2008 U.S. Women's Open

 

STACY PRAMMANASUDH

Birthdate: November September 23, 1979

Birthplace: Enid, Okla.

Age: 28 Ht.: 5'6"

Home: Enid, Okla.

College: Tulsa

Turned Professional: 2002

Joined LPGA Tour: 2003

LPGA Tour Victories: 2 - 2005 Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Fields Open In Hawaii

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Won wire-to-wire at the Fields Open in Hawaii, where she carded all rounds in the 60s.

Tied her career-low 63 in the opening round of the Navistar LPGA Classic, where she finished second.

Recorded four additional top-five finishes, including a tie for third at the MasterCard Classic, a tie for fourth at the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill, a tie for fifth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and fifth at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2007.

Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Evian Masters.

Recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the third round of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2007.

Was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team and posted a 1-0-2 record in her first appearance.

2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 38/74 (7) Rds in the 60s: 19/74 (11) Birdies: 259 (15)

Eagles: 4 (20) Greens in Reg: 62.4% (51) Driving Accuracy: 60.5% (124)

Sand Saves: 40.8% (54) Putts per GIR: 1.79 (10) Driving Avg: 253.6 (41)

2006 Highlights

Recorded a season-best tie for second at the Wendy’s Championship for Children, where she carded a

season-low 64 during the final round.

Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she tied for third and

recorded her best finish in a major championship.

Finished fourth at the Samsung World Championship and tied for fourth at the Longs Drugs Challenge.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 51/89 (8) Rds in the 60s: 22/89 (25) Birdies: 281 (21)

Eagles: 8 (4) Greens in Reg: 70% (16) Driving Accuracy: 73.9% (45)

Sand Saves: 37.7% (82) Putts per GIR: 1.80 (32) Driving Avg: 253.5 (58)

2005 Highlights

Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where she carded a season-low 65 in the third round.

Recorded four additional top-20 finishes: LPGA Takefuji Classic (T10); Corona Morelia Championship (T11); ShopRite LPGA Classic (T11); and the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill (T15).

2005 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 30/78 (32) Rds in the 60s: 13/78 (46) Birdies: 214 (42)

Eagles: 4 (23) Greens in Reg: 68.4% (36) Driving Accuracy: 72.1% (83)

Sand Saves: 42.4% (33) Putts per GIR: 1.83 (62) Driving Avg: 250.9 (46)

2004 Highlights

Posted four top-10 finishes, including a career-best, third-place finish at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

Recorded a career-low 63 during the third round of the Welch'/Fry's Championship, where she finished fourth.

2004 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 41/85 (27) Rds in the 60s: 25/85 (16) Birdies: 280 (25)

Eagles: 5 (38) Greens in Reg: 68% (39) Driving Accuracy: 71.1% (71)

Sand Saves: 37.5% (61) Putts per GIR: 1.83 (72) Driving Avg: 255 (47)2003 Highlights

Best finish was a tie for 11th at her first event as an LPGA professional, the Safeway PING Presented by Yoplait, where she closed with rounds of 66-65.

Competed on the Futures Tour, where she won two events (Frye Chevrolet Classic and Lincoln Financial Futures Golf Classic) and posted nine additional top-10 finishes to finish first on the money list and earn exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2004; was named 2003 Futures Tour Player of the Year.

Career Highlights

In June 2002, turned professional; recorded three top-10 finishes on the Futures Tour, including a tie for fourth at the Ann Arbor Futures Classic; tied for 24th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2003 season.

Amateur Highlights

Prammanasudh won first place in the 1998 Optimist International as a junior and was a semifinalist in the 1998 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. While at the University of Tulsa, she won the Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate three-straight years (1999-2001). She was a three-year Academic All-American (2000-02) and a First-Team All-American from 1999-2002. Prammanasudh finished her senior season ranked second nationally and won 10 collegiate events during her four-year career at the University of Tulsa, which is the second-most in school history behind Nancy Lopez's 11 titles.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 7. . . Credits her father as the individual most influencing her career. . . Hobbies include watching movies and swimming. . . Married Pete Upton on Jan. 24, 2004. Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.

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