Morgan Pressel
Morgan Pressel (born May 23 1988 in Tampa, Florida) is an American professional golfer from Boca Raton, Florida.
In 2005, Pressel won the North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Pinehurst and the most important amateur event, the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship. Pressel also finished her amateur career as 2005 Girls American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Junior Player of the Year. During her amateur career, she won 11 AJGA titles, including all five AJGA Invitationals : the "AJGA Slam". [1]
In 2001 as a 13 year old, she became the youngest qualifier in the U.S. Women's Open. In 2005, at the age of 17, she was one of three co-leaders going into the final round of the U.S. Women's Open, and finished in a tie for second place. Pressel was tied for first on the 18th fairway when Birdie Kim chipped in from the bunker on 18 to give her a one stroke lead. Pressel finished in 2nd after making bogey on the 18th.
Pressel attended Banyan Creek Elementary School and Omni Middle School. Pressel has stated that her Jewish faith plays a large role in her life. She graduated in 2006 from Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, a private school affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The niece of former Top 10 tennis player Aaron Krickstein, Pressel was featured in an August 2005 issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine.
She is represented by IMG sports management agency and has endorsement deals with Callaway Golf, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Oakley. Her caddy is Jennifer "Sam" Hinshaw.
Amateur Career
- 2002 round of 16, U.S. Girls' Junior
- 2002 Junior Solheim Cup US team
- 2004 quarterfinalist, U.S. Women's Amateur
- 2004 quarterfinalist, round of 16, U.S. Girls' Junior
- 2005 Won - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2005 Won - United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship (final 9-and-8 over Maru Martinez)
- 2005 Girls AJGA Junior Player of the Year
- 2005 round of 16, U.S. Girls' Junior
- 2005 Junior Solheim Cup US team [2]
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 | T13 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | 52 | DNP | T2 TLA | |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" = tied for placement
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
External links
- Morgan Pressel on lpga.com
- Newslib.com feed of articles about Morgan Pressel
- Saint Andrew's School
- Continuing Education Golf World, February 3, 2006.
- "Her mother's daughter" Palm Beach Post, August 14, 2005.
- Photo Gallery: Morgan Pressel through the years South Florida Sun-Sentinel