Maria Fernanda Torres (born August 26, 1994) is a Puerto Rican

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. She became the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full

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membership in 2017.

Amateur career

Torres represented Puerto Rico at the

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and

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, and at the

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. She won the Caribbean Amateur Championship in 2012, 2014 and 2017. She graduated from the

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in 2017 with a degree in Family, Youth and Community Science. She had five wins while playing for

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, and set the school record for lowest single-season scoring average (71.71 in 2017). She won the SEC Championship and was named SEC Golfer of the Year in 2016.

Professional career

In late 2017, Torres turned professional after the

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. She won a three-hole aggregate playoff at to secure the 20th qualifying spot to earn a LPGA Tour card for the 2018 season, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full membership on the LPGA Tour. On the

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, she made 14 cuts in 24 events. She recorded two top-10 results and finished sixth in the Rookie of the Year ranking. In 2019, she recorded a career best finish of T4 at the

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. Torres

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for the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021.

Amateur wins

*2012 Junior at Innisbrook, Caribbean Junior Championship, Caribbean Amateur Championship, Junior Orange Bowl International *2013 PRGA Junior Island Championship *2014 Caribbean Amateur Championship *2015 The Alamo Invitational *2016 SEC Championship *2017 SunTrust Gator Invite, Briar's Creek Invitational, Caribbean Amateur Championship Source:

Professional wins

Epson Tour wins

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Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Puerto Rico):

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres, Maria Puerto Rican female golfers Olympic golfers for Puerto Rico Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games Golfers at the 2023 Pan American Games Florida Gators women's golfers People from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico 1994 births Living people 21st-century Puerto Rican sportswomen