Paola Moreno Perez (born 22 August 1985) is a Colombian

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Amateur career

Moreno played college golf at the

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where she was on the 2008 NCAA Division I Championship team. She was a two-time

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. As an amateur, she finished T42 at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open.

Professional career

Moreno has won three times on the

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. She finished 2nd on the

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money list to earn her tour card to play on the

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where she qualified for the 2013 CME Group Titleholders. She also finished T51 at the 2013 LPGA Championship.

International career

In 2014, Moreno individually took bronze in golf at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. She won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the

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Amateur wins

*2002

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(Girls 15–17) *2004 Colombian Open, Colombian National Championship *2005 Colombian Open *2006 Colombian Open, South American Championship *2007 Texas A&M "Mo"Morial *2008 Pac-10 Championship Source:

Professional wins

Symetra Tour wins

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Texas Hill Country Classic *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Eagle Classic *

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Colombia):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

References

External links

Symetra Tour profile
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