Nicole Perrot

Last updated

Nicole Perrot
Nicole Perrot.jpg
Personal information
Born (1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 (age 40)
Viña del Mar, Chile
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Residence Santiago, Chile
Career
Turned professional2002
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (2003, 2005–2008)
Futures Tour (joined 2002)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T60: 2007
Women's PGA C'ship T39: 2006
U.S. Women's Open T23: 2005
Women's British Open T22: 2005

Nicole Perrot (born 26 December 1983) is a Chilean professional golfer. She is the first Chilean-born player to win on the LPGA Tour.

Contents

Perrot was born in Viña del Mar, Chile. She won the 2001 U.S. Girls' Junior and was runner-up at the U.S. Women's Amateur that same year. She turned professional the following year. She started her professional career on the LPGA's second tier Futures Tour. In 2004, she won two events on that tour and qualified to play on the main LPGA Tour in 2005 by finishing third on the money list. She won her first LPGA Tour event at the 2005 Longs Drugs Challenge.

In 2006 her best finish was a tie for 19th at the Fields Open in Hawaii. Hampered by a back injury in 2007, she played only eight events between February and early June.

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 Oct 2005 Longs Drugs Challenge −14 (69-66-64-71=270)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Won Han

Futures Tour (2)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament2002200320042005200620072008
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUTCUT65T60WD
LPGA Championship T54T39CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTT23CUT
Women's British Open T22CUT
  Did not play

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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grace Park (golfer)</span> South Korean golfer (born 1979)

Grace Park, born Park Ji-eun (Korean: 박지은), is a retired South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She was a member of the LPGA Tour from 2000 until her retirement in 2012 and won six LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cristie Kerr</span> American professional golfer

Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has 20 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $19 million in career earnings. Kerr was the number one-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three time periods in 2010. She is naturally left handed but plays golf right handed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birdie Kim</span> South Korean golfer

Birdie Kim is a South Korean professional golfer. Her career highlight is winning the 2005 U.S. Women's Open at Cherry Hills Country Club. In the last round, she was tied for the lead on the 18th hole with amateurs Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lang. Her second shot found a green-side bunker. She holed out from the bunker to take the lead and ultimately won by two strokes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meena Lee</span> South Korean golfer

Meena Lee is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour.

Candie Kung is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christina Kim</span> American professional golfer (born 1984)

Christina Kim is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She is known for her animated style of play, flamboyant dress, and outgoing personality.

Michele Redman is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011. She is currently the women's golf coach at the University of Minnesota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laura Diaz</span> American professional golfer

Laura Diaz is an American professional golfer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julieta Granada</span> Paraguayan golfer

Julieta Granada is a Paraguayan professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stacy Prammanasudh</span> American golfer

Stacy Prammanasudh is a retired American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 2004 to 2013.

Elizabeth Janangelo is an American professional golfer currently playing on the Futures Tour.

Violeta Retamoza is a Mexican professional golfer who formerly played on the Futures Tour and on the LPGA Tour.

Tiffany Joh is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Symetra Tour.

María José Uribe Durán is a professional golfer from Colombia, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kang Ji-min</span> South Korean golfer (born 1980)

Kang Ji-min is a South Korean professional golfer who plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.

Taylor Leon Coutu is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She played under her maiden name, Taylor Leon, until her marriage in February 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jane Park</span> American professional golfer (born 1986)

Jane Park is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Before turning professional, Park reached the finals of the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur and 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior, and won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur. She also tied for low amateur at the 2006 U.S. Women's Open. Since joining the LPGA in 2007, she has earned over $2.8 million and recorded 16 top-10 finishes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paige Mackenzie</span> American professional golfer (born 1983)

Paige Mackenzie is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryann O'Toole</span> American professional golfer

Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emily Glaser</span> American college golf coach and former professional golfer

Emily Bastel Glaser, née Emily Bastel, is an American college golf coach and a former professional golfer. She played on the Futures Tour and LPGA Tour and is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators women's golf team of the University of Florida.