María José Uribe Durán (known more commonly as Mariajo Uribe; born 27 February 1990) is a professional

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er from

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, currently playing on the

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Amateur career

Uribe was born in Girón, Santander. At age 17, she won the 2007

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, defeating

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1 up. She is the only player from Latin America to have won this championship. Uribe tied for tenth and low amateur at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open and won the 2008 Mexican International Amateur. She played college golf at

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, and was an All-American First Team selection in 2008 and 2009.

Professional career

Uribe left UCLA in the spring of 2009 to return to her native Colombia. Prior to the

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, Uribe ended her amateur status and competed in the tournament as a professional. Uribe joined the

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in July 2009 and competed in the

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, finishing in a tie for 15th place. At the end of the year she qualified for both LPGA and LET membership for

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on her first attempt. On 29 May 2011, Uribe won the

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, an unofficial LPGA event, defeating

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by one stroke. Uribe won the gold medal at the

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and the silver medal at the

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Amateur wins

*2007

*2008 Mexican International Amateur

Professional wins (1)

*2011

(unofficial LPGA Tour event)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order before 2019.'' LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (twice) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

¹ Uribe played the first of her three events in 2009 as an amateur. * official through the 2022 season

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Colombia):

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References

External links

* * *
Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site
(archived)
Mariajo Uribe Rookie Blog
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