Laura Diaz Explained

Laura Diaz
Fullname:Laura Philo Diaz
Birth Date:27 April 1975
Birth Place:Scotia, New York, U.S.
Spouse:Kevin Diaz (m. 2000)
Children:Robert (b. 2006)
Lily (b. 2010)
College:Wake Forest University
Yearpro:1997
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 1999)
Extour:Ladies European Tour (joined 1998)
Prowins:6
Lpgawins:2
Futwins:3
Otherwins:1
Nabisco:T3: 2005
Lpga:2nd: 2001
Wusopen:T7: 2002
Dumaurier:T7: 2000
Wbritopen:T3: 2001
Evian:T54: 2014
Award1:Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
Year1:1998

Laura Diaz (born April 27, 1975) is an American professional golfer.

Diaz was born Laura Philo in Scotia, New York. She won the 1995 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. In 1996 she won the Eastern Women's Amateur Championship and made it to the quarterfinals of the 1996 U.S. Women's Amateur. A business student at Wake Forest University, Diaz was named the university's 1997 Female Athlete of the Year.

Diaz turned professional in 1997 and spent three years playing on the Futures Tour where she scored three tournament wins. She also played on the Ladies European Tour, where she was rookie of the year in 1998. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1999 and has earned two victories, both coming in the 2002 season when she had ten top-10 finishes. She has played on four Solheim Cup teams (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007). Prior to 2000, she competed as Laura Philo before marrying her husband, Kevin Diaz, and taking his last name. Laura's brother, Ron Philo Jr., is a PGA Professional who made the cut at the 2005 PGA Championship.[1]

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning ScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
1Mar 24, 2002Welch's/Circle K Championship67-67-68-68=270align=center-181 stroke Juli Inkster120,000
2May 26, 2002LPGA Corning Classic66-69-69-70=274align=center-142 strokes Rosie Jones150,000

Futures Tour wins (3)

Legends Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 1999 2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA ChampionshipCUTT40
U.S. Women's Open
T53T7
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT9T30T5CUTT3CUTT30CUTT60
LPGA Championship2T20T30CUTT20T25T815CUT
U.S. Women's OpenCUTT7T13T44T23CUTT39T27CUT
Women's British Open ^T3CUTT14T13T6465CUTT34T67
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTT47CUTCUT
LPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT53T25CUT
U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTT50T49CUT
Women's British OpenCUTT63
The Evian Championship ^^CUTT54
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Team appearances

Professional

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/leaderboard/index1.html 2005 PGA Championship scoreboard