Sadena Parks
| Sadena Parks | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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Sadena Parks By finishing fourth on the Symetra Tour's money list | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 5, 1990 North Carolina, U.S |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Washington |
| Status | {{{status}}} |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2009) |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| ANA Inspiration | 2nd: 2014 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2005 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 2014 |
Sadena Parks (born May 4, 1990) is an American professional golfer who plays on LPGA Tour.[1] She started golf at the age of 9 by influence of her father Washington Parks. Parks has worked hard to achieve her dreams and lately she became the First African American to earn her Tour card through the Symetra Tour and just the fifth African American to earn an LPGA Tour card.
She is well-rounded athlete who grew up to playing basketball, running track, and hitting balls on the grass. She strongly dedicated herself for basketball and practiced daily. At the age of 9 she joined Classic Club, a club program for young golfers and her father also enrolled her in the Leisure Hour junior golf program in Portland. In her early school days she won the Washington State High School Championship and got runner-up place.[2] At this time she realized that she has bright and good future in LPGA Tour with golf scholarship in University of Washington.
Family and Education
Sadena was born Raleigh in North Carolina and that time her parents divorced. She moved with her father to Washington and too contacted with her mother over a year. She completed school days in Bethel High School in Spanaway and spent four seasons at the University of Washington, United States of America for American Ethnic Studies.[3]
Personal life
Parks is thee most competitive athlete who one will meet. She is tremendous in golf, basketball and track. Golf was not her first choice but basketball. She dream growing up was to play in the Women's National Basketball Association. She was courted by a number of Division schools for her basketball and track skills, but she decided to focus on golf after talking with her coaches.
Amateur career
Parks began playing golf when she was at the age of 9 'cause her father played golf as a recreationally. Her father usually took her to play golf and he bought her starter set of club for few dollars. When she was in sixth grade, she began competitive golf with her father and other younger competitors in Portland, Oregon. She moved back Washington then Sadena Parks got free opportunity to play golf in Classic Club near Tacoma.[4] She wanted to play more so she came in 11th in high school as a freshman. She did improved her self and won Title of school laterly.[5]
She completed four season at University of Washington and too played golf and improved herself. Her golfer and creativity career had caught the eye of Huskies coach Mary Lou Mulflur. Sadena also played U.S. Women's Open qualifier matches.[6]
She went to LPGA qualifying school and advanced to the Symetra Tour and made her international debut in 2013.[7] She too participated in reality TV Show and played matches 'The Big Break' for young players. In 2015 Parsons Xtreme Golf Club proudly signed its third official deal with one of the most promising name in women's golf Sadena Parks.
In 2014 she made history in SYMETRA Tour Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida becoming only a fifth afro american women to receive her “Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)“ tour card. In this tournament she placed among top 10 money winner who got opportunity to get full access to 2015 LPGA tournaments.[8]
Amateure Wins
- In 2004 Washington State 4A individual championship[9]
- In 2006 Washington State High School Individual Golf Champion
- In 2007 Washington State 4A individual championship as a junior
- In 2008 Washington State High School Individual Golf Champion
- In 2008 Washington State Girls' Prep MVP Golfer
- In 2015 Symetra Tour[10]
- SEFCU Championship at Capital Hills
- New England Charity Classic in a span
Professional Career Summary
LPGA Tours
| No. | Year | Tournament | Country | Rank/Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Washington State High School Champion | USA | |
| 2 | 2008 | Washington State High School Champion | USA | |
| 3 | 2008 | PGA Junior Championship | USA | T5 |
| 4 | 2011 | Shot Course at Washington National Golf Course | USA | |
| 5 | 2012 | U.S. Women’s Amateur Sectional Medalist | USA | |
| 6 | 2012 | Fired course at McDowell Mountain Golf Course | USA | |
| 7 | 2013 | Symetra Tour Rookie. | USA | |
| 8 | 2014 | U.S. Women's Open | USA | CUT |
| 9 | 2015 | Portland Classic | USA | T69 |
| 10 | 2015 | ISPS Handa Australian Open | Australia | CUT |
| 11 | 2015 | Canadian Pacific Women's Open | Canada | T43 |
| 12 | 2015 | Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic | USA | T29 |
| 13 | 2015 | Coates Golf Championship | USA | CUT |
| 14 | 2015 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | USA | WD |
| 15 | 2015 | JTBC Founders Cup | USA | CUT |
| 16 | 2015 | Kia Classic | USA | CUT |
| 17 | 2015 | Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic | USA | T45 |
| 18 | 2015 | Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout | USA | CUT |
| 19 | 2015 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | USA | T22 |
| 20 | 2015 | Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft | USA | T69 |
| 21 | 2015 | Kingsmill Championship | USA | CUT |
| 22 | 2015 | Cambia Portland Classic | USA | T69 |
| 23 | 2015 | The Evian Championship | France | CUT |
| 24 | 2016 | Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic | Bahamas | CUT |
| 25 | 2016 | Coates Golf Championship | USA | CUT |
Pose for ESPN Body Issue
Sadena Parks recently has joined another club as small for golfers to appears in ESPN annual's magazine 'Body Issue[11]'. Inside the magazine the 23-year-old Parks shares her aspirations, how her dad got her started in golf, and details of the racist bullshit. How she has encountered as just the First Afro-American Tour card through the Symetra Tour and fifth Afro-American to earn a LPGA Tour card.[12] She posed for this magazine in latest edition where many athletes poses according to their game.
References
- ↑ "Sadena Parks Becomes 5th Black Female to Play on LPGA Tour, Finishes 4th on Symetra Tour Money List to Earn Fully Exempt LPGA Card". African American Golfer's Digest. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "Promising LPGA Rookie Sadena Parks". Golf Blog. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Sadena Parks Determined To Be A Different Face For LPGA Tour". espnW. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "Bio | LPGA | Ladies Professional Golf Association". LPGA. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ Myers, Alex. "Sadena Parks becomes the latest golfer to pose for ESPN's Body Issue | Golf Digest". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "Sadena Parks Biography". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ Staff, Golfweek. "GOLFWEEK | Sadena Parks | Player Profile, Golf Scores, Golf Stats and News | Golfweek.com". scores.golfweek.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ↑ "Sadena Parks Becomes 5th Black Female to Play on LPGA Tour, Finishes 4th on Symetra Tour Money List to Earn Fully Exempt LPGA Card". African American Golfer's Digest. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ↑ "Sadena Parks Biography". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "Overview | LPGA | Ladies Professional Golf Association". LPGA. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ Myers, Alex. "Sadena Parks becomes the latest golfer to pose for ESPN's Body Issue | Golf Digest". Golf Digest. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "LPGA Rookie Sadena Parks in ESPN’s Body Issue: "I want to be #1 golfer in the world" | Sinuous Magazine". Sinuous Magazine. 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2016-02-05.