Maria Torres (golfer)

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Maria Fernanda Torres

| image =

| imagesize = 220px

| caption =

| fullname =

| nickname = Marife

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|26}}

| birth_place = Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| weight =

| nationality = {{PRI}}

| residence =

| spouse =

| partner =

| children =

| college = University of Florida

| yearpro = 2017

| retired =

| tour = LPGA Tour (joined 2018)

| extour =

| prowins = 1

| lpgawins =

| letwins =

| jlpgawins =

| klpgawins =

| lagtwins =

| alpgwins =

| futwins = 1

| otherwins =

| majorwins =

| nabisco = T11: 2020

| lpga = CUT: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| wusopen = T60: 2019

| wbritopen = T24: 2019

| evian = T26: 2018

| wghofid =

| wghofyear =

| award1 = SEC Golfer of the Year

| year1 = 2016

| award2 =

| year2 =

| awardssection =

}}

Maria Fernanda Torres (born August 26, 1994{{cite news |url=https://scores.nbcsports.com/golf/golfer.asp?tour=LPGA&golfer=22229 |title=Maria Torres |work=NBC Sports |accessdate=July 28, 2021}}) is a Puerto Rican professional golfer. She became the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full LPGA Tour membership in 2017.{{cite web |title=Maria Torres – Bio |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/maria-torres/99174/bio |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=28 July 2021}}

Amateur career

Torres represented Puerto Rico at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 2014 and 2016, and at the Pan American Games in 2015. She won the Caribbean Amateur Championship in 2012, 2014 and 2017.{{cite web |title=Maria Torres |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/maria-torres-21997 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=28 July 2021}}

She graduated from the University of Florida in 2017 with a degree in Family, Youth and Community Science. She had five wins while playing for Florida Gators women's golf, and set the school record for lowest single-season scoring average (71.71 in 2017). She won the SEC Championship and was named SEC Golfer of the Year in 2016.{{cite web |title=Women's Golf Roster: Marife Torres |url=https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/marife-torres/9830 |publisher=Florida Gators |access-date=28 July 2021}}

Professional career

In late 2017, Torres turned professional after the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She won a three-hole aggregate playoff at to secure the 20th qualifying spot to earn a LPGA Tour card for the 2018 season, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to earn full membership on the LPGA Tour.

On the 2018 LPGA Tour, she made 14 cuts in 24 events. She recorded two top-10 results and finished sixth in the Rookie of the Year ranking. In 2019, she recorded a career best finish of T4 at the Indy Women in Tech Championship.

Torres qualified for the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/tokyo-2020-qualification-system/tokyo-2020-olympic-golf-rankings/ |title=Tokyo 2020 Olympic Golf Rankings |publisher=IGF}}{{cite web |title=Maria Fernanda Torres – Player Profile |url=https://www.igfgolf.org/maria-fernanda-torres |publisher=International Golf Federation |access-date=28 July 2021}}

Amateur wins

2012 Junior at Innisbrook, Caribbean Junior Championship, Caribbean Amateur Championship, Junior Orange Bowl International
2013 PRGA Junior Island Championship
2014 Caribbean Amateur Championship
2015 The Alamo Invitational
2016 SEC Championship
2017 SunTrust Gator Invite, Briar's Creek Invitational, Caribbean Amateur Championship

Source: