Ashley Prange (born November 24, 1981) is a professional golfer and winner of the

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program '' The Big Break V: Hawaii''.

College and amateur career

Prange was born in Newport Beach, California. She graduated from the

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in 2004 with a degree in Marketing and Advertising. She won three events and recorded 15 top-10 finishes during her career at UNC. She was a 2003

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Honorable Mention and 2004 NCAA First-Team All-American.

Professional career

Prange won the

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's The Big Break V: Hawaii in 2006. She won two Futures Tour events in 2006. In 2007, she became a non-exempt member of the

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and competed that year on both the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour. She failed to perform well enough to retain her LPGA Tour playing privileges and in 2008 was back playing on the Futures Tour full-time. She last played the Futures Tour in 2011.

College coaching career

Prange was an assistant coach at

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from 2009 to 2011. In October 2011, Prange was hired as the coach of the women's golf team at

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. After coaching the team for one year, she accepted an assistant coaching position at

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Personal life

Prange credits her father Bob Prange, who has been her "main influence, backbone and rock," as the individual most influencing her career. Prange became engaged in July 2008 to Brian Snyder, a professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres.

College and amateur career

Professional career

College coaching career

Personal life

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour (2)

References

Further reading