16 Facts About Morgan Pressel

1.

Morgan Pressel was born on May 23,1988 and is an American professional golfer and golf commentator who played on the LPGA Tour.

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2.

Morgan Pressel was the 2005 American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year, and won the 2006 AJGA Nancy Lopez Award.

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3.

Morgan Pressel turned pro at age 17, and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship, when at age 18 she won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship and vaulted to a career-high fourth in the world rankings.

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4.

Morgan Pressel has stated that her Jewish faith plays a large role in her life.

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5.

The Kricksteins' son and Morgan Pressel's uncle is former professional tennis player Aaron Krickstein.

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6.

In January 2013, Morgan Pressel married Andy Bush, a senior vice president at Octagon Global Events.

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7.

Morgan Pressel was tied for first on the 18th fairway when Birdie Kim holed out from the bunker just ahead to secure a one-stroke lead.

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8.

Morgan Pressel then needed a birdie to tie, but made a bogey on the 18th to lose by two strokes.

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9.

Morgan Pressel played in a total of seven LPGA events in 2005 and made the cut in all of them, with a scoring average of 70.

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10.

In 2005, Morgan Pressel lost to Yani Tseng at 39th hole during the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst, but won the most important amateur event, the US Women's Amateur.

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11.

Morgan Pressel finished her amateur career as 2005 Girls Rolex Junior Player of the Year.

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12.

Morgan Pressel finished sixth in the first stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in September 2005 and advanced to the final stage in December.

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13.

Morgan Pressel played part-time on the tour until her high school graduation in May 2006.

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14.

Morgan Pressel made her first hole-in-one as a professional golfer on July 15,2007, at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio.

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15.

Morgan Pressel won the 12th hole but a slow play penalty resulted in the loss of the hole instead.

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16.

Morgan Pressel is represented by Wasserman Media Group and has endorsement deals with Callaway Golf, Polo Ralph Lauren, Royal Bank of Canada, and Audemars Piguet.

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