Nicole Perrot (born 26 December 1983) is a

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an professional

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er. She is the first Chilean-born player to win on the

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. Perrot was born in

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. She won the 2001

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and was runner-up at the

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that same year. She turned professional the following year. She started her professional career on the

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's second tier

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. In 2004, she won two events on that tour and qualified to play on the main

in 2005 by finishing third on the money list. She won her first LPGA Tour event at the 2005

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. In 2006 her best finish was a tie for 19th at the

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. Hampered by a back injury in 2007, she played only eight events between February and early June.

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour (1)

Futures Tour (2)

*2002 (2) The Albany FUTURES Golf Classic, GMAC FUTURES Golf Classic

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrot, Nicole Chilean female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Chilean people of French descent Sportspeople from Viña del Mar Golfers from Santiago, Chile 1983 births Living people