VICTORIA TANCO (a)

Birthdate: February 25, 1994

Birth Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Age: 15

Home: Bradenton, Fla.

College: Still In Grade School

Player Notes:

Qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open at Ormond Beach, Fla.; shot a 142. Took up the game at nine years of age. The best golf advice that has been given to her, she says,was from Roberto de Vincenzo (British Open Champion). He told her to not have a boyfriend as it would be distracting, to never stop working hard and to keep practicing.

2008 AJGA Rolex Player of the Year, an AJGA First Team All-American and the number one junior golfer in Argentina. She was the winner of the 2008 Rolex Girls Championship, the 2008 AJGA PING Invitational, the 2008 Scott Robertson Memorial, the 2008 Orange Bowl and the 2009 AJGA<N> Mizuno Jr. at Innisbrook. She is currently at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at IMG Academies working on her game and preparing to defend her title at the AJGA Rolex Girls Championship at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in California.