Sydnee Michaels (born June 15, 1988) is an American

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currently playing on the

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as of 2012. Michaels was a graduate of the

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Early life

Michaels was born in

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, and is the youngest of eight children. As a child she trained in

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, but when she was eight years old her father told her that she would grow too tall for the sport.

College

Michaels played college golf at the

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. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in History/ Sociology.

Professional

Michaels turned professional in 2010, and joined the Futures Tour on January 18, 2011. Michaels won the last two events of the season, one was the Price Chopper Tour Championship. She finished fourth of the Futures Tour official money list in 2011, and was a full member of the 2012 LPGA Tour. Michaels earned $56,232 on the LPGA Futures Tour in 2011. This allowed Michaels to be awarded the Futures Tour Rookie of the Year award.

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the United States): 2005 (winners), 2007

References

External links

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Profile at the UCLA Sports siteYahoo! Sports profileThe Golf Channel profile
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