Kathleen Ekey (born November 8, 1986) is an American female

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currently playing on the

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Early life

Ekey was born in

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

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, on November 8, 1986, to Sam and Laura Ekey. She is a graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School in

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls ( or ) is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 51,114 at the 2020 census. The second-largest city in Summit County, it is located directly north of Akron and is a suburb in the Akron metropolitan ar ...

, and was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame in 2022.

College

Ekey played college golf for the first two years of college at

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, and transferred to the

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for the last two years of college. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in Communications Studies.

Professional

Ekey turned professional in 2009, and joined the Futures Tour on July 14, 2009. In 2011, she finished at the top of the Futures Tour official money list and was named the Tour's Player of the Year.

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour wins (2)

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