Maria Torres (golfer) explained

Maria Fernanda Torres
Nickname:Marife
Birth Date:26 August 1994
Birth Place:Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
College:University of Florida
Yearpro:2017
Tour:LPGA Tour (joined 2018)
Prowins:1
Futwins:1
Nabisco:T11: 2020
Lpga:CUT: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Wusopen:T60: 2019
Wbritopen:T24: 2019
Evian:T26: 2018
Award1:SEC Golfer of the Year
Year1:2016

Maria Fernanda Torres (born August 26, 1994[1]) is a Puerto Rican professional golfer. She became the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full LPGA Tour membership in 2017.[2]

Amateur career

Torres represented Puerto Rico at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2014 and 2016, and at the Pan American Games in 2015. She won the Caribbean Amateur Championship in 2012, 2014 and 2017.[3]

She graduated from the University of Florida in 2017 with a degree in Family, Youth and Community Science. She had five wins while playing for Florida Gators women's golf, and set the school record for lowest single-season scoring average (71.71 in 2017). She won the SEC Championship and was named SEC Golfer of the Year in 2016.[4]

Professional career

In late 2017, Torres turned professional after the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She won a three-hole aggregate playoff at to secure the 20th qualifying spot to earn a LPGA Tour card for the 2018 season, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full membership on the LPGA Tour.[2]

On the 2018 LPGA Tour, she made 14 cuts in 24 events. She recorded two top-10 results and finished sixth in the Rookie of the Year ranking. In 2019, she recorded a career best finish of T4 at the Indy Women in Tech Championship.[2]

Torres qualified for the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021.[5] [6]

Amateur wins

Source:[3]

Professional wins

Epson Tour wins

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2018201920202021
ANA InspirationCUTT11T47
U.S. Women's OpenT60CUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUT
The Evian ChampionshipT26CUTNT
Women's British OpenT24T64
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. News: Maria Torres . NBC Sports . July 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: Maria Torres – Bio . LPGA Tour . 28 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Maria Torres . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 28 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Women's Golf Roster: Marife Torres . Florida Gators . 28 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings . IGF.
  6. Web site: Maria Fernanda Torres – Player Profile . International Golf Federation . 28 July 2021.