Sydnee Michaels (born June 15, 1988) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour as of 2012. Michaels was a graduate of the 2011 LPGA Futures Tour.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Michaels was born in Upland, California, and is the youngest of eight children.[1][2][3][4] As a child she trained in figure skating, but when she was eight years old her father told her that she would grow too tall for the sport.[5]

College

Michaels played college golf at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1][2][3][4] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in History/ Sociology.[1][2][3][4]

Professional

Michaels turned professional in 2010, and joined the Futures Tour on January 18, 2011.[1][2][3][4] Michaels won the last two events of the season, one was the Price Chopper Tour Championship.[1][2][3][4] She finished fourth of the Futures Tour official money list in 2011, and was a full member of the 2012 LPGA Tour.[1][2][3][4] Michaels earned $56,232 on the LPGA Futures Tour in 2011.[1][2][3][4] This allowed Michaels to be awarded the Futures Tour Rookie of the Year award.

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Aug 28, 2011 Vidalia Championship −9 (68-69-70=207) 8 strokes Japan Ayaka Kaneko
2 Sep 11, 2011 Price Chopper Tour Championship −8 (69-68-65=202) 1 stroke United States Jessi Gebhardt

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sydnee Michaels biography". LPGA Futures Tour. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sydnee Michaels". UCLA Bruins Sports. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sydnee Michaels Profile". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sydnee Michaels Profile". The Golf Channel. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Stroder, Mark E. (March 19, 2012). "Murrieta's Michaels on LPGA Tour, long after she outgrew figure skating dream". North County Times.

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