Laura Diaz (born April 27, 1975) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Diaz was born Laura Philo in

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. She won the 1995

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at Pinehurst. In 1996 she won the Eastern Women's Amateur Championship and made it to the quarterfinals of the 1996

U.S. Women's Amateur The U.S. Women's Amateur, also known as the United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship, is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf ch ...

. A business student at

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, Diaz was named the university's 1997 Female Athlete of the Year. Diaz turned professional in 1997 and spent three years playing on the

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where she scored three tournament wins. She also played on the

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, where she was rookie of the year in 1998. She joined the

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in 1999 and has earned two victories, both coming in the 2002 season when she had ten top-10 finishes. She has played on four

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teams (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007). Prior to 2000, she competed as Laura Philo before marrying her husband, Kevin Diaz, and taking his last name. Laura's brother, Ron Philo Jr., is a PGA Professional who made the cut at the 2005 PGA Championship.2005 PGA Championship scoreboard
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Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Futures Tour wins (3)

*1997 Weston Hills FUTURES Classic *1998 SunTrust FUTURES Classic, Eaglebrooke FUTURES Championship

Legends Tour wins (1)

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

BJ's Charity Championship (with

Jan Stephenson Jan Lynn Stephenson (born 22 December 1951) is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events. She has 41 worldwide victories including (10) LPGA Legends ...

)

Results in LPGA majors

^ 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

*Starts – 59 *Wins – 0 *2nd-place finishes – 1 *3rd-place finishes – 2 *Top 3 finishes – 3 *Top 5 finishes – 5 *Top 10 finishes – 8 *Top 25 finishes – 16 *Missed cuts – 23 *Most consecutive cuts made – 6 *Longest streak of top-10s – 2

Team appearances

Professional *

(representing the United States):

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

(winners),

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

(winners),

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

(winners)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Laura American female golfers Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from New York (state) People from Schenectady County, New York 1975 births Living people