Laura Diaz

Laura Diaz (born April 27, 1975) is an American professional golfer.

For the Los Angeles TV newscaster, see Laura Diaz (TV anchor).
Laura Diaz
Diaz at 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full nameLaura Philo Diaz
Born (1975-04-27) April 27, 1975
Scotia, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseKevin Diaz (m. 2000)
ChildrenRobert (b. 2006)
Lily (b. 2010)
Career
CollegeWake Forest University
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 1999)
Former tour(s)Ladies European Tour (joined 1998)
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Epson Tour3
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT3: 2005
Women's PGA C'ship2nd: 2001
U.S. Women's OpenT7: 2002
du Maurier ClassicT7: 2000
Women's British OpenT3: 2001
Evian ChampionshipT54: 2014
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		1998

Diaz was born Laura Philo in Scotia, New York. She won the 1995 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. In 1996 she won the Eastern Women's Amateur Championship and made it to the quarterfinals of the 1996 U.S. Women's Amateur. A business student at Wake Forest University, Diaz was named the university's 1997 Female Athlete of the Year.

Diaz turned professional in 1997 and spent three years playing on the Futures Tour where she scored three tournament wins. She also played on the Ladies European Tour, where she was rookie of the year in 1998. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1999 and has earned two victories, both coming in the 2002 season when she had ten top-10 finishes. She has played on four Solheim Cup teams (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007).

Prior to 2000, she competed as Laura Philo before marrying her husband, Kevin Diaz, and taking his last name. Laura's brother, Ron Philo Jr., is a PGA Professional who made the cut at the 2005 PGA Championship.[1]

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 Mar 24, 2002 Welch's/Circle K Championship 67-67-68-68=270 -18 1 stroke United States Juli Inkster 120,000
2 May 26, 2002 LPGA Corning Classic 66-69-69-70=274 -14 2 strokes United States Rosie Jones 150,000

Futures Tour wins (3)
  • 1997 Weston Hills FUTURES Classic
  • 1998 SunTrust FUTURES Classic, Eaglebrooke FUTURES Championship

Legends Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors
Tournament19992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA Championship CUT T40
U.S. Women's Open
du Maurier Classic T53 T7
Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
Kraft Nabisco Championship T9 T30 T5 CUT T3 CUT T30 CUT T60
LPGA Championship 2 T20 T30 CUT T20 T25 T81 5 CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT T7 T13 T44 T23 CUT T39 T27 CUT
Women's British Open ^ T3 CUT T14 T13 T64 65 CUT T34 T67
Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUT T47 CUT CUT
LPGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T53 T25 CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT T50 T49 CUT
Women's British Open CUT T63
The Evian Championship ^^ CUT T54

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary
  • Starts – 59
  • Wins – 0
  • 2nd-place finishes – 1
  • 3rd-place finishes – 2
  • Top 3 finishes – 3
  • Top 5 finishes – 5
  • Top 10 finishes – 8
  • Top 25 finishes – 16
  • Missed cuts – 23
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. 2005 PGA Championship scoreboard
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