Maríajo Uribe | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | María José Uribe Durán |
Born | 27 February 1990 Girón, Colombia |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Nationality | Colombia |
Residence | Bucaramanga, Colombia |
Career | |
College | UCLA (1.5 years) |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2010) |
Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2009) Ladies European Tour (joined 2010) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
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Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T47: 2011 |
LPGA Championship | T67: 2010 |
U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2008 |
Women's British Open | T69: 2010 |
María José Uribe Durán (known more commonly as Mariajo Uribe; born 27 February 1990) is a professional golfer from Colombia, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
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Uribe was born in Girón, Santander. At age 17, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur, defeating Amanda Blumenherst 1 up. She is the only player from Latin America to have won this championship. Uribe played college golf at UCLA, where she was an All-American First Team selection in 2008 and 2009.
Uribe left UCLA in the spring of 2009 to return to her native Colombia. Prior to the 2009 U.S. Women's Open, Uribe ended her amateur status and competed in the tournament as a professional.[1][2]
Uribe joined the Duramed Futures Tour in July 2009 and competed in the ING New England Golf Classic, finishing in a tie for 15th place. In 2010 she earned both LPGA and LET membership on her first attempt.
On 29 May 2011, Uribe won the HSBC Brazil Cup, an unofficial LPGA event, defeating Lindsey Wright by one stroke.
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | T58 | DNP | DNP | T47 |
LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T67 | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T10LA | T48 | DNP | T55 |
Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | T75 | DNP | T69 | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
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2006[3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | n/a | n/a | n/a |
2007[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | n/a | n/a | n/a |
2008[5] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | -- | n/a | 73.50 | n/a |
2009[6] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 24,9001 | n/a | 72.91 | n/a |
2010 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 101,013 | 70 | 73.08 | 78 |
2011 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 22,107 | 99 | 74.33 | T121 |
1 Uribe played the first of the her three events in 2009 as an amateur.