Ryann Ashley O'Toole (born February 11, 1987) is an American female

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currently playing on the

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Amateur career

O'Toole was born in

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, and graduated from San Clemente High School in 2005. She played college golf at

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and recorded 12 top-10 finishes during her college career. She holds the course record at Royal Colwood Golf Club in

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, with a 66. O'Toole graduated in 2009 with a

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Professional career

O'Toole turned professional in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, and joined the

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on February 1, 2009. She competed in eight events on ended the season 80th on the Futures Tour money list. O'Toole participated in the

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("Q-School") in December in an attempt to earn membership on the LPGA Tour for

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, but finished 73rd and failed to qualify. She returned to the Futures Tour in

, competed in 16 events, won twice, and finished 7th on the official season-ending money list. She also played in her first LPGA tournament in August 2010 when she received a sponsor's exemption to the CN Canadian Women's Open in

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, but missed the cut.LPGA.com
2010 CN Canadian Open Results
August 29, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2011. Her top-10 finish on the Futures tour money list in 2010 earned her conditional status on the LPGA Tour for

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. She returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in December in an attempt to improve her status but was unsuccessful with a 95th-place finish. She started

playing on the Futures Tour and in the events on the LPGA Tour that her relatively low priority status qualified her for. After a 9th-place finish at the

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in Colorado Springs, her priority status improved, which gave her entry into more tournaments. After O'Toole finished tied for fifth at the

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on August 21, U.S. Solheim team captain

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named her one of two captain's picks for the

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team. She won her first

event on August 15, 2021, at the

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with a 271 (−17), by three strokes over both

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and

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. It was her 11th season on tour and her 228th LPGA Tour start.

''The Big Break''

O'Toole was a cast member on the reality television competition show, '' The Big Break Sandals Resort'', which aired in 2010 on

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. O'Toole finished in sixth place out of eleven golfers competing.

Personal life

O'Toole resides in

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. She is divorced from Gina Marra.

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

^Co-sanctioned by the

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LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Futures Tour wins (3)

¹ Shortened by rain from 54 to 18 holes, purse reduced.
² Won playoff with a birdie on second extra hole.

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2017 Evian – 2019 Evian) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary

*Official through 2024 season

Futures Tour summary

World ranking

Position in

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at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing the United States):

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

* *
Profile at Yahoo! sports
* {{DEFAULTSORT:OToole, Ryann American female golfers UCLA Bruins women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from California Sportspeople from Agoura Hills, California Sportspeople from San Clemente, California 1987 births Living people