LAURA DIAZ

Birthdate: April 27, 1975

Birth Place: Scotia, N.Y.

Age: 34 - Ht.: 5’8"

Home: Scotia, N.Y.

College: Wake Forest

Turned Professional: 1997

Joined LPGA Tour: 1999

LPGA Tour Victories: 2 - 2002 Welch’s/Circle K Championship, LPGA Corning Classic. The Solheim Cup (4): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007.

Player Notes:

Started playing golf at the age of nine. Credits her father, Ron Philo Sr., and brother, Ron Philo Jr., for most influencing her career. Has one brother and one sister. Married Kevin Diaz on Nov. 25, 2000. Maiden name is Philo. Competed as Laura Philo from 1999-2000. Gave birth to son Robert Cooper in 2006. Hobbies include spending time with friends and family, going to the movies, running and shopping. Qualified for the Tour on her second attempt. Diaz won the 1995 North-South Amateur Championship and 1996 Eastern Women’s Amateur Championship. In addition, she made it to the quarterfinals of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. She played collegiate golf at Wake Forest University, where she was the 1995 Atlantic Coast Conference champion, a First-Team All-American from 1996-97 and 1997 Female Athlete of the Year.

* In 2008 best finish was a tie for second at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay.

* Recorded five additional top-10 finishes, including back-to-back third-place finishes at the Kapalua LPGA Classic and Grand China Air LPGA.

* Also recorded a fourth-place finish at the HSBC Women’s Championship, and fifth-place finish at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

* Recorded three eagles in the second round of the RICOH Women’s British Open.

* In 2007, best finish was a tie for third at both the Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola and the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger; crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings with a tie for fourth at the CN Canadian Women’s Open; posted a 1-1-1 record in her fourth appearance on the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

* In 2006, best finish was a tie for fifth at the LPGA Corning Classic; gave birth to son Robert Cooper and competed in her first event exactly two months later at the Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola.

* In 2005, recorded best finish - at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, where she tied for third and crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings; became the second player (Tammie Green, 1998) in history to compete for the U.S. Solheim Cup Team while pregnant and scored one point for the victorious U.S. Team when she defeated Iben Tinning, who was also pregnant at the time, 6&5 in the Sunday singles matches.

* In 2004, recovered from off-season ankle surgery to post seven top-10 finishes, including a season-best second place at The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions.

* In 2003, best finish was at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage, where she tied for third; posted a career-low 63 in the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic, where she tied for 15th; crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings at the Safeway PING presented by Yoplait; was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

* In 2002, enjoyed her best season on Tour with 10 top-10 finishes and wins at both the Welch’s/Circle K Championship and the LPGA Corning Classic; was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team, for which she posted a 3-1 record.

* In 2001, best finish was a tie for second at the Welch’s/Circle K Championship; recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the third round of the Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after tying for third at the Weetabix Women’s British Open.

* In 2000, top finish was a tie for third at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic.

* In 1999, best finish was a tie for sixth at the Michelob Light Classic.

* In 1998, named Rookie of the Year on the Women Professional Golfers’ European Tour (WPGET); qualified for the LPGA Tour at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 20th to earn exempt status for the 1999 LPGA season.

* From 1997-98, won three times on the Futures Tour.

1995 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.00; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the Mercury Titleholders Championship

1997 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 75.50; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the U.S. Women’s Open

1998 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -3; Rounds Played - 9; In Money - 2; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 74.11; Money - $11,786.00; Best Finish - T-13th at the Rainbow Foods Classic

1999 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 83; In Money - 19; Top-10 Finishes - 2; Scoring Average - 72.04; Money - $140,547.00; Best Finish - T-6th at the Michelob Light Classic

2000 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 88; In Money - 23; Top-10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 72.32; Money - $260,101.00; Best Finish - T-3rd at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic

2001 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 97; In Money - 26; Top-10 Finishes - 12; Scoring Average - 70.88; Money - $751,466.00 Rank (9th); Best Finish - T-2nd at the Welch’s /Circle K Championship,Longs Drugs Challenge,McDonald’s LPGA Championship and Sybase Classic

2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -25; Rounds Played - 81; In Money - 20; Top-10 Finishes - 10; Scoring Average - 70.93; Money - $843,790.00 Rank (7th); Best Finish - Win at the Welch’s /Circle K Championship and LPGA Corning Classic

2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 91; In Money - 22; Top-10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 71.53; Money - $431,892.00 Rank (27th); Best Finish - T-3rd at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage

2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 91; In Money - 22; Top-10 Finishes - 7; Scoring Average - 71.10 Rank (16th); Money - $465,700.00 Rank (26th); Best Finish - 2nd at the Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions

2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -21; Rounds Played - 72; In Money - 18; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 72.51 Rank (41st); Money - $339,865.00 Rank (38th); Best Finish - T-3rd at the Kraft Nabisco Championship

2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 73; In Money - 18; Top-10 Finishes - 3; Scoring Average - 71.82 Rank (31st); Money - $342,432.00 Rank (36th); Best Finish - T-5th at the LPGA Corning Classic

2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 72; In Money - 19; Top-10 Finishes - 5; Scoring Average - 72.19 Rank (27th); Money - $528,529.00 Rank (26th); Best Finish - T-3rd at the Safeway International and Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic

2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 94; In Money - 23; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 71.56 Rank (19th); Money - $809,541.00 Rank (20th); Best Finish - T-2nd at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay