María José Uribe
Personal information
Full name	María José Uribe Durán
Nickname	Mariajo
Born	2 February 1990 (1990-02-02) (age 19) Girón, Colombia
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality	Colombia
Residence	Bucaramanga, Colombia
Career
College	UCLA (1.5 years)
Turned professional	2009
Current tour(s)	Futures Tour (joined 2009)
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T58: 2008
LPGA Championship	CUT: 2008
U.S. Women's Open	T10: 2008 (low amateur)
Women's British Open	T75: 2008

María José Uribe Durán, also known as Mariajo Uribe, (born 2 February 1990) is a professional golfer from Colombia.

Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Results in LPGA majors 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Amateur career

At age 17, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur, defeating Amanda Blumenherst 1 up. Uribe played college golf at UCLA, where she was an All-American as a freshman in 2007. Uribe left UCLA in the spring of 2009 to return to her native Colombia.

[edit] Professional career

Prior to the 2009 U.S. Women's Open, Uribe ended her amateur status and competed in the tournament as a professional.^[1][2]

She joined the Duramed Futures Tour in July 2009 and competed in one event in the 2009 season, finishing in a tie for 15th place.

[edit] Results in LPGA majors

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009
Kraft Nabisco Championship	DNP	DNP	T58	DNP
LPGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	CUT	T10LA	T48
Women's British Open	DNP	DNP	T75	DNP

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile on UCLA Golf Team official site
• Profile on the Colombian Golf Federation's official site
• Profile on Futures Tour official site

This biographical article relating to Colombian golf is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e