Mo Martin

Mo Martin
Personal information
Full name Melissa Linda Martin
Nickname Mo
Born October 8, 1982 (1982-10-08) (age 29)
Pasadena, California
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Nationality  United States
Residence Altadena, California
Career
College UCLA (graduated 2005)
Turned professional 2005
Current tour(s) Futures Tour (joined 2006)
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
Futures Tour 3
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship DNP
LPGA Championship DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2007
Women's British Open DNP

Melissa Linda "Mo" Martin (born October 8, 1982) is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the Futures Tour.

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Personal

Martin was born in Pasadena, California. She resides in Altadena, California.

College career

Martin played college golf all four years at UCLA. She graduated in 2005 with a bachelors degree in Psychology.

Professional career

Martin turned professional in 2005, and joined the Futures Tour on January 23, 2006. She played in the 2007 U.S. Women's Open and missed the cut. Martin was he 2010 recipient of the Futures Tour's Heather Wilbur Spirit Award. The award is presented annually to the player who "best exemplifies dedication, courage, perseverance, love of the game and spirit toward achieving goals as a professional golfer." The annual recipient is nominated by her peers on the Tour.[1]

Professional wins (3)

Futures Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 May 6, 2007 El Paso Golf Classic -9 (69-71-67=207)[2] 1 stroke[3] Caroline Larsson
2 Jul 27, 2008 USI Championship -12 (71-66-67=204)[4] 4 strokes[4] Gerina Mendoza
3 Aug 14, 2011 Eagle Classic -13 (76-67-66=203) 3 strokes Cara Freeman

References

  1. ^ Futures Tour, Mo Martin Voted By Peers As Winner Of Heather Wilbur Spirit Award September 6, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Guriby Hilland, Camilla (May 7, 2007). "[Week of future girls]" (in Norwegian). Golferen. http://www.golferen.no/wip4/detail.epl?id=140016. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
  3. ^ The Sports Network (May 7, 2007). "Martin birdies 18th for Duramed Futures win". Monsters and Critics. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/sport/golf/article_1301089.php/Martin_birdies_18th_for_Duramed_Futures_win. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Faretra, Gavin (July 28, 2008). "A sight to behold". Concord Monitor. http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/sight-to-behold?SESS5b2a99979866b4c64ae49467056c0b1b=gnews. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 

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