Marissa Steen Explained

Marissa Steen
Birth Date:4 December 1989
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Residence:Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
College:University of Memphis
Yearpro:2012
Tour:Epson Tour
Extour:LPGA Tour
Prowins:3
Futwins:3
Nabisco:T68: 2019
Lpga:T24: 2023
Wusopen:T34: 2022
Wbritopen:T10: 2021
Evian:CUT: 2017, 2021
Award1:Symetra Tour Player of the Year
Year1:2014

Marissa Steen (born 4 December 1989) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour member. She was Symetra Tour Player of the Year in 2014.[1]

Early life, college and amateur career

Steen grew up in West Chester, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and started playing golf at the age of 14. She attended Lakota West High School where she played golf, basketball, softball and played trumpet in the band.[2] A standout performer, she was a member of her high school's 2006 State Championship golf team, coached by local golf professional, Tim Lambert.

Steen attended the University of Memphis between 2008 and 2012, and earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management. She competed in every golf event for four years while at Memphis, setting a fair number of records.[3]

Professional career

Steen turned professional and joined the Symetra Tour in 2012. She ended her rookie season ranked 34th, and improved to a rank of 16th in 2013. In 2014 she won the Guardian Retirement Championship at Sara Bay, the Friends of Mission Charity Classic Classic and the Eagle Classic, to earn a "battlefield promotion" to the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list and was awarded Symetra Tour Player of the Year.[4] [5] 2015 was her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. Unfortunately, she sustained an injury early in the season. Returning to the Symetra Tour, she earned promotion to the LPGA Tour again after finishing 8th on the 2016 Symetra Tour Money List. In 2017 she finished T10 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to keep her card for the 2018 LPGA Tour. In 2018 she made two starts on the LPGA Tour before an ankle injury sidelined her for the season.[1]

She finished T8 at the 2019 Women's Australian Open and tied for 10th at the 2021 AIG Women's Open.[1] [6]

Amateur wins

Source:[3]

Professional wins (3)

Symetra Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Apr 27, 2014Guardian Retirement Championship−3 (72-72-69=213)Playoff Yueer Cindy Feng
2May 18, 2014Friends of Mission Charity Classic−4 (72-67-69=208)4 strokes Wei-Ling Hsu
3Aug 17, 2014Eagle Classic−14 (68-68-66=202)4 strokes Demi Runas

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021 202220232024
Chevron ChampionshipCUTT68CUT
U.S. Women's OpenCUTT51CUTT34T69
Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT77CUTCUTT24
The Evian ChampionshipCUTNTCUT
Women's British OpenT75T10
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marissa Steen Bio . LPGA Tour . 18 March 2022.
  2. Web site: About . Marissa Steen Golf . 19 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Women's Golf Roster . Memphis Athletics . 19 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Marissa Steen Bio . Epson Tour . 19 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Marissa Steen wins Symetra Tour playoff . April 28, 2014 . Golf Canada . 19 March 2022.
  6. Web site: West Chester native notches top-10 finish in women's golf major . Journal News . 19 March 2022.