Mariajo Uribe

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 name	María José Uribe Durán
Born	(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 Girón, Colombia
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	Colombia
Residence	Bucaramanga, Colombia
Career
College	UCLA (1.5 years)
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (joined 2010) Futures Tour (2009)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour	1
ALPG Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T32: 2013
Women's PGA C'ship	T30: 2012
U.S. Women's Open	T10: 2008
Women's British Open	T22: 2013
Evian Championship	T10: 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 2015 Toronto Individual 2015 Toronto Mixed team 2023 Santiago Individual Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz Individual South American Games 2014 Santiago Individual Bolivarian Games 2017 Santa Marta Mixed team 2022 Valledupar Individual 2022 Valledupar Mixed team 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

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

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.

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.

Uribe retired following the 2024 season.

Amateur wins

• 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur
• 2008 Mexican International Amateur

Professional wins (2)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

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)

• 2011 HSBC Brazil Cup (unofficial LPGA Tour event)

Results in LPGA majors

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

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

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2006	1	0	0	0	0	0	MC	n/a		76.00	n/a
2007	1	0	0	0	0	0	MC	n/a		76.00	n/a
2008	4	3	0	0	0	1	T10	n/a		73.50	n/a
2009	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
2024	3	0	0	0	0	0	MC	0	n/a	74.67	n/a

¹ Uribe played the first of her three events in 2009 as an amateur.
Official through the 2024 season

Team appearances

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Colombia): 2006, 2008

External links

• Mariajo Uribe at the LPGA Tour official site
• Mariajo Uribe at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
• Mariajo Uribe at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site (archived)
• Mariajo Uribe Rookie Blog