in contention for her first career win this season.