Player Biography

ANGELA JERMAN Birthdate: June 16, 1980 Birthplace: Denver, Colo. Age: 27 Ht: 5'5" Home: Columbus, Ga. College: Georgia Turned Professional: 2002
Joined LPGA Tour: 2003 LPGA Tour Wins: 0 Player Notes: Successful amateur career began with a pair of high school team state championships (1994, 1998) at Hardaway High School in Columbus, Ga…Participated in the 1997 Junior Ryder Cup Match…Recorded 10 top-10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) competition that year. From 1995-97, Jerman notched 27 top-10 finishes in 34 AJGA events. She was a member of the 1998 Izzo Cup, which pitted the United States against Sweden. She was a three-time AJGA Rolex Junior All-America selection (1996-98) and a two-time National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American (1999, 2002). Jerman won the 2001 Lady Gamecock Invitational while at the University of Georgia, where she set the school’s all-time lowest stroke average…Four-time All-SEC Team selection and was the 2002 SEC Player of the Year…Member of the victorious 2002 USA Curtis Cup team…That same year she earned low amateur honors at the U.S. Women’s Open with a tie for 51st place…Started playing golf at the age of 11...Credits her parents, sister and Bill and John Godwin as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include movies, reading, racquetball, tennis and University of Georgia football games. Professional 2006 • Carded a season-low 68 in the opening round of the LPGA Corning Classic. • Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 24th to retain non-exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season. 2006 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 3/25 (156) Rds in the 60s: 1/25 (151) Birdies: 61 (162) Eagles: 1 (107) Greens in reg: 57.1% (157) Driving accuracy: 64.9% (135) Sand saves: 35.5% (106) Putts per GIR: 1.84 (94) Driving avg: 242.5 (135) 2005 Highlight • Best finish of the season was a tie for 28th at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. • Carded a season-low 68 in the opening round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children. • Led the Tour in sand saves at 60 percent. • Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Presented by American Airlines, where tied for 39th to earn non-exempt status for the 2006 season. 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 8/48 (122) Rds in the 60s: 3/48 (115) Birdies: 98 (135) Eagles: 1 (85) Greens in reg: 53.9% (156) Driving accuracy: 61.1% (155) Sand saves: 60% (1) Putts per GIR: 1.84 (75) Driving avg: 237.3 (130) Career • In 2004, best finish was a tie for 30th at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, where she tied her career-low 67 during the first round; returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament Presented by American Airlines, where she tied for 25th and earned exempt status for the 2005 season after winning a three-hole, seven-way playoff. • In 2003, posted a career-best finish with a tie for 11th at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by AIG; recorded a career-low 67 in the final round of the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez; carded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic. • In September 2002, turned professional; tied for seventh at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2003 season.