2002 HIGHLIGHTS

• Tied for fifth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic for her best finishes of the season.
• Carded a career-low 65 in the final round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL, where she tied for seventh; also finished eighth at the Aerus Electrolux USA Championship Hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant.
• Finished second to Beth Bauer in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year points standings.
  

2002 STATS (rank)
Rounds under par - 29/77 (50); Rounds in the 60s - 18/77 (30); Birdies - 235 (34); Eagles -3 (56); Greens in reg - 65% (47); Driving accuracy - 70.7% (76); Sand saves - 41.5% (40); Putting average - 29.97 (67); Driving average - 250.6 (69

• In 2001, tied for third at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2002 season; won the LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament in Venice, Fla., by eight strokes.

AMATEUR RESULTS
At the age of 14, Gulbis became the youngest player to Monday qualify for an LPGA tournament (1997, Longs Drugs Challenge). She held the record for five years until until Michelle Wie, 12, Monday qualified for the 2002 LPGA Takefuji Classic. She has represented the State of California in two USGA team championships and was the U.S. Women's Amateur medalist in 1998. She won four collegiate tournaments while at the University of Arizona, including the NCAA West Regional. She was named a First-Team All-American in 2001.

PERSONAL
Started playing golf at the age of 4. . . Credits her father, John Gulbis, as the individual most influencing her career. . . Hobbies include working out and running. . . Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. . .