NATALIE GULBIS

Birthdate: January 7, 1983

Birthplace: Sacramento, Calif.

Age: 25 Ht.: 5'9"

Home: Lake Las Vegas, NV.

College: Arizona

Turned Professional: 2001

Joined LPGA Tour: 2002

LPGA Tour Victories: 1 - 2007 Evian Masters

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Evian Masters where she defeated Jeong Jang in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with her victory.

Posted four additional top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the ADT Championship; also finished tied for third at The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions, tied for fourth at the Longs Drugs

Challenge and tied for ninth at the LPGA Corning Classic.

Made her second appearance on the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 30/66 (18) Rds in the 60s: 16/66 (14) Birdies: 215 (36)

Eagles: 1 (84) Greens in Reg: 61.6% (64) Driving Accuracy: 68.7% (43)

Sand Saves: 26% (136) Putts per GIR: 1.78 (3) Driving Avg: 246.3 (91) 2006 Highlights

Recorded a career-best second at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, where she lost to Mi Hyun Kim on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff; also shot a season-low 65 in the final round.

Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she tied for third and recorded her best finish in a major championship.

One of only two players (Lorena Ochoa) to finish in the top 20 in all four major championships.

Posted five top-10 finishes, including a tie for fourth at the Fields Open in Hawaii, the MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta and at the season-ending ADT Championship; tied for fifth at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay and tied for seventh at the LPGA Corning Classic.

Recorded her second LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 46/87 (18) Rds in the 60s: 26/87 (12) Birdies: 322 (9)

Eagles: 5 (20) Greens in Reg: 72.1% (7) Driving Accuracy: 72.9% (54)

Sand Saves: 24.6% (158) Putts per GIR: 1.77 (11) Driving Avg: 252.1 (77)

2005 Highlights

Tied for third at both the Michelob ULTRA Open, where she crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings, and State Farm Classic, the best finishes of her career.

Posted 10 additional top-10 finishes, including ties for fourth at the U.S. Women’s Open conducted by the USGA, Office Depot Championship at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles and Samsung World Championship.

Posted a season-low 64 during the final round of the Longs Drugs Challenge.

Qualified for her first Solheim Cup and scored three points for the victorious U.S. Team.

Earned more than $1 million in a season for the first time in her career and set an LPGA record for most money earned in a season without a victory ($1,010,154).

2005 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 50/94 (4) Rds in the 60s: 22/94 (22) Birdies: 328 (3)

Eagles: 4 (23) Greens in Reg: 70.9% (10) Driving Accuracy: 74.9% (57)

Sand Saves: 34.3% (97) Putts per GIR: 1.78 (8) Driving Avg: 252.9 (33)

2004 Highlights

Recorded her season-best finish at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where she tied for seventh and carded a season-low 66 during the second round.

Posted an additional five top-15 finishes: tied for 10th at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi; tied for 11th at both the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open and the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic; tied for 13th at the Weetabix Women's British Open; and tied for 15th at the LPGA Takefuji Classic.

Also fired a 66 in the first round of the LPGA Corning Classic and the second round of the Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King.

Carded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the final round of the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.

2004 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 41/89 (29) Rds in the 60s: 19/89 (46) Birdies: 296 (21)

Eagles: 7 (19) Greens in Reg: 67.1% (50) Driving Accuracy: 68.9% (99)

Sand Saves: 33.3% (103) Putts per GIR: 1.82 (53) Driving Avg: 261 (18)

2003 Highlights

Tied for 12th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez for her best finish of the season.

Tied for 13th at both the U.S. Women's Open and the Kellogg-Keebler Classic.

Carded a career-low 63 in the third round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship.

2003 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 33/82 (42) Rds in the 60s: 20/82 (28) Birdies: 260 (29)

Eagles: 3 (52) Greens in Reg: 66.4% (38) Driving Accuracy: 70% (71)

Sand Saves: 35.6% (90) Putts per GIR: 1.81 (37) Driving Avg: 247.9 (96)

2002 Highlights

Tied for fifth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic and the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic for her best finishes of the season.

Carded a career-low 65 in the final round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL, where she tied for seventh; also finished eighth at the Aerus Electrolux USA Championship Hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant.

Finished second to Beth Bauer in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year points standings.

2002 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 29/77 (50) Rds in the 60s: 18/77 (30) Birdies: 235 (34)

Eagles: 3 (56) Greens in Reg: 65% (47) Driving Accuracy: 70.7% (76)

Sand Saves: 41.5% (40) Putting Avg: 29.97 (67) Driving Avg: 250.6 (69

In 2001, tied for third at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2002 season; won the LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament in Venice, Fla., by eight strokes.

Amateur Highlights

At the age of 14, Gulbis became the youngest player to Monday qualify for an LPGA tournament (1997, Longs Drugs Challenge). She held the record for five years until until Michelle Wie, 12, Monday qualified for the 2002 LPGA Takefuji Classic. She has represented the State of California in two USGA team championships and was the U.S. Women's Amateur medalist in 1998. She won four collegiate tournaments while at the University of Arizona, including the NCAA West Regional. She was named a First-Team All-American in 2001.

Personal

.Started playing golf at the age of 4. . . Credits her father John Gulbis as the individual most influencing her career. . . Hobbies include working out and running. . . Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. . . Has her own Web site, www.nataliegulbis.com and her own calendar. . . Created The Natalie Gulbis Foundation in 2005.