en Maria Torres (golfer)

Maria Fernanda Torres
Maria Fernanda Torres
Personal information
Nickname	Marife
Born	August 26, 1994 (age 30); Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
Sporting nationality	Puerto Rico
Career
College	University of Florida
Turned professional	2017
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2018)
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour	1
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	T11: 2020
Women's PGA C'ship	CUT: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
U.S. Women's Open	T60: 2019
Women's British Open	T24: 2019
Evian Championship	T26: 2018
Achievements and awards
SEC Golfer of the Year
SEC Golfer of the Year	2016

Maria Fernanda Torres (born August 26, 1994^[1]) is a Puerto Rican professional golfer. She became the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full LPGA Tour membership in 2017.^[2]

Amateur career

Torres represented Puerto Rico at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2014 and 2016, and at the Pan American Games in 2015. She won the Caribbean Amateur Championship in 2012, 2014 and 2017.^[3]

She graduated from the University of Florida in 2017 with a degree in Family, Youth and Community Science. She had five wins while playing for Florida Gators women's golf, and set the school record for lowest single-season scoring average (71.71 in 2017). She won the SEC Championship and was named SEC Golfer of the Year in 2016.^[4]

Professional career

In late 2017, Torres turned professional after the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She won a three-hole aggregate playoff at to secure the 20th qualifying spot to earn a LPGA Tour card for the 2018 season, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full membership on the LPGA Tour.^[2]

On the 2018 LPGA Tour, she made 14 cuts in 24 events. She recorded two top-10 results and finished sixth in the Rookie of the Year ranking. In 2019, she recorded a career best finish of T4 at the Indy Women in Tech Championship.^[2]

Torres qualified for the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021.^[5]^[6]

Amateur wins

2012 Junior at Innisbrook, Caribbean Junior Championship, Caribbean Amateur Championship, Junior Orange Bowl International
2013 PRGA Junior Island Championship
2014 Caribbean Amateur Championship
2015 The Alamo Invitational
2016 SEC Championship
2017 SunTrust Gator Invite, Briar's Creek Invitational, Caribbean Amateur Championship

Source:^[3]

Professional wins

Epson Tour wins

2022 Guardian Championship

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021
ANA Inspiration		CUT	T11	T47
U.S. Women's Open		T60	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Evian Championship	T26	CUT	NT
Women's British Open		T24	T64

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Puerto Rico): 2014, 2016
Pan American Games (representing Puerto Rico): 2015

References

^ "Maria Torres". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Maria Torres – Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Maria Torres". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ "Women's Golf Roster: Marife Torres". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings". IGF.
^ "Maria Fernanda Torres – Player Profile". International Golf Federation. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

External links

Maria Torres at the LPGA Tour official site
Maria Torres at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site

[1] "Maria Torres". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[LPGA-2] "Maria Torres – Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[wagr-3] "Maria Torres". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[4] "Women's Golf Roster: Marife Torres". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[igfrankings-5] "Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings". IGF.

[6] "Maria Fernanda Torres – Player Profile". International Golf Federation. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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Maria Torres (golfer)