Violeta Retamoza
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Violeta Retamoza is a Mexican professional golfer
who formerly played on the Futures Tour
and on the LPGA Tour.
, Retamoza began playing golf at age eight.
via qualifying school
, she joined the Duramed Futures Tour, and claimed her first professional win at the 2007 Alliance Bank Golf Classic
, besides other three runner-up finishes.
She also participated in the MasterCard Classic
on the LPGA Tour, where she made the cut finishing tied for 63rd; and the Corona Championship, where she missed the cut by two strokes. Both tournaments were held in her native Mexico.
In September 2007, Retamoza earned exempt status on the LPGA Tour for the 2008 season, by finishing fourth on the Duramed Futures Tour money list; the top five finishers earn such status. She also was named 2007 Duramed Futures Tour Rookie of the Year. In 2008, her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, she missed the cut in all except one of the 19 tournaments in which she played. She entered LPGA Qualifying School in the fall of 2008 to attempt to retain her playing privileges for 2009, but did not make the cut in the final qualifying tournament where she finished last among all competitors. She returned to the Futures Tour in 2009, where she competed in 24 events, making the cut in eight with a tournament best finish of T24.
She did not enter either the Futures Tour or LPGA Qualifying Tournaments in the fall of 2009 and is not a playing member of either tour in 2010.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who formerly played on the Futures Tour
FUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
and on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career highlights
Born and raised in AguascalientesAguascalientes
Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....
, Retamoza began playing golf at age eight.
- Semifinalist at the 2000 U.S. Girls' Junior.
- Seven-year member of the Mexican National Team.
- Recorded 15 top-10 finishes in collegiate competition, including four wins, while at the University of TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. - Three-time SEC All-Conference First Team selection (2003, 2004, 2005).
- Named the 2003 SEC Freshman of the Year.
- 2003 NGCANational Golf Coaches AssociationThe National Golf Coaches Association is an organization formed in 1983 to promote women's intercollegiate golf. The vision of NGCA since its inception has been "to encourage the playing of intercollegiate golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with...
All-American Second Team selection. - 2005 NGCANational Golf Coaches AssociationThe National Golf Coaches Association is an organization formed in 1983 to promote women's intercollegiate golf. The vision of NGCA since its inception has been "to encourage the playing of intercollegiate golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with...
All-American First Team selection. - Named the 2005 SEC Player of the Year.
- Participated in the two LPGALPGAThe LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
tournaments held in Mexico, the MasterCard ClassicMasterCard ClassicThe MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta was a golf tournament for professional female golfers, played on the LPGA Tour. It was played each year between 2005 and 2009 at Bosque Real Country Club in Mexico City, Mexico.-Winners:...
and the Corona Championship.
Professional career
Retamoza turned professional in December 2006. After failing to qualify for the LPGALPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
via qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
, she joined the Duramed Futures Tour, and claimed her first professional win at the 2007 Alliance Bank Golf Classic
Alliance Bank Golf Classic
The Alliance Bank Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1996 in the Syracuse, New York area....
, besides other three runner-up finishes.
She also participated in the MasterCard Classic
MasterCard Classic
The MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta was a golf tournament for professional female golfers, played on the LPGA Tour. It was played each year between 2005 and 2009 at Bosque Real Country Club in Mexico City, Mexico.-Winners:...
on the LPGA Tour, where she made the cut finishing tied for 63rd; and the Corona Championship, where she missed the cut by two strokes. Both tournaments were held in her native Mexico.
In September 2007, Retamoza earned exempt status on the LPGA Tour for the 2008 season, by finishing fourth on the Duramed Futures Tour money list; the top five finishers earn such status. She also was named 2007 Duramed Futures Tour Rookie of the Year. In 2008, her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, she missed the cut in all except one of the 19 tournaments in which she played. She entered LPGA Qualifying School in the fall of 2008 to attempt to retain her playing privileges for 2009, but did not make the cut in the final qualifying tournament where she finished last among all competitors. She returned to the Futures Tour in 2009, where she competed in 24 events, making the cut in eight with a tournament best finish of T24.
She did not enter either the Futures Tour or LPGA Qualifying Tournaments in the fall of 2009 and is not a playing member of either tour in 2010.
Career summary
| Year | Tour | Number of events | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Earnings ($) | Rank | Scoring average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 2007 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*5-8 April: The Masters - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament, in a high scoring week at Augusta.*14-17 June: U.S. Open - Ángel Cabrera became Argentina's first U.S... |
Futures Tour | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 49,895 | 4 | 72.76 |
| 2008 2008 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin.... |
LPGA Tour | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,150 | 188 | 79.44 |
| 2009 2009 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell .*18–22 June: U.S... |
Futures Tour | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,267 | 94 | 74.73 |