Gonzalez was born in Bogotá, Colombia and holds Belgian and Colombian citizenship. She moved to La Hulpe near Brussels and took up golf at the age of 8. A member of the Belgium National Team, she represented Belgium at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2008 and 2010. Representing Europe she won the 2006 Junior Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor Resort, and the 2009 Vagliano Trophy in Hamburg.[2]
Gonzalez won four tournaments and was named 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 2012 Big Ten Golfer of the Year, and received the 2012 Mary Fossum Award for the conference's lowest stroke average.[5]
In 2024, she was inducted into the Purdue Athletics Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional career
Gonzalez joined the Symetra Tour in 2014 and finished 23rd on the money list, falling to 35th in 2015. In 2016, she picked up her first two professional wins, first at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship in July, then at the PHC Classic in August. She finished fifth on the Symetra Tour money list to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2017 season.[1]
Her win at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship also qualified Gonzalez for her first major, the 2016 Evian Championship, where she made the cut and finished tied 55th.
As a rookie in on the 2017 LPGA Tour, she made 17 cuts in 25 starts, with two top-10 finishes including a career-best tie for 5th at the Manulife LPGA Classic. She held the overnight lead at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic after an opening round of 65.[6] She finished sixth in the Rookie of the Year standings and 73rd on the money list.[1]
In 2018, she missed most of the LPGA season due to injury and only played two events. Upon return from injury, she made only two cuts in 19 starts on the 2019 LPGA Tour.[7]
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