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TOUR VIEW: Paula Creamer
Our guest this week is friendly, engaging, energetic and with only one season under her belt one of the LPGA’s brightest stars... Paula Creamer. Make no mistake about it, Paula Creamer aims to change the face of women’s golf and all signs indicate that she will. Her rookie LPGA season in 2005 produced two victories over $1.5 million in earnings and rookie of the year honors.
Paula Creamer's Player Stats
» Four days before graduating from high school in 2005, made a 17-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury and become the youngest winner of a multi-round event in history at the age of 18 years, 9 months and 17 days.
» Two months later, won the Evian Masters by eight shots to become the youngest (18 years, 11 months and 18 days) and fastest (4 months, 27 days) player to reach $1 million in career earnings.
» In 2005, became the first LPGA Tour rookie and youngest player ever to qualify for The Solheim Cup, finishing eighth in the U.S. point standings after only one season in which to earn points; Creamer went 3-1-1, earning the most points for the victorious U.S. Team, and in her singles match against Laura Davies, which she won 7&5, set the record for most birdies (7) and best front-nine score (30).
» With her tie for second at the Wendy’s Championship for Children in 2005, one of four runner-up finishes, clinched Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year honors, even with four events remaining in which to earn points; finished the rookie race 664 points ahead of Meena Lee, her closest competitor.
» In 2005, set an LPGA record for most money earned by a rookie at $1,531,780, breaking Karrie Webb’s 1996 mark of $1,002,000.
» The same year, won the NEC Karuizawa and the Masters GC Ladies, events on the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA).
» Creamer was the top-ranked amateur in 2003 and was named the 2003 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) player of the year.
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