Taylor Leon Coutu (born March 10, 1987) is an American

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currently playing on the

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. She played under her maiden name, Taylor Leon, until her marriage in February 2012.

Amateur career

A native of

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, Leon was a two-time Rolex Junior Second-Team All-America, won two AJGA events, and represented the United States on the 2003 PING Junior Solheim Cup Team. She won the 2005 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Women's Amateur Championship and the 2006 Southern Amateur Championship. In 2006, she was a member of the U.S. Curtis Cup team. Leon attended the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

for two years where she was a unanimous

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(SEC) Freshman of the Year selection and was named First-Team All-SEC in 2006. She was named a

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(NGCA) First-Team All-American in both 2006 and 2007.

Professional career

Leon qualified for the Futures Tour while still an amateur in 2005. She turned professional in June 2007, and won two of the eight tournaments she entered that year on the Futures Tour, finishing high enough on the 2007 Futures Tour money list to earn non-exempt status on the LPGA Tour for the 2008 season. She entered LPGA

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in December 2008 in an attempt to earn full-time playing status for 2009. Finishing tied for 40th in the tournament, she missed the top-20th place cut-off finish necessary to earn a fully exempt Tour card. She retains playing membership on the Futures Tour as well as limited status on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season. In 2008, Leon signed an endorsement deal with

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, becoming the company's first-ever female brand ambassador for the Brooks Brothers Country Club Collection.

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour (2)

*2007 (2)

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Betty Puskar Golf Classic The Betty Pusker Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. The event was part of the Futures Tour's schedule from 1992 through 2007. It took place at The Pines ...

Results in LPGA majors

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the United States): 2003 *

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...

(representing the United States):

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(winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coutu, Taylor American female golfers Georgia Bulldogs women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Dallas 1987 births Living people