Marissa Steen
| Marissa Steen | ||
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| Born | December 4, 1989 Symetra Tour Player of the Year 2014 | |
Marissa Steen (born 4 December 1989) is an American
Symetra Tour Player of the Year in 2014.[1]
Early life, college and amateur career
Steen grew up in West Chester, a suburb of
Cincinnati, Ohio and started playing golf at the age of 14. She attended Lakota West High School where she played golf, basketball, softball and played trumpet in the band.[2] A standout performer, she was a member of her high school's 2006 State Championship golf team, coached by local golf professional, Tim Lambert.[3]
Steen attended the University of Memphis between 2008 and 2012, and earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management. She competed in every golf event for four years while at Memphis, setting a fair number of records.[3]
Professional career
Steen turned professional and joined the
2015 was her rookie season on the
LPGA Tour. Unfortunately, she sustained an injury early in the season. Returning to the Symetra Tour, she earned promotion to the LPGA Tour again after finishing 8th on the 2016 Symetra Tour Money List. In 2017 she finished T10 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to keep her card for the 2018 LPGA Tour. In 2018 she made two starts on the LPGA Tour before an ankle injury sidelined her for the season.[1]
She finished T8 at the 2019 Women's Australian Open and tied for 10th at the 2021 AIG Women's Open.[1][6]
Amateur wins
- 2010 (3) USA Lady Jaguar Invitational, Montana Bobcat Invitational, UAB Fall Beach Blast
- 2011 (3) Cincinnati Women's Metropolitan Championship, Lady Eagle Invitational, Memphis Women's Fall Invitational
- 2012 (1) Chris Banister Golf Classic
Source:[3]
Professional wins (3)
Symetra Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 27, 2014 | Guardian Retirement Championship
|
−3 (72-72-69=213) | Playoff |  Yueer Cindy Feng
|
| 2 | May 18, 2014 | Friends of Mission Charity Classic | −4 (72-67-69=208) | 4 strokes | Wei-Ling Hsu
|
| 3 | Aug 17, 2014 | Eagle Classic | −14 (68-68-66=202) | 4 strokes |  Demi Runas
|
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T68 | CUT | |||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | 77 | CUT | CUT | T24 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T51 | CUT | T34 | ||||||
| The Evian Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | |||||||
| Women's British Open | T75 | T10 |
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
References
- ^ a b c "Marissa Steen Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "About". Marissa Steen Golf. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Women's Golf Roster". Memphis Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Marissa Steen Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Marissa Steen wins Symetra Tour playoff". Golf Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "West Chester native notches top-10 finish in women's golf major". Journal News. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Marissa Steen at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Marissa Steen at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site