Celeste Troche | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Asunción, Paraguay | 13 February 1981
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Sporting nationality | Paraguay |
Career | |
College | Auburn University |
Turned professional | 2003 |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (2004–06) Futures Tour (2003–07) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | DNP |
Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2005 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2001, 2005, 2006 |
Women's British Open | DNP |
Celeste Troche (pronounced "say-LESS-tay TROH-shay"[ citation needed ]) (born 13 February 1981) is a Paraguayan professional golfer.
Troche was born in Asunción. She attended Auburn University in the United States, and was a two time All-American. She was the co-medalist at the 2001 U.S. Women's Amateur.
Troche turned professional in 2003 and has played on the LPGA Tour since then, but has struggled to hold on to full LPGA Tour status so she has had to spend time on the Futures Tour. In 2007, Troche and her Paraguay team partner Julieta Granada won the Women's World Cup of Golf.
She graduated from Springwood School and returned to teach Spanish in later years.[ citation needed ]
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