STEPHANIE LOUDEN
Birthdate: December 3, 1978
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nev.
Age: 26
Ht: 5'6"
Home: Las Vegas, Nev.
College: Stanford
Turned Professional: 2001
Joined LPGA Tour: 2002
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
•Best finish was a tie for 20th at the LPGA Takefuji Classic.
• Carded a season-low 68 during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic, where she tied for 23rd.
• Also carded 68s during the final round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship and second round of the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 20/74 (95)
Rds in the 60s: 6/74 (124)
Birdies: 176 (83)
Eagles: 3 (80)
Greens in reg: 66.3% (54)
Driving accuracy: 75.5% (33)
Sand saves: 37.2% (66)
Putts per GIR: 1.89 (150)
Driving avg: 245.2 (114)
2003 Highlights
• In 2003, best finish was a tie for eighth at the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King, her career-best; carded a career-low 64 in the final round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship.
2002 Highlights
• Best finish came at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she tied for 12th.
• Tied for 19th on two occasions, at the Longs Drugs Challenge and ShopRite LPGA Classic, where she fired a career-low 67 in the first round; also shot 67 during the first round of the LPGA Takefuji Classic.
• Played her rookie season with her maiden name Keever.
2002 Stats
Rds under par: 16/58 (94) Rds in the 60s: 6/58 (96) Birdies: 147 (95) Eagles: 2 (89) Greens in reg: 64.5% (49) Driving accuracy: 71.8% (64) Sand saves: 45.6% (17) Putting avg: 30.43 (115) Driving avg: 244 (113)
Career Highlights
• In June 2001, turned professional and began competing on the SBC Futures Tour, where she placed second at the Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic; tied for 52nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2002 season.
Amateur
Louden competed on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) circuit, where she was a second-team All-American from 1995-96 and an Honorable Mention All-American in 1997. She competed in the 1996 State Farm Rail Classic on a sponsor exemption and scored a hole-in one during the second round. Louden’s impressive amateur career took off after she won the 1997 Women’s Western Amateur Championship. From 1998-99, she was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. In 1998, she was a finalist at the Women’s Trans-National. She won three collegiate tournaments and was a four-time All-American at Stanford. In 2000, she was a member of the USA Curtis Cup and a member of the Women’s World Amateur Teams. . .Started playing golf at the age of 7...Credits Kim Dolan, her first golf coach, and her father Larry Keever as the individuals most influencing her career...Married Mike Louden on Jan. 5, 2003...Maiden name is Keever...Competed as Stephanie Keever in 2002...Hobbies include reading, working out and participating in service activities for children and the disabled.