Career

LPGA

2007

  • Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Evian Masters where she defeated Jeong Jang in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with her victory
  • Posted four additional top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the ADT Championship; also finished tied for third at The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions, tied for fourth at the Longs Drugs Challenge and tied for ninth at the LPGA Corning Classic
  • Made her second appearance on the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team

2006

  • Best finish was runner-up at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, where she lost to Mi Hyun Kim on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff
  • Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she tied for third and recorded her best finish in a major championship
  • One of only two players (Lorena Ochoa) to finish in the top 20 in all four major championships
  • Recorded her second LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill

2005

  • Best finish was a tie for third at both the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, where she crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings, and State Farm Classic
  • Qualified for her first Solheim Cup and scored three points for the victorious U.S. Team
  • Earned more than $1 million in a season for the first time in her career and set an LPGA record for most money earned in a season without a victory with $1,010,154 (record has since been broken)

2004

  • Recorded her season-best finish at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where she tied for seventh and carded a season-low 66 during the second round.
  • Posted an additional five top-15 finishes: tied for 10th at the Safeway Classic
  • Presented by Pepsi; tied for 11th at both the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open and the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic; tied for 13th at the Weetabix Women's British Open; and tied for 15th at the LPGA Takefuji Classic.
  • Also fired a 66 in the first round of the LPGA Corning Classic and the second round of the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King.
  • Carded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the final round of the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.

2003

  • Tied for 12th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez for her bestfinish of the season.
  • Tied for 13th at both the U.S. Women's Open and the Kellogg - Keebler Classic.
  • Carded a career-low 63 in the third round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship.

2002

  • Finished 2nd in the 2002 Rolex LPGA Rookie Points Race
  • Finished 39th on 2002 LPGA Money List
  • Four Top 10 finishes, including four more Top 15 finishes on 2002 LPGA Tour

2001

  • Finished third LPGA Qualifying School Finals in 2001
  • Won LPGA Sectional Qualifying School 2001 by eight shots (11 under)
  • Finished the season ranked 2nd in the 2001 Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index

Arizona

  • Named a finalist for the 2001 Honda Award for women's golf
  • 2001 First Team All-American- National Golf Coaches Association
  • Led Team USA to victory in the 2001 Collegiate Golf Championships vs Japan
  • Was named women's MVP of the 2001 Collegiate Golf Championships
  • 2001 All Pac-10 First Team
  • Shot a career low 207 (-9) at the 2001 NCAA West Regional
  • Posted 6 Top 10 finishes in 10 events her freshman year
  • Had 5 Top 5 finishes in 7 spring events her freshman year
  • Won the 2001 Harder Hall Invitational (by 9 shots)
  • Won the 2001 Dr. Thompson Rainbow Invitational (by 6 shots)
  • Won the 2001 TRW Regional Challenge (by 2 shots)
  • Named a  Freshman to Watch in 2000 by GolfWeek Magazine

Amateurs

  • Participant in the 2001 U.S. Women's Open, where she finished T34th, the second lowest score for an amateur
  • Won the 2000 International Match Play Championships
  • Won the 2000 California Women's Championship (by 7 shots)
  • Won the 1999 National High School Golf Championship (by 21 shots)
  • Carded the lowest score ever at the 1999 U.S. Women's Amateur (71-66)
  • Earned four varsity letters as the No. 1 golfer on the boys' team
  • High school All-American in 1998 and 1999
  • Won the California State Amateur at age 14 (youngest ever)
  • Youngest to qualify for an LPGA event in 1997 (the Longs Drug Challenge) at the age of 14. *Held record for 5 years.
Kapalua
Date: Oct 16 - 19, 2008
Location: Bay Course Kapalua Resort, Maui, HI

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