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Player Biography

CRISTINA BAENA

Birthdate: December 14, 1979

Birthplace: Pereira, Colombia

Age: 26 Ht: 5'4"

Home: Pereira, Colombia

College: Arizona

Turned Professional: 2003

Professional Wins: 2005 Bank of Ann Arbor FUTURES Golf Classic

Player Notes: Professional

Second U.S. Women's Open for Baena�Played in 1999 Women's Open�Qualified for this year's Women's Open in a playoff which she won on the first hole .

2006, Best finish was third�Made nine cuts out of ten events�Finished in the top ten five times�Ranked seventh on the FUTURES Tour.

2005, Best finish was first�Won the 2005 Bank of Ann Arbor FUTURES Golf Classic�Made 16 out of 16 cuts�Finished in the top ten six out of 16 events.

2004, Best finish was tied for tenth�Made eight out of 13 events�Finished in the top ten one time out of 13 events.

Older sister Marisa Baena plays on LPGA Tour�Winner of the 1996 Mexican Amateur Championship�Finished fourth at the 1997 Junior World Championship�Recorded one win in collegiate competition while at the University of Arizona�2000 All-Pac-10 Second Team selection�2000 NCAA All-American Honorable Mention�Recorded one hole-in-one�Most memorable golf experience is playing in the South American World Cup with her sister Marisa where they finished sixth.

2006 Futures Tour Finishes

Tournament Date Score Finish Earnings

Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic (Lakeland, FL) March 10 - 12 71-70-70=211 3rd $5,159

Greater Tampa Duramed FUTURES Classic (Riverview, FL) March 17 - 19 74-71-75=220 T50 $262

Louisiana FUTURES Classic (Lafayette, LA) April 7 - 9 74-70-73=217 T6 $2,553

The Power of a Dream FUTURES Golf Classic (Frisco, TX) April 21 - 23 72-72-67=211 T7 $2,178

Jalapeno FUTURES Golf Classic (McAllen, TX) April 28 - 30 80-68-67=215 T9 $1,569

IOS FUTURES Golf Classic (El Paso, TX) May 5 - 7 72-70-70=212 5th $3,582

Tucson Duramed FUTURES Golf Classic (Tucson, AZ) May 12 - 14 71-67-67=205 T13 $1,245

Aurora Health Care Championship (Lake Geneva, WI) June 2 - 4 74-71-76=221 T15 $1,261

Team WLF.org Golf Classic (Saint Anne, IL) June 9 - 11 77-75-70=222 T29 $516

Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship (Decatur, IL) June 15 - 18 72-76=148 Cut


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