Morgan Pressel
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | May 23, 1988 Tampa, Florida U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 2006 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) |
| Professional wins | 2 (LPGA Tour: 1, Other: 1) |
| Major Championship results Wins: 1 |
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| Kraft Nabisco | Won 2007 |
| LPGA Championship | T6: 2008 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2005 |
| Women's British Open | T56: 2006 |
| Awards | |
| AJGA Player of the Year | 2005 |
| AJGA Nancy Lopez Award | 2006 |
Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
She is the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA major tournament, and has reached number 4 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
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[edit] Childhood and family life
Pressel was born in Tampa, Florida, to Mike Pressel and Kathy Krickstein Pressel. She attended Banyan Creek Elementary School, Omni Middle School, and graduated in 2006 from the Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, a private school affiliated with the Episcopal Church.[1] She has stated that her Jewish faith plays a large role in her life.[2]
Her mother died of breast cancer in September 2003, after which Pressel moved in with her grandparents Evelyn Krickstein and Dr. Herb Krickstein, a retired physician and pathologist who is her coach as well as her grandfather, while her two younger siblings stayed with their father. Pressel continues to live with her grandparents. They are the parents of former top-10 tennis player Aaron Krickstein, Pressel's uncle.[3]
| "My father is very understanding and patient in helping young athletes."[1] | |
| — Aaron Krickstein | |
For the eldest Krickstein, this is the second time he has groomed a young athlete into a star. Aaron Krickstein holds the record for being the youngest player ever to win a men's professional title when he won a tournament in Tel Aviv in 1983.
[edit] Amateur career
In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. This record stood until 2007, when Alexis Thompson, another 12-year-old, beat the the record by several months.
In 2005, at the age of 17, she was one of three co-leaders starting the final round of the U.S. Women's Open, and finished in a tie for second place. Pressel was tied for first on the 18th fairway when Birdie Kim holed out from the bunker on 18 to give her a one-stroke lead. Pressel made a bogey on the 18th to lose by two strokes. Her second-place finish gave her a share of the low amateur honors with Brittany Lang.
In 2005, Pressel won the North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Pinehurst, and the most important amateur event, the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship. Pressel also finished her amateur career as 2005 Girls American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Junior Player of the Year.
During her amateur career, she won 11 AJGA titles, including all five AJGA Invitationals : the "AJGA Slam".[4]
- 2002 round of 16, United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship
- 2002 Junior Solheim Cup Team
- 2004 quarterfinalist, United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2004 quarterfinalist, round of 16, United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship
- 2004 Won - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2005 Won - United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship (final 9-and-8 over Maru Martinez)
- 2005 2nd place - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2005 Girls AJGA Junior Player of the Year
- 2005 round of 16, United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship
- 2005 Junior Solheim Cup Team
[edit] Professional career
Pressel turned professional in January 2006 after appealing to the LPGA to become a member as a 17-year old. LPGA rules state that members must be 18 years old.[1]
She played part-time on the tour while still attending high school until her graduation in May 2006.
She earned her first victory in 2007 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship. With the win, Pressel became the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA major golf tournament at 18 years, 313 days.[5]
She is represented by IMG sports management agency and has endorsement deals with Callaway Golf, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Oakley.
Pressel made her first hole-in-one as a professional golfer on July 15, 2007, at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio. It was a 152 yard par 3 -- hole 6 for the tournament. It was not enough to win, though; Se Ri Pak won the event for the fifth time.
[edit] Professional wins (2)
[edit] LPGA Tour (1)
- 2007 (1) Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 2007 (1) Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Natalie Gulbis and Cristie Kerr, unofficial event)
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 | T13 | 1 | T38 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 69 | 14 | T6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | 52 | DNP | T2 TLA | T28 | T10 | |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 | CUT |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 465,685 | 24 | 71.51 | 20 |
| 2007 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 972,452 | 9 | 71.34 | 6 |
| 2008* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T2 | 210,672 | 31 | 72.14 | 37 |
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners) and 2005 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2007 (winners)
Solheim Cup Record
| Year | Total Matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points Won | Points % |
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| Career | 4 | 1-2-1 | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 1.5 | 37.5% |
| 2007 | 4 | 1-2-1 | 1-0-0 def. A. Sörenstam 2&1 | 0-1-0 lost w/ N. Gulbis 3&2 | 0-1-1 halved w/ P. Creamer, lost w/ C. Kerr 3&2 | 1.5 | 37.5% |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Rosaforte, Tim (2006-02-03). Continuing Education. GolfWorld. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ Pessah, Jon (2007-03-16). They Punch, Putt, Dribble, Tackle and Skate And They're All Jewish. Baltimore Jewish Times. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
- ^ Minor, Emily (2005-08-14). Her mother's daughter. Palm Beach Post. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ American Junior Golf Association (2005-10-26). Morgan Pressel Named Girls Rolex Junior Player of the Year. AJGA.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ LPGA All-Time Scoring Records. LPGA.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
[edit] External links
- Morgan's Yahoo Group
- Official blog
- Morgan Pressel profile on LPGA official site
- Newslib.com feed of articles about Morgan Pressel
- MorganPressel.com
- Swing Sequence
- Photo Gallery: Morgan Pressel through the years South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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