Dorothy Delasin (born August 26, 1980) is a

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-American professional golfer on the

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. Delasin was born in Lubbock, Texas. She grew up in

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, where, as a student at Washington High, she won the boys' golf championship (the girls didn't have teams, so Delasin competed against the boys). She had dual American and Filipino citizenship but gave it up sometime before 1999.ASAP Sports
U.S. Women's Amateur Interview with Dorothy Delasin
1999-08-12. Retrieved 2010-09-19. Delasin won both the

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, in 1996, and the U.S. Women's Amateur, in 1999. Delasin has four career LPGA titles including the 2001

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. On January 20, 2008, Delasin and

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of Team Philippines won the 4th

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in Sun City,

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, with 4

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s in the last 4 holes. The duo had a final round of 7-under-par 65 in the best ball, for a 54-hole aggregate of 18-under-par 198.

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's Ji-Yai Shin and Eun Hee Ji were second on 200 after a final round 67, while

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(

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and Yun Jye Wei) and Japan (Shinobu Moromizato and Miki Saiki) tied for third on 203.

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and Virginie Lagoutte-Clement, were fifth on 205 following 67. Rosales, Delasin win women's World Cup

Amateur wins (5)

*1996 California State Women's Championship,

*1997 Southeast Asia Games (team and individual) *1998

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(Girls 15-17) *1999 U.S. Women's Amateur

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other wins (1)

*2008

(with

)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing the Philippines): 1996,

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Professional *

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(representing the Philippines): 2005, 2006, 2008 (winners)

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