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Name: AUDRA BURKS

Birth Date: November 22, 1966

Birthplace: Little Rock, Ark.

Age: 37 Ht.: 5’6"

Home: Altamonte Springs, Fl.

College: Oklahoma

Turned Professional: 1990

LPGA Tour Wins: None

PLAYER NOTES:
PROFESSIONAL:
2003 HIGHLIGHTS

Posted her season-best finish at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic, where she tied for 10th.

Recorded a season-low 67 during the second round of the Welch’s/Fry’s Championship.

2003 STATS (Rank)

Rounds under par: 17/56 (75); Rounds in the 60s: 8/56 (79); Birdies: 166 (78); Eagles: 1 (104); Greens in reg: 63.5% (80); Driving accuracy: 69.5% (79); Sand saves: 27.8% (148); Putts per GIR: 1.81 (37); Driving average: 250.1 (78)

2002 HIGHLIGHTS:

Posted her season-best finish at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where she tied for 22nd.

Recorded her season-low round of 66 in the second round of the PING Banner Health.

2002 STATS (Rank)

Rounds under par: 16/58 (94); Rounds in the 60s: 6/58 (96); Birdies: 153 (89)Eagles: 4 (36); Greens in reg: 59% (127); Driving accuracy: 67% (120)Sand saves: 23.5% (165); Putting average: 29.79 (54); Driving average: 247.2 (90)

2001 HIGHLIGHTS:

Recorded her career-best finish at the First Union Betsy King Classic, where she tied for eighth.

Posted her career-low round of 65 during the third round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children at New Albany.

Tied for 24th at the U.S. Women’s Open, marking her best finish in an LPGA major championship.

2001 STATS (Rank)

Rounds under par: 25/77 (82); Rounds in the 60s: 13/77 (64); Birdies: 227 (52); Eagles: 1 (126); Greens in reg: 65.5% (64); Driving accuracy: 74.4% (38); Sand saves: 39.8% (88); Putting average: 30.03 (59); Driving average: 242.80 (91)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

In 2000, best finish came at the Michelob Light Classic, where she tied for 10th.

In 1999, placed second at the Southwestern Bell Futures Classic, JWA Anheuser Busch Futures Classic and the Futures Tour Championship; earned exempt status for the 2000 LPGA Tour season after finishing third on the 1999 SBC Futures Tour money list.

Played on the Futures Tour from 1990-99, where she won one title, the 1998 Greater Lima Futures Open.

AMATEUR

Began her golfing career in Arkansas, where she won the Arkansas State Stroke Play Championship. . . In college, she won the Iowa State Classic and placed third in the Big Eight Championship. In 1987, she received the Joan Blumenthal Most Valuable Player Award.

Started playing golf at the age of 12...Has two sisters, Dana and Megan, and one brother, Jared...Credits Harold Calderwood, her parents and grandmothers as the individuals most influencing her career...Enjoys fishing, camping and hiking...After eight attempts at the LPGA Qualifying Tournaments, qualified for the LPGA Tour by placing third on the 1999 SBC Futures Tour money list.