KATIE ALLISON
Birthdate: April 6, 1980
Birthplace: Mahwah, N.J.
Age: 25
Ht: 5'4"
Home: Tampa, Fla.
College: Winthrop University
Turned Professional: 2003
Joined LPGA Tour: 2005
LPGA Tour Wins: 0
Player Notes:
Professional
Career
• In 2004, competed on the Futures Tour, recorded two top-10 finishes and finished 51st on the money list; tied for 12th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Presented by American Airlines to earn exempt status for the 2005 LPGA Tour season.
Amateur
Allison had a successful amateur career, highlighted by winning the 2001 New Jersey State Amateur Championship. She qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship three times (2001-03) and advanced to the semifinals in 2001 at the Women's Trans-National Championship. Allison was named to the Big South All-Conference team three times (1999, 2000, 2002) and won the Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate in 2001. She also won the 2003 WMGA (Women's Metropolitan Golf Association) Stroke Play Championship.
Personal
Started playing golf at the age of 14...Credits her parents, uncle John and grandfather as the individuals most influencing her career.