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

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. Diaz was born Laura Philo in

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. She won the 1995

North and South Women's Amateur The North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament held since 1903 at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. An invitational tournament, participants are chosen based upon their performance in national a ...

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. A business student at

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private university, private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake Forest, north of Rale ...

, 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)

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BJ's Charity Championship (with Jan Stephenson)

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):

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(winners),

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(winners),

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(winners)

References

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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