Mariajo Uribe

Maríajo Uribe
Personal information
Full name	María José Uribe Durán
Born	27 February 1990 (1990-02-27) (age 21) Girón, Colombia
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality	Colombia
Residence	Bucaramanga, Colombia
Career
College	UCLA (1.5 years)
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)	Futures Tour (2009) Ladies European Tour (joined 2010)
Professional wins	1
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T47: 2011
LPGA Championship	T67: 2010
U.S. Women's Open	T10: 2008
Women's British Open	T69: 2010

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

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 played college golf at UCLA, where she was an All-American First Team selection in 2008 and 2009.

Professional career

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 Duramed Futures Tour in July 2009 and competed in the ING New England Golf Classic, finishing in a tie for 15th place. In 2010 she earned both LPGA and LET membership on her first attempt.

On 29 May 2011, Uribe won the HSBC Brazil Cup, an unofficial LPGA event, defeating Lindsey Wright by one stroke.

Professional wins (1)

• 2011 HSBC Brazil Cup (unofficial LPGA Tour event)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Kraft Nabisco Championship	DNP	DNP	T58	DNP	DNP	T47
LPGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	T67	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	CUT	T10LA	T48	DNP	T55
Women's British Open	DNP	DNP	T75	DNP	T69	DNP

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2006[3]	1	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007[4]	1	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008[5]	4	3	0	0	0	1	T10	--	n/a	73.50	n/a
2009[6]	3	3	0	0	0	1	T8	24,9001	n/a	72.91	n/a
2010	15	10	0	0	0	1	T7	101,013	70	73.08	78
2011	10	4	0	0	0	0	T29	22,107	99	74.33	T121

• Official as of 5 August 2011^[7]
  

¹ Uribe played the first of the her three events in 2009 as an amateur.

References

1. ^ "María José Uribe Durán, el golf es su pasión". Crónica Viva. 17 December 2007. http://www.cronicaviva.com.pe/content/view/24964/109/. Retrieved 5 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "María José Uribe debutará como profesional en el US Open de golf; Carolina Llano también estará". El Tiempo. 8 July 2009. http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/golf/maria-jose-uribe-debutara-como-profesional-en-el-us-open-de-golf-carolina-llano-tambien-estara_5600911-1. Retrieved 11 July 2009. 
3. ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2006 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
4. ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2007 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
5. ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2008 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
6. ^ Yahoo Sports, Mariajo Uribe 2009 Tournament Log Retrieved 9 September 2010.
7. ^ "2011 Player Performance Record". LPGA. http://www.lpga.com/greensheet.aspx?pid=22805&year=20111. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 

External links

• Mariajo Uribe at the LPGA Tour official site
• Mariajo Uribe at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Mariajo Uribe at the Futures Tour official site
• Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site
• Mariajo Uribe Rookie Blog

Persondata
Name	Uribe, Mariajo
Alternative names	Uribe, María José; Uribe Durán, María José
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	27 February 1990
Place of birth	Girón, Santander, Colombia
Date of death
Place of death