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Mariajo Uribe

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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.

Maríajo Uribe
Personal information
Full nameMaría José Uribe Durán
Born (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34)
Girón, Colombia
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality Colombia
ResidenceBucaramanga, Colombia
Career
CollegeUCLA
(1.5 years)
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 2010)
Futures Tour (2009)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
ALPG Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT32: 2013
Women's PGA C'shipT30: 2012
U.S. Women's OpenT10: 2008
Women's British OpenT22: 2013
Evian ChampionshipT10: 2014
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's Golf
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pan American Games 2 1 0
CAC Games 1 0 0
South American Games 0 1 0
Bolivarian Games 3 0 1
Total 6 2 1
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Individual
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Individual
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Individual
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Individual
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta Individual
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uribe and the second or maternal family name is Durán.

Amateur career

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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

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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.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (2)

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Ladies European Tour wins (1)

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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)

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Results in LPGA majors

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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
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
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

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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

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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 MC n/a 76.00 n/a
2007[4] 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a 76.00 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 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

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

  • official through the 2023 season[7]

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ "María José Uribe Durán, el golf es su pasión". Crónica Viva. 17 December 2007. 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. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. 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. ^ "Mariajo Uribe – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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