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Marisa Baena (born June 1 1977 in Pereira,
Colombia) is a Colombian golfer who plays on the
U.S. based LPGA Tour.

Baena started playing golf at the age of six. She
attended the University of Arizona in the United
States and had an outstanding amateur career, the
highlights of which were claiming the individual
NCAA title in 1996 and finishing at runner up at
the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship in the same
year. She qualified for the LPGA Tour at her first
attempt and had her rookie season in 1999, but she
has not so far fully lived up to the promise of
her amateur days. Her best finish in a strokeplay
tournament on the Tour is a tie for second place
at the 2003 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic. In July
2005 she was the surprise winner of the first HSBC
Women's World Match Play Championship, beating
South Korea's Meena Lee by one hole in the final.
She won $500,000, a three-year exemption on the
LPGA Tour, and a gold horseshoe necklace.

==External links==
*http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=392
Profile on the LPGA Tour's official site