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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.
Amateur career
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 tied for tenth and low amateur at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open and won the 2008 Mexican International Amateur. She played college golf at UCLA, and was an All-American First Team selection in 2008 and 2009.
Professional career
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.
Uribe joined the Futures Tour in July 2009 and competed in the ING New England Golf Classic, finishing in a tie for 15th place. At the end of the year she qualified for both LPGA and LET membership for 2010 on her first attempt.
On 29 May 2011, Uribe won the HSBC Brazil Cup, an unofficial LPGA event, defeating Lindsey Wright by one stroke.
Uribe won the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and the silver medal at the 2014 South American Games. Uribe won the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
Amateur wins
2007 U.S. Women's Amateur
2008 Mexican International Amateur
Professional wins (2)
= Ladies European Tour wins (1)
=^Co-sanctioned with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
= Other wins (1)
=2011 HSBC Brazil Cup (unofficial LPGA Tour event)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
= Summary
=Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary
1 Uribe played the first of her three events in 2009 as an amateur.
official through the 2023 season
Team appearances
Amateur
Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Colombia): 2006, 2008
References
External links
Mariajo Uribe at the LPGA Tour official site
Mariajo Uribe at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
Mariajo Uribe at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site (archived)
Mariajo Uribe Rookie Blog
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kolombia pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2024
- Mariajo Uribe
- Uribe (surname)
- Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's individual
- Colombia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- List of Colombians
- 2024 Ladies European Tour
- List of female golfers
- Erica Blasberg
- 2024 U.S. Women's Open
- 2024 Women's British Open
