Paula Creamer

Alfredsson sets Evian record, but Park leads by 1

FOXNews.com - Found 16 hours ago
It was a good time but I'm OK physically.' Paula Creamer moved closer to contention at 5 under after a 69 that featured three birdies and no...
Alfredsson cuts lead with course-best 63 - ESPN.com
Alfredsson sets Evian record, but Park leads by 1 - Miami Herald
Alfredsson hits 63 at Evian Masters, trails Park by 1 shot - China Post
Alfredsson's birdie-fest sparks course-record 63 - Japan Times
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AP

Posted on July 26, 2008, 10:46 am

LPGA Tour search ongoing for Tulsa event sponsor

ESPN.com - Found 22 hours ago
Paula Creamer won this year's tournament in a playoff over Juli Inkster.

Posted on July 26, 2008, 4:40 am

Alfredsson sets Evian record, Park leads

FOXSports.com - Found Jul. 25, 2008
It was a good time but I'm OK physically.'Paula Creamer moved closer to contention at 5 under after a 69 that featured three birdies and no...
Record 63 moves Alfredsson up to one behind A. Park - CBS Sportsline
Alfredsson sets Evian record with 63 but trails Park by one shot - USA Today
Ochoa falls off lead at Masters event in France - Houston Chronicle
Ochoa falls four back at Evian Masters - TheGolfChannel.com
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Miami Herald

Posted on July 25, 2008, 1:27 pm

Highest Paid Female Athletes -- Michelle Wie And Her 0 Wins No. 1 In ...

FanIQ Blog - Found Jul. 23, 2008
Ochoa $10 (Audio, Lacoste) 8. Danica Patrick $8 (Motorola) 9. Ana Ivanovic $6 (Adidas) 10. Paula Creamer $6 (Adidas, Taylor Made) This...

Posted on July 23, 2008, 2:40 am

Wie hopes for momentum at State Farm

MSNBC - Found Jul. 16, 2008
When play starts Thursday, there will be no Lorena Ochoa, Annika Sorenstam or Paula Creamer.

Posted on July 16, 2008, 5:30 am

Memo to Paula Creamer

WAWS FOX30 - Found Jul. 15, 2008
... also like to see more of the fiery Paula Creamer who challenged Sorenstam as a rookie, and less of the gum-snapping Paula Creamer who appears...

Posted on July 15, 2008, 9:39 am

Paula Creamer hangs on for win at Farr Classic

Boston Herald - Found Jul. 14, 2008
SYLVANIA, Ohio - As Paula Creamer walked up the 18th fairway Sunday, clinging to a two-shot lead with her pink fingernails, she had one thought.
Creamer Plays Just Well Enough to Win - Washington Post
Creamer clinches seventh career title - CNN
Creamer hangs on to capture Jamie Farr Classic - ESPN.com
Creamer hangs on to win Jamie Farr by 2 strokes - FOXNews.com
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Posted on July 14, 2008, 6:15 am

Sundog Eyewear congratulates Paula Creamer on LPGA victory

World Golf - Found Jul. 15, 2008
SYLVANIA, Ohio -- Paula Creamer does everything with style, from wearing her Sundog Eyewear Paula Creamer Collection sunglasses to playing her
Paula Creamer wins LPGA title - Qatar Peninsula
Storm clouds on horizon for Farr - Toledoblade.com
7. Creamer wins by 2 strokes - Southwest Florida Herald Tribune
Creamer breaks course record with 60 - Denver Post
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Japan Times

Posted on July 15, 2008, 1:34 pm

Paula Creamer wins her third LPGA event of season

Los Angeles Times - Found Jul. 13, 2008
Paula Creamer shot a 2-over-par 73 today and did just enough to make a big lead stand, going wire-to-wire to win the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic ...
Despite poor finish, Creamer holds on at Jamie Farr - FOXSports.com
Creamer hangs on to win Jamie Farr Classic by two strokes - USA Today
Creamer keeps two shots of big lead to win Farr - CBS Sportsline
Creamer on top by 4 shots at Highland Meadows - FOXNews.com
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Posted on July 13, 2008, 4:33 am

Memo to Paula Creamer

Sacramento Bee - Found Jul. 13, 2008
TO: Paula Creamer, LPGA Tour golfer FROM: Golf enthusiasts DATE: July 13, 2008 SUBJECT: Your career We were happy to see you hold on to win the Jamie ...
Memo to Paula Creamer - Miami Herald
Memo to Paula Creamer - Press of Atlantic City
Memo To Paula Creamer - KITV 4
Memo to Paula Creamer - TickerTech.com
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Posted on July 13, 2008, 11:52 am

Paula Creamer Biography

Paula Creamer
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Paula Creamer
Paula Creamer at the 2007 U.S. Women's Open
Personal Information
Birth August 5, 1986 (1986-08-05) (age 21)
Mountain View, California U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Residence Windermere, Florida, U.S.
College None
Career
Turned Professional 2005
Current tour LPGA Tour (joined 2005)
Professional wins 9 (LPGA Tour: 7, other: 2)
Best Results in Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco T15: 2007
LPGA Championship T3: 2005
U.S. Women's Open T6: 2008
Women's British Open T7: 2007
Awards
American Junior Golf
Association (AJGA)
Player of the Year		 2003
Golf Digest
Junior of the Year		 2003
Golf Digest
Amateur of the Year		 2004
LPGA Rookie of the Year 2005

Paula Creamer (born August 5, 1986) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She was named LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2005 and has seven wins on the LPGA Tour, with nine total professional wins. Creamer is 26th on the LPGA's all-time money list, having earned more than $5 million in her four seasons on Tour.[1]

Nicknamed the "Pink Panther" for the color she often wears,[2] Creamer finished second on the LPGA money list in 2005, and in 2007 was third. In the Women's World Golf Rankings she has been as high as number two,[3] and as of July 2008 is in the top five.[4]

Contents

Amateur career

Creamer started playing golf when she was 10 years old.[5] At the age of 12, she won 13 consecutive regional junior events in Northern California,[5] and the following year she became the top-ranked female junior golfer in the state.[6]

She won a total of 19 amateur national titles, including 11 American Junior Golf Association tournaments.[5][7] She was a semi-finalist in the 2003 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, and reached the same stage of both events the following year.[8] In 2004, she also placed second in the ShopRite LPGA Classic, tied for 13th in the U.S. Women's Open, and represented the United States in the Curtis Cup.[9]

In December 2004, Creamer won the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament by five strokes, thus gaining membership on the Tour for the 2005 season.[10] She turned professional immediately after the event at the age of 18.[9]

Amateur victories and honors

  • Won 19 national titles, including 11 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments.
  • 2002: Member of winning U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team.
  • 2003: AJGA Player of the Year. Golfweek and Golf Digest Junior of the Year. Member of U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team.
  • 2004: Golfweek and Golf Digest Amateur of the Year. Member of winning U.S. Curtis Cup team. Winner of the LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.

Professional career

Upon joining the LPGA Tour in 2005, Creamer quickly became a top player. On May 22, she holed a 17-foot birdie putt on the final hole of the Sybase Classic in New Rochelle, New York to win by one stroke.[11] Creamer became the youngest winner of a multiple-round tournament in LPGA history.[12] (Marlene Hagge won twice at a younger age than Creamer. Both wins came in 18-hole events.)[11] On July 23, she claimed her second title of the year, winning the Evian Masters tournament in France by an eight-shot margin.[13] She became the youngest and quickest player to reach $1 million in LPGA career earnings.[14] In August Creamer won the NEC Open on the Japan LPGA tour,[15] and added a victory at the Masters GC Ladies tournament two months later.[16] Creamer earned a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team, becoming the youngest player to do so.[17] She helped the U.S. team win the cup, going 3–1–1 for the competition.[9] Creamer won the LPGA Rookie of the Year award for her season,[12] in which she earned over $1.5 million, second on the money list behind Annika Sörenstam, and recorded eight top-three finishes.[18]

After her strong first-year performance, Creamer's 2006 season was not as successful. She did not win a tournament, and was hampered by wrist and foot injuries during the year.[19] Creamer still managed to earn over $1 million and make the cut in all 27 LPGA tournaments in which she played, compiling 14 top-10 finishes. Her best result of the season was a tie for second at The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions.[20]

In 2007, Creamer rebounded with two LPGA Tour titles. On February 17, she won her third career LPGA title at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, making a 40-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole of the final round to defeat Julieta Granada by one shot.[21] In November, Creamer won The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions, defeating Birdie Kim by eight strokes.[22] She also played in her second Solheim Cup, leading both sides in points earned. Creamer went unbeaten in five matches as the U.S. team retained the cup.[23] For the season, she posted 13 top-10 finishes and earned over $1.3 million, third on the money list.[24]

In February 2008, she earned her fifth LPGA title at the Fields Open in Hawaii, coming back from a late two-shot deficit with birdies on the final three holes.[25] On April 27, Creamer came up short in a bid for her second win of the year, losing in a sudden-death playoff to Sörenstam at the Stanford International Pro-Am.[26] The following week, Creamer bounced back at the SemGroup Championship by defeating Juli Inkster in a playoff.[27] At the U.S. Women's Open, she entered the final round one shot off the lead and in good position to claim her first major championship victory. However, a five-over-par 78 on the last day dropped her into a tie for sixth.[28] On July 10 at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, she shot an 11-under 60, just one stroke off of the LPGA Tour record of 59 by Annika Sörenstam.[29] She shot 60–65–70–73 to beat Nicole Castrale by two strokes.[30]

Creamer has endorsement deals with Taylor Made, Adidas, RBS, NEC, Kraft Foods, Sundog Eyewear, CDW, Aldila, Citizen Watch, and Bridgestone.[9][31] She also appeared in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, a video game developed by EA Sports.[32]

Personal life

Paula Creamer was born in Mountain View, California,[8] the only child of Paul and Karen Creamer. She was raised in Pleasanton, where the family's home overlooked the first tee of the Castlewood Country Club's golf course.[6] In 2000, she moved to Bradenton, Florida to attend the IMG Golf Academy, where she graduated from the IMG-affiliated Pendleton High School the week after her first LPGA victory.[33] As of 2007, she lived in Isleworth, a gated community in Windermere, Florida.[19]

Association with color pink

Due to her fondness for wearing pink, Creamer's friend Casey Wittenberg nicknamed her the "Pink Panther".[34] The sobriquet followed her when she turned pro. In addition to her pink outfits, Creamer sports the color on several of her golf accessories, including her club grips and bag.[35] Creamer also uses a Pink Panther club head cover, in a nod to her nickname. She uses a pink golf ball during the last round of every tournament provided by Precept Golf, one of her sponsors.[36][37]

Professional wins (9)

LPGA Tour (7)

Other (2)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP T45 T19 T24 T15 T21
LPGA Championship DNP DNP T3 T49 T6 T10
U.S. Women's Open CUT T13 TLA T19 T16 T16 T6
Women's British Open DNP DNP T15 T22 T7

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

LPGA Tour career summary

Year # of
events		 Cuts
made		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10s		 Earnings ($) Rank Scoring average
2003 3 2 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A 74.80
2004 7 7 0 1 0 1 N/A N/A 71.42
2005 25 24 2 4 2 11 1,531,780 2 70.98
2006 27 27 0 1 2 14 1,076,163 11 70.62
2007 24 22 2 2 2 13 1,384,798 3 70.50
2008* 16 16 3 1 1 8 1,255,960 3 70.46

*Current as of July 13, 2008.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup Record

Year Total Matches Total W-L-H Singles W-L-H Foursomes W-L-H Fourballs W-L-H Points Won Points %
Career 10 5-1-4 2-0-0 2-0-2 1-1-2 7 70%
2005 5 3-1-1 1-0-0 def. L. Davies 7&5 1-0-1 halved w/ B. Daniel, won w/ J. Inkster 3&2 1-1-0 lost w/ J. Inkster 4&3, won w/ C. Kerr 1up 3.5 70%
2007 5 2-0-3 1-0-0 def. M. Hjorth 2&1 1-0-1 won w/ J. Inkster 2&1, halved w/ J. Inkster 0-0-2 halved w/ M. Pressel, halved w/ B. Lincicome 3.5 70%

References

  1. ^ "Career Money List". LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
  2. ^ Junga, Steve (2005-07-07). "Think pink: 18-year-old Creamer sets her sights high", The Toledo Blade. Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 
  3. ^ Spousta, Tom (2006-02-21). "Annika leads as Creamer, Wie give chase in world rankings", USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-04-02. 
  4. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". Ladies' Golf Union. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  5. ^ a b c Herrington, Ryan (2004-11-26). "She's One Pink Panther". Golf World. Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
  6. ^ a b White, Dana. "Leader of the Pack". Golf for Women. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
  7. ^ "AJGA Girls Record Book". American Junior Golf Association. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  8. ^ a b "Player Biography: Paula Creamer". United States Golf Association. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  9. ^ a b c d "Paula Creamer Full Career Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  10. ^ "Creamer Medalist at LPGA Q-School". The Golf Channel (2004-12-05). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  11. ^ a b "Creamer becomes 2nd-youngest LPGA winner". NBC Sports (2005-05-23). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  12. ^ a b "Creamer clinches 2005 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award". LPGA Tour (2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  13. ^ "Creamer cruises to French title". BBC Sport (2005-07-23). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  14. ^ "All Time Records". LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  15. ^ "Creamer tops home favorite at NEC Karuizawa". ESPN.com (2005-08-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  16. ^ "Creamer captures event on Japan tour". ESPN.com (2005-10-23). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  17. ^ Cutler, Bethan (2005-08-28). "Lopez announces 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup Team". LET (Ladies European Tour). Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  18. ^ "2005 Player Performance Record". LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  19. ^ a b Baldry, Beth Ann (2007-02-08). "Rust remover: Creamer makes Hooters Tour stint to prepare for LPGA season". Golfweek. Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
  20. ^ "2006 Player Performance Record". LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  21. ^ "Creamer wins SBS Open for third career tour victory". ESPN.com (2007-02-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  22. ^ "Creamer cruises to victory at LPGA's Tournament of Champions". Golf Magazine (2007-11-11). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  23. ^ "2007 Solheim Cup: Overall Player Records". LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
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  25. ^ "Paula Creamer wins Fields Open with late rally". CBSSports.com (2008-02-23). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  26. ^ "Sorenstam wins Stanford International in playoff". The Sports Network (2008-04-27). Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
  27. ^ "Creamer Wins; Ochoa's Streak Ends Without Fight", The New York Times (2008-05-05). Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 
  28. ^ "Creamer crumbles, still winless at majors". Golf Magazine (2008-06-29). Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
  29. ^ "Creamer Nearly Shoots 59 in Ohio". The Golf Channel (2008-07-10). Retrieved on 2008-07-17.
  30. ^ "Creamer hangs on to win Jamie Farr Classic by two strokes", USA Today (2008-07-14). Retrieved on 2008-07-17. 
  31. ^ DiMeglio, Steve (2008-02-13). "Bubbly Creamer leads U.S. renaissance on LPGA tour", USA Today. Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 
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Women's World Golf Rankings | Top ten female golfers as of July 21, 2008
1. ▬ Flag of Mexico Lorena Ochoa 2. ▬ Flag of Sweden Annika Sörenstam 3. ▬ Flag of Norway Suzann Pettersen 4. ▬ Flag of the United States Paula Creamer 6. ▲ Flag of the Republic of China Yani Tseng
5. ▼ Flag of Australia Karrie Webb 8. ▲ Flag of South Korea Seon Hwa Lee 7. ▼ Flag of the United States Cristie Kerr 9. ▬ Flag of South Korea Jeong Jang 10. ▬ Flag of South Korea Ji-Yai Shin
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2007 American Solheim Cup Team
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NAME Creamer, Paula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pink Panther
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional golfer
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Mountain View, California
DATE OF DEATH
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