Paola Moreno

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Perez.
Paola Moreno
Personal information
Full namePaola Moreno Perez
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 38)
Cali, Colombia
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationality Colombia
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)Symetra Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipT47: 2010
U.S. Women's OpenT42: 2008
Women's British OpenCUT: 2013
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2013
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Mixed team

Paola Moreno Perez (born 22 August 1985) is a Colombian professional golfer.[1]

Amateur career[edit]

Moreno played college golf at the University of Southern California where she was on the 2008 NCAA Division I Championship team.[2] She was a two-time All-American.[3] As an amateur, she finished T42 at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open.[4]

Professional career[edit]

Moreno has won three times on the Symetra Tour.[5] She finished 2nd on the 2012 Symetra Tour money list to earn her tour card to play on the 2013 LPGA Tour where she qualified for the 2013 CME Group Titleholders.[6]

She also finished T51 at the 2013 LPGA Championship.[7]

International career[edit]

In 2014, Moreno individually took bronze in golf at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.[8]

She won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2015 Pan American Games.[9]

Amateur wins[edit]

  • 2002 Junior World Golf Championships (Girls 15–17)
  • 2004 Colombian Open, Colombian National Championship
  • 2005 Colombian Open
  • 2006 Colombian Open, South American Championship
  • 2007 Texas A&M "Mo"Morial
  • 2008 Pac-10 Championship

Source:[2][3]

Professional wins[edit]

Symetra Tour wins[edit]

Team appearances[edit]

Amateur

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paola Moreno takes lead in 12-hole LPGA event in Bahamas". Golf.com. Associated Press. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Paola Moreno bio". USC Trojans. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "2016 USC Women's Golf" (PDF). USC Trojans. pp. 36, 43, 51, 57. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ "2008 U.S. Women's Open". Yahoo Sports. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Paola Moreno gana su tercer título en el Symetra Tour y se acerca a la batalla por tarjeta en el LPGA" (in Spanish). Golfchannel-la.com. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Latinos por el mundo: Goya abre su temporada 2014 y Moreno cierra su campaña 2013". Fedogolf.org.do (in Spanish). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ^ "2013 Wegmans LPGA Championship". Yahoo Sports. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. ^ Rodríguez, Alejandro (29 November 2014). "Mexico wins gold and silver in golf". Archivo.eluniversal.com.mx. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Uribe Wins Double Gold at Pan Am Games". UCLA Athletics. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

External links[edit]

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