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Biography of Paula Creamer - Golfer
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Paula Creamer (born August 5, 1986 in Mountain View, California, home town Pleasanton, California) is an United States|American golfer. Creamer took up golf at the age of ten and enjoyed a precocious amateur career. She won a total of 19 amateur national titles including 11 American Junior Golf Association tournaments. She was a semi-finalist in the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the age of 16 and reached the same stage in 2004. In the same year she came second in the ShopRite LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour and tied 13th in the U.S. Women's Open (golf)|U.S. Women's Open, and also represented the United States in the Curtis Cup. She won the 2004 LPGA Tour Qualifying School by five shots, thus gaining membership of the tour for 2005. She was the youngest player and the first amateur to win the event, and turned professional immediately afterwards. On May 22 2005 Creamer won the Sybase Classic golf tournament in New Rochelle, New York at 18 years 9 months and 17 days. This made her the second-youngest first time winner of an LPGA tournament after Marlene Hagge, whose first victory was back in 1952. A few days later she graduated from Pendleton School in Bradenton, Florida. On July 23, she added a win in the Evian Masters, a tournament held in France, co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour, and recognized as a major by the Ladies European Tour (but not by the LPGA) and became the youngest and quickest player to reach $1 million in LPGA career earnings. In August 2005 she won the NEC Karuizawa tournament on the LPGA of Japan tour. In 2005 Creamer is one of two golfers contributing a "Rookie Blog" to the LPGA's website, the other rookie being Erica Blasberg. Paula currently has endorsements deals with ADT, Taylor Made, Adidas & RBS LPGA Victories (2) Sybase Classic, Evian Masters International (1) NEC Open (JLPGA Tour) ==Amateur victories and honours== *19 national titles, including 11 American Junior Golf Association tournaments. *2002: Member of winning U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team. *2003: American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year. Golfweek's and Golf Digest's Junior of the Year *2004: Named Amateur of the Year by both Golfweek and Golf Digest. Member of winning Curtis Cup team. Winner of the LPGA Tour Qualifying School. ==External links== *http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=3438 LPGA profile *http://lpga.com/entertainment_content.aspx?pid=39 96 Creamer's blog on the LPGA's site *http://www.golfstarsonline.com/C/Paula_Creamer/ Golf Stars Online - links to a selection of profiles and features *http://www.paulacreameronline.com/ Paula Creamer Online - Fansite / Blog devoted to all things Paula Creamer.

