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DeutschMariajo Uribe
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| Full name | María José Uribe Durán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1990 Girón, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bucaramanga, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA (1.5 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2010) Futures Tour (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALPG Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T32: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T30: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T22: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | T10: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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.[1][2]
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.
Uribe retired following the 2024 season.[3]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur
- 2008 Mexican International Amateur
Professional wins (2)
[edit]Ladies European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Mar 2024 | Women's NSW Open^ | 67-65-70=202 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Bronte Law |
^Co-sanctioned with the WPGA Tour of Australasia
Other wins (1)
[edit]- 2011 HSBC Brazil Cup (unofficial LPGA Tour event)
Results in LPGA majors
[edit]Results not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Chevron Championship | T58 | T47 | T32 | T34 | T64 | T65 | CUT | CUT | T61 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T10LA | T48 | T55 | T17 | T30 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T67 | CUT | T30 | T53 | CUT | CUT | T64 | CUT | CUT | T48 | CUT | |||||||
| The Evian Championship ^ | T67 | T10 | T38 | CUT | CUT | T59 | T55 | ||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T75 | T69 | CUT | T22 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T50 | T67 | CUT | |||||||||
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 27 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (twice)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
LPGA Tour career summary
[edit]| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | 76.00 | n/a | |
| 2007[5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | 76.00 | n/a | |
| 2008[6] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | n/a | 73.50 | n/a | |
| 2009[7] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 38,3811 | n/a | 72.91 | n/a |
| 2010 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 101,013 | 70 | 73.08 | 78 |
| 2011 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 34,300 | 103 | 73.87 | 102 |
| 2012 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 196,360 | 60 | 72.03 | 35 |
| 2013 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T8 | 197,839 | 62 | 72.80 | 84 |
| 2014 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T9 | 385,313 | 43 | 71.69 | 41 |
| 2015 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 333,993 | 56 | 72.08 | 61 |
| 2016 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T4 | 291,251 | 63 | 72.32 | 80 |
| 2017 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T11 | 110,296 | 98 | 72.35 | 116 |
| 2018 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | T7 | 207,131 | 77 | 72.36 | 106 |
| 2019 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T11 | 141,334 | 93 | 72.00 | 100 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 7,738 | 157 | 73.50 | n/a |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T77 | 2,725 | 187 | 74.00 | n/a |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 6,668 | 191 | 0.00 | n/a |
| 2023 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T27 | 65,023 | 147 | 72.72 | 136 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | 0 | n/a | 74.67 | n/a |
1 Uribe played the first of her three events in 2009 as an amateur.
Official through the 2024 season[8]
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Colombia): 2006, 2008
References
[edit]- ^ "María José Uribe Durán, el golf es su pasión". Crónica Viva. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "María José Uribe debutará como profesional en el US Open de golf; Carolina Llano también estará". El Tiempo. 8 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ "Marina Alex retires after more than decade on LPGA Tour". ESPN. Field Level Media. 25 November 2024.
- ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2006 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2007 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2008 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2009 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Mariajo Uribe – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- 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
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