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LPGA Victories: None
Player Notes: NCAA honorable-mention All-America in 2004…Won three tournaments while at Michigan State University…Member of the 2002 Big Ten Conference Championship team…Three-time Big Ten
All-Conference Selection from 2002-04…Was also a 2004 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA)
All-American Scholar…Member of the victorious U.S. Team at the Women’s World University Golf
Championship in 2002 and placed second individually…Started playing golf at the age of 7...Credits her father, Buddy Whitten and Gary Ganakas as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include fishing, camping and spending time with family and friends...Qualified for the Tour on her second attempt.
Career
• In 2006 played in just four LPGA events, only making one cut, T31st Corona Morelia Championship.
• In 2005, played on the Futures Tour, where her season-best finish was a tie for 14th at the Michelob
ULTRA FUTURES Charity Golf Classic; also played on the West Coast Ladies Golf Tour, where she
finished second at the Longbow Golf Club event after a two-way, three-hole playoff; tied for 47th at the
LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Presented by American Airlines to earn non-exempt status for the
2006 LPGA Tour season.
• In 2004, turned professional in May; played on the Futures Tour, where she recorded four top-10 finishes.
Futures Tour record
Year Events Best Finish Top 10 Cuts Made Earnings (Rank) Average Score (Rank)
2002 1 $0 77.00
2004 12 T4 4 10 $12,165 (29) 73.06 (27)
2005 16 T14 11 $4,029 (78) 74.21 (64)
2006 18 2nd 7 17 $36,826 (6) 72.07 (10)
*2007* 10 1st 8 10 $38,791 (2) 71.68 (1)
Career Victories Purse Score Earnings
2007 The Power of a Dream Golf Classic $80,000 212(-1) $11,200
2007 United States Steel Golf Classic $75,000 214(-2) $10,500
2007 Finishes
Tournament Date Score Finish Earnings
Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic March 9 - 11 75-71-71 217 T9 $1,240
Greater Tampa Classic March 16 - 18 75-72-74 221 T19 $673
The Power of a Dream Golf Classic April 13 - 15 68-72-72 212 1st $11,200
Louisiana Pelican Classic April 20 - 22 68-70-71 209 T6 $2,192
Jalapeno Duramed FUTURES Golf Classic April 27 - 29 73-68-72 213 T3 $3,658
El Paso Golf Classic May 4 - 6 73-69-72 214 T7 $1,964
Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship May 18 - 20 74-75-71 220 T3 $3,920
Aurora Health Care Championship June 1 - 3 74-70-72 216 T7 $2,429
United States Steel Golf Classic June 8 - 10 72-76-66 214 1st $10,500
Michelob ULTRA Players Championship June 14 - 17 70-71-76-69 286 T18 $1,015
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