Paola Moreno

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Paola Moreno
Personal information
Full namePaola Moreno Perez
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 38)
Cali, Colombia
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Career
College University of Southern California
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) Symetra Tour
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship T47: 2010
U.S. Women's Open T42: 2008
Women's British Open CUT: 2013
Evian Championship CUT: 2013
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Mixed team

Paola Moreno Perez (born 22 August 1985) is a Colombian professional golfer. [1]

Contents

Amateur career

Moreno played college golf at the University of Southern California where she was on the 2008 NCAA Division I Championship team. [2] She was a two-time All-American. [3] As an amateur, she finished T42 at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open. [4]

Professional career

Moreno has won three times on the Symetra Tour. [5] She finished 2nd on the 2012 Symetra Tour money list to earn her tour card to play on the 2013 LPGA Tour where she qualified for the 2013 CME Group Titleholders. [6]

She also finished T51 at the 2013 LPGA Championship. [7]

International career

In 2014, Moreno individually took bronze in golf at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. [8]

She won a gold medal in the mixed team event at the 2015 Pan American Games. [9]

Amateur wins

Source: [2] [3]

Professional wins

Symetra Tour wins

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Paola Moreno bio". USC Trojans. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "2016 USC Women's Golf" (PDF). USC Trojans. pp. 36, 43, 51, 57. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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  6. "Latinos por el mundo: Goya abre su temporada 2014 y Moreno cierra su campaña 2013". Fedogolf.org.do (in Spanish). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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