Kris Tamulis

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Kris Tamulis
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Tamulis at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1980-12-29) December 29, 1980 (age 42)
Lapeer, Michigan
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Florida State
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2005)
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (2004–05)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T36: 2016
Women's PGA C'ship T29: 2006
U.S. Women's Open T21: 2016
Women's British Open T50: 2010
Evian Championship T41: 2014

Kris Tamulis (born December 29, 1980) is an American professional golfer.

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Tamulis was born in Lapeer, Michigan. [1] She played college golf at Florida State University where she won two events. [2] She turned professional in 2003.

Tamulis played on the Futures Tour in 2004 and 2005, finishing in second place three times. [2] She has played on the LPGA Tour since 2005.

Tamulis won her first LPGA Tour event at the 2015 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic after 11 years and 186 LPGA Tour starts. [3]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Aug 30, 2015 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic 71-68-67-65=271−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Austin Ernst
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng

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References

  1. Hardwig, Greg (November 11, 2015). "Golf: Naples' Kris Tamulis can't wait for homecoming at LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship". Naples Daily News.
  2. 1 2 "Kris Tamulis – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. "Veteran Kris Tamulis gets first LPGA Tour win in 186th career start". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2015.