Laura Diaz

Laura Diaz
Laura Diaz
	Diaz at 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full name	Laura Philo Diaz
Born	April 27, 1975 (age 48); Scotia, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Kevin Diaz (m. 2000)
Children	Robert (b. 2006); Lily (b. 2010)
Career
College	Wake Forest University
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1999)
Former tour(s)	Ladies European Tour (joined 1998)
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
Epson Tour	3
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	T3: 2005
Women's PGA C'ship	2nd: 2001
U.S. Women's Open	T7: 2002
du Maurier Classic	T7: 2000
Women's British Open	T3: 2001
Evian Championship	T54: 2014
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour; Rookie of the Year
Ladies European Tour; Rookie of the Year	1998

Last updated January 12, 2024

Laura Diaz (born April 27, 1975) is an American professional golfer.

Diaz was born Laura Philo in Scotia, New York. She won the 1995 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. In 1996 she won the Eastern Women's Amateur Championship and made it to the quarterfinals of the 1996 U.S. Women's Amateur. A business student at Wake Forest University, Diaz was named the university's 1997 Female Athlete of the Year.

Diaz turned professional in 1997 and spent three years playing on the Futures Tour where she scored three tournament wins. She also played on the Ladies European Tour, where she was rookie of the year in 1998. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1999 and has earned two victories, both coming in the 2002 season when she had ten top-10 finishes. She has played on four Solheim Cup teams (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007).

Prior to 2000, she competed as Laura Philo before marrying her husband, Kevin Diaz, and taking his last name. Laura's brother, Ron Philo Jr., is a PGA Professional who made the cut at the 2005 PGA Championship.^[1]

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	Mar 24, 2002	Welch's/Circle K Championship	67-67-68-68=270	-18	1 stroke	Juli Inkster	120,000
2	May 26, 2002	LPGA Corning Classic	66-69-69-70=274	-14	2 strokes	Rosie Jones	150,000

Futures Tour wins (3)

1997 Weston Hills FUTURES Classic
1998 SunTrust FUTURES Classic, Eaglebrooke FUTURES Championship

Legends Tour wins (1)

2021 BJ's Charity Championship (with Jan Stephenson)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA Championship	CUT	T40
U.S. Women's Open
du Maurier Classic	T53	T7

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T9	T30	T5	CUT	T3	CUT	T30	CUT	T60
LPGA Championship	2	T20	T30	CUT	T20	T25	T81	5	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T7	T13	T44	T23	CUT	T39	T27	CUT
Women's British Open ^	T3	CUT	T14	T13	T64	65	CUT	T34	T67

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2017
Kraft Nabisco Championship	CUT	T47			CUT	CUT
LPGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T53	T25	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	CUT		T50	T49	CUT
Women's British Open				CUT			T63
The Evian Championship ^^				CUT	T54

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

Top 10

Did not play

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

Summary

Starts – 59
Wins – 0
2nd-place finishes – 1
3rd-place finishes – 2
Top 3 finishes – 3
Top 5 finishes – 5
Top 10 finishes – 8
Top 25 finishes – 16
Missed cuts – 23
Most consecutive cuts made – 6
Longest streak of top-10s – 2

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)

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References

↑ 2005 PGA Championship scoreboard

External links

Laura Diaz at the LPGA Tour official site
Laura Diaz at the Legends Tour official site
Laura Diaz at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site

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[1] 2005 PGA Championship scoreboard

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