Marissa Steen (born 4 December 1989) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

and

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member. She was

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in 2014.

Early life, college and amateur career

Steen grew up in West Chester, a suburb of

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and started playing golf at the age of 14. She attended Lakota West High School where she played golf, basketball, softball and played trumpet in the band. A standout performer, she was a member of her high school's 2006 State Championship golf team, coached by local golf professional, Tim Lambert. Steen attended the

University of Memphis } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...

between 2008 and 2012, and earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management. She competed in every golf event for four years while at Memphis, setting a fair number of records.

Professional career

Steen turned professional and joined the

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in 2012. She ended her rookie season ranked 34th, and improved to a rank of 16th in 2013. In 2014 she won the Guardian Retirement Championship at Sara Bay, the Friends of Mission Charity Classic Classic and the Eagle Classic, to earn a "battlefield promotion" to the

. She topped the money list and was awarded

. 2015 was her rookie season on the

. Unfortunately, she sustained an injury early in the season. Returning to the Symetra Tour, she earned promotion to the LPGA Tour again after finishing 8th on the

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Money List. In 2017 she finished T10 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to keep her card for the 2018 LPGA Tour. In 2018 she made two starts on the LPGA Tour before an ankle injury sidelined her for the season. She finished T8 at the 2019

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and tied for 10th at the 2021 AIG Women's Open.

Amateur wins

*2010 (3) USA Lady Jaguar Invitational, Montana Bobcat Invitational, UAB Fall Beach Blast *2011 (3) Cincinnati Women's Metropolitan Championship, Lady Eagle Invitational, Memphis Women's Fall Invitational *2012 (1) Chris Banister Golf Classic Source:

Professional wins (3)

Symetra Tour wins (3)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Steen, Marissa American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Memphis Tigers women's golfers Sportspeople from Cincinnati 1989 births Living people