Maria Gabriela López Butron (9 November 1993) is a Mexican

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Amateur career

López played college golf at the

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where she won three events and was individual runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Division I Championship for the

Professional career

López began playing on the

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after finishing T-10 at 2015

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. López qualified for the

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and finished 31st. On 10 November 2018, López won her first LPGA Tour event at the

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. López placed 23rd at the women's Olympic golf tournament in

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Amateur wins

*2010 Callaway Junior World (Girls 15–17), Mayakoba Junior Classic *2011 Campeonato Nacional Infantil/Juvenil *2012 Copa Yucatan Ladies, Campeonato Nacional Interzonas LII *2013 Westbrook Invitational *2014 Mexican Amateur, LSU Tiger Classic, Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic Source:

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

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(representing Mexico): 2010, 2014

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Gaby Mexican female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Olympic golfers of Mexico Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Arkansas Razorbacks women's golfers Schools of the Sacred Heart alumni Sportspeople from Mexico City 1993 births Living people