Morgan Pressel
Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer and golf commentator who played on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. She was the 2005 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, and won the 2006 AJGA Nancy Lopez Award. She 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 (now known as the ANA Inspiration) and vaulted to a career-high fourth in the world rankings. In early March 2021, she announced she had joined the Golf Channel and NBC Sports to be an analyst and on-course reporter in the 2021 season, while continuing to compete.
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Pressel in May 2013 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Morgan Lee Pressel | ||||
| Born | May 23, 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida | ||||
| Spouse | Andrew Bush (m. 2013) | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2005 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) | ||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 2 | ||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| Chevron Championship | Won: 2007 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2011 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2005 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T4/4th: 2013, 2019 | ||||
| Evian Championship | T11: 2015 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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