Laura Diaz (born April 27, 1975) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Diaz was born Laura Philo in Scotia, New York. Laura's brother is Ron Philo Jr. He eventually became a professional golfer. He is currently a PGA Professional who made the cut at the 2005 PGA Championship.2005 PGA Championship scoreboard
Philo attended Wake Forest University. She majored in business. Philo 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 U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1997, Philo was named Wake Forest's Female Athlete of the Year.
Professional career In 1997, Philo turned professional. She 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.
In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and earned two victories, both coming in the 2002 season when she had ten top-10 finishes. She has played on four Solheim Cup teams: in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2007.
Personal life Prior to 2000, she competed as Laura Philo before marrying her husband, Kevin Diaz, and taking his last name. They have two children.
Awards and honors In 1997, while a senior at Wake Forest University, she was named Female Athlete of the Year. In 1998, she earned Rookie of the Year honors on the Ladies European Tour.
Amateur wins 1995 North and South Women's Amateur 1996 Eastern Women's Amateur
Professional wins (6) LPGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-upWinner'sshare ($)1Mar 24, 2002Welch's/Circle K Championship67-67-68-68=270−181 stroke Juli Inkster120,0002May 26, 2002LPGA Corning Classic66-69-69-70=274−142 strokes Rosie Jones150,000
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 Results not in chronological order. Tournament 1999 2000ANA InspirationWomen's PGA ChampionshipCUTT40U.S. Women's Opendu Maurier Classic T53T7 Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009201020112012ANA InspirationT9T30T5CUTT3CUTT30CUTT60CUTT47Women's PGA Championship2T20T30CUTT20T25T815CUTCUTCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTT7T13T44T23CUTT39T27CUTCUTCUTWomen's British Open ^T3CUTT14T13T6465CUTT34T67 Tournament 20132014201520162017ANA InspirationCUTCUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT53T25CUTU.S. Women's OpenT50T49CUTWomen's British OpenCUTT63The Evian Championship ^^CUTT54 ^ 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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeANA Inspiration 0 0 1 2 3 3 13 7U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 8Women's PGA Championship 0 1 0 2 2 6 17 10du Maurier Classic 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2Women's British Open 0 0 1 1 1 3 11 8The Evian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1Totals 0 1 2 5 8 16 59 36 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2004 U.S. Women's Open – 2005 Women's British Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2001 Kraft Nabisco Championship – 2001 LPGA Championship)
Team appearances Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)
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