TERESA LU

Birthdate: October 13, 1987

Birthplace: Taipei, TaiwanChinese Taipei

Age: 20 Ht.: 5'4"

Home: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Turned Professional: 2005

Joined LPGA Tour: 2006

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Recorded a career-best tie for ninth at both the Corona Championship and the Navistar LPGA Classic.

Carded a career-low 66 at the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship, an official LPGA event rain-shortened to 18 holes.

2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 23/66 (40) Rds in the 60s: 7/66 (78) Birdies: 189 (54)

Eagles: 5 (15) Greens in Reg: 65% (22) Driving Accuracy: 68.1% (53)

Sand Saves: 41.9% (46) Putts per GIR: 1.86 (97) Driving Avg: 258.5 (19)

2006 Highlights

Best finish was a tie for 26th at the Corona Morelia Championship.

Recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the third round of the MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta.

Carded a career-low 67 in the opening round of the LPGA Takefuji Classic and in the final round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 21/57 (67) Rds in the 60s: 8/57 (81) Birdies: 172 (79)

Eagles: 1 (107) Greens in Reg: 66.7% (57) Driving Accuracy: 72.8% (57)

Sand Saves: 30.6% (130) Putts per GIR: 1.85 (111) Driving Avg: 259.3 (23)

In 2005, turned professional in November; tied for 22nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament but lost in a three-hole, seven-way playoff for one of the three final exempt cards and earned non-exempt status for the 2006 LPGA season.

Amateur Highlights

Lu was the low amateur at the 2005 Taiwan LPGA Open, tying for fifth. She finished 10th at the 2005 Kosaido Taiwan Japan Friendship Tournament. Lu advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship in 2003 and 2005 and advanced to the semifinals in 2004. She tied for 17th at the 2003 and 2004 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and as a member of Team Chinese Taipei tied for fourth at the 2004 World Women Amateur Team Championship. Lu also played one year on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) circuit and was named a 2005 First-Team Rolex Junior All-American. She finished second at the 2005 AJGA Rolex Girls Junior Championship to Morgan Pressel and was a member of the winning 2005 AJGA West Canon Cup Team.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 11. . . Credits her parents, her godfather Dr. Ernie Huang, her first golf coach in TaiwanChinese Taipei, Liang-Hsi Chen, Glen Daugherty and Henri Reis as the individuals most influencing her career. . . Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.