Laura Diaz
.jpg) Diaz at 2009 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Philo Diaz |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | April 27, 1975 Scotia, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Spouse | Kevin Diaz (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Sport | Golf |
| College | Wake Forest University |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tours | LPGA Tour (joined 1999) Ladies European Tour (joined 1998) Futures Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Epson Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T3: 2005 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2001 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T7: 2002 |
| du Maurier Classic | T7: 2000 |
| Women's British Open | T3: 2001 |
| Evian Championship | T54: 2014 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year | 1998 |
Laura Diaz (born April 27, 1975) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Diaz was born Laura Philo in Scotia, New York. Laura's brother is Ron Philo Jr. He eventually became a professional golfer. He is currently a PGA Professional who made the cut at the 2005 PGA Championship.
Philo attended Wake Forest University. She majored in business. Philo won the 1995 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. In 1996, she won the Eastern Women's Amateur Championship and made it to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1997, Philo was named Wake Forest's Female Athlete of the Year.
Professional career
In 1997, Philo turned professional. She spent three years playing on the Futures Tour where she scored three tournament wins. She also played on the Ladies European Tour, where she was rookie of the year in 1998.
In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and earned two victories, both coming in the 2002 season when she had ten top-10 finishes. She has played on four Solheim Cup teams: in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2007.
Personal life
Prior to 2000, she competed as Laura Philo before marrying her husband, Kevin Diaz, and taking his last name. They have two children.
Awards and honors
- In 1997, while a senior at Wake Forest University, she was named Female Athlete of the Year.
- In 1998, she earned Rookie of the Year honors on the Ladies European Tour.
Amateur wins
- 1995 North and South Women's Amateur
- 1996 Eastern Women's Amateur
Professional wins (6)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 24, 2002 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | 67-67-68-68=270 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Juli Inkster |
120,000 |
| 2 | May 26, 2002 | LPGA Corning Classic | 66-69-69-70=274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Rosie Jones |
150,000 |
Futures Tour wins (3)
- 1997 Weston Hills Futures Classic
- 1998 SunTrust Futures Classic, Eaglebrooke Futures Championship
Legends Tour wins (1)
- 2021 BJ's Charity Championship (with Jan Stephenson)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T40 |
| U.S. Women's Open | ||
| du Maurier Classic | T53 | T7 |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T9 | T30 | T5 | CUT | T3 | CUT | T30 | CUT | T60 | CUT | T47 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | 2 | T20 | T30 | CUT | T20 | T25 | T81 | 5 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T7 | T13 | T44 | T23 | CUT | T39 | T27 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| Women's British Open ^ | T3 | CUT | T14 | T13 | T64 | 65 | CUT | T34 | T67 |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT | CUT | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | T53 | T25 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T50 | T49 | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T63 | |||
| The Evian Championship ^^ | CUT | T54 |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 10 |
| du Maurier Classic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 36 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2004 U.S. Women's Open – 2005 Women's British Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2001 Kraft Nabisco Championship – 2001 LPGA Championship)
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)
References
- ↑ 2005 PGA Championship scoreboard
- ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2011.
External links
- Laura Diaz at the LPGA Tour official site
- Laura Diaz at the Legends Tour official site
- Laura Diaz at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
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