Brittany Altomare is laser-focused on something way bigger than the LPGA Tour these days: giving birth to her second child this November. The Shrewsbury native can absolutely look back on her golf career with a ton of pride, even if she won’t be playing full-time anymore.
Stepping Away With Pride, and a Little Heartbreak
“I think I have accomplished more than I thought I would have,” Altomare told the T&G recently from her home in Tampa. But man, that feeling of being so close to a win, only to miss it, really stuck with her. “That just kind of left a sour taste in my mouth, but overall I’m very happy with what I’ve done,” she added. That’s real talk right there. She hasn’t even played on the LPGA Tour this year, and while she might pop into a tournament here or there, the full-time grind is done. Her due date is November 13, just six days before her 36th birthday. She and her husband, Steven Stanislawzyk, are pumped to meet their new addition, and like with their first son, Wyatt, who turned two in March, they’re keeping the gender a surprise. Altomare even tried to register for the ShopRite LPGA Classic in May, but the pregnancy nausea and lack of practice time made it a no-go for the actual tournament. “I’m just not the type of person that can just go to tee it up just to tee it up,” she said. “I’d want to be somewhat competitive.” You gotta respect that.
A $3.3 Million Career That Almost Had a Major Win
Altomare played regularly on the LPGA Tour from 2016 through 2023, sitting out 2024 when Wyatt was born. Last year, she played in 16 events and made four cuts, even tying her low score of the year in the second round at the FM Championship in Massachusetts. Talk about a solid run, though. In 2016, she nabbed the Guardian Retirement Championship on the Symetra Tour after a five-hole playoff. Then it was on to the LPGA Tour, where she raked in more than $3.3 million. She finished second three times, broke into the top 10 a whopping 17 times, and made the top 25 in 55 events. “Yeah, I came close a few times,” she recalled, “and I had a few years where I was consistently in contention and that was a lot of fun. So I’m pretty satisfied with it, if you ask me now.” Her first full season in 2017 almost saw her claim a major, losing in a playoff at the Evian Championship in France to nine-time LPGA Tour winner Anna Nordqvist. She admitted she “didn’t even picture myself being in a playoff that early in my career.” That would’ve been an incredible start.
So, what’s next for Altomare? She’s definitely taking it easy this time, giving herself “more time this time, to just rest, recuperate and be with the baby and figure out how to manage two kids.” Her golf plans are officially up in the air, and honestly, who can blame her? Life’s about to get a whole lot busier and way more important than any golf swing.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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