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Name: MICHELLE BELL

Birth Date: January 29, 1963

Birthplace: Melrose, Mass.

Age: 41 Ht.: 5’9"

Home: Jupiter, Fla.

College: Arizona

Turned Professional: 1992

LPGA Tour Wins: 0

PLAYER NOTES:
PROFESSIONAL
2003 HIGHLIGHTS

Posted a career-low 66 during the second round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children at Tartan Fields.

Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 69th to earn non-exempt status for the 2004 season.

2003 STATS (Rank)

Rounds under par: 4/25 (146); Rounds in the 60s: 2/25 (133); Birdies: 64 (162); Eagles: 0 (N/A); Greens in reg: 59.5% (136); Driving accuracy: 65.1% (119); Sand saves: 29.4% (138); Putts per GIR: 1.85 (105); Driving average: 242 (132)

2002 HIGHLIGHTS-

Played in six LPGA Tour events due to a right shoulder injury. Only made the cut once, finishing T31st in the Big Apple Classic.

2001 HIGHLIGHTS-

Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 31st to retain non-exempt status for the 2002 season.

2001 STATS (Rank)

Rounds under par: 9/48 (137); Rounds in the 60s: 1/48 (172); Birdies: 125 (131); Eagles: 4 (47); Greens in reg: 57.3% (154); Driving accuracy: 67.3% (117); Sand saves: 23.2% (181); Putting average: 30.50 (114); Driving average: 242.60 (85)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

In 2000, best finish of the season was a tie for 11th at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic; tied her career-low round of 67 during the first round of the Longs Drugs Challenge and the final round of the State Farm Rail Classic.

From 1997-99, did not play on the Tour; returned to the 1999 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament and gained non-exempt status for the 2000 season.

In 1998, competed on the SBC Futures Tour, where she won the Green Mountain National Classic and was named Player of the Year and leading money winner.

In 1996, top finishes for the season came at the Michelob Light Heartland Classic, where she placed 12th.

In 1995, posted a career-best finish with a fifth-place finish at the Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic.

In 1994, tied for 26th at the PING Welch’s Championship in Boston, where she posted a career-low 67 during the third round.

AMATEUR

Bell won the 1981 Massachusetts School Girls Championship and the 1981 Herb Bracey Northeast Junior Girls Championship. . . Named Boston Globe All-Scholastic Athlete of the Year in 1981. . . Between 1980 and 1983, she captured three individual titles at the Atlantic International Junior event ... NamedAmerican Junior Golf Association (AJGA)All-American. . . Played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona.

Started playing golf at the age of 14...Credits her parents, Tom and Mary Bell, Lyman Doane, Fred Marti and Annette Thompson as the individuals most influencing her career...Has two brothers: Tom and Richard. . . ..Has written for "Golf for Women" magazine...Travels to Japan annually as a staff member for the International Golf Research Team...Hobbies include fitness, fly fishing and watching Boston Red Sox baseball.