Julieta Granada
Encyclopedia
Julieta Granada is a Paraguay
an professional golfer who plays on the United States based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour
.
, Paraguay
. She moved to the United States with her mother at the age of 14 in 2001 after receiving a scholarship to attend the David Leadbetter
Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida
. While a student there, she earned numerous junior amateur titles. She was named to the American Junior Golf Association
All-America
Team from 2001 to 2004, and was the AJGA player of the year in 2004, when she won the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Granada graduated in 2005 from the Pendleton School, a private school established solely for students attending the Leadbetter Academy and other affiliated IMG sports academies
.
's YMCA Futures Classic later that year. In 2006, her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, she was 19th on the money list going into the season-ending ADT Championship
. She won that event to claim the first US$1 million prize in women's golf. At the end of 2008 Granada attended qualifying school for the Ladies Euruopean Tour (LET) and has been playing on the LET and on the LPGA since then.
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
an professional golfer who plays on the United States based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
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Amateur career
Granada was born in AsunciónAsunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. She moved to the United States with her mother at the age of 14 in 2001 after receiving a scholarship to attend the David Leadbetter
David Leadbetter (golf instructor)
David Leadbetter is a leading golf instructor, originally from Worthing in England. He began his career on the European and Southern African tours, but had little success as a player...
Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833...
. While a student there, she earned numerous junior amateur titles. She was named to the American Junior Golf Association
American Junior Golf Association
The American Junior Golf Association is a "501 nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf." AJGA is considered by many leaders in the golf industry to be the premier...
All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
Team from 2001 to 2004, and was the AJGA player of the year in 2004, when she won the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Granada graduated in 2005 from the Pendleton School, a private school established solely for students attending the Leadbetter Academy and other affiliated IMG sports academies
IMG Academies
IMG Academies is a world-class training facility for athletic, academic and personal development. For more than 30 years, the Academy's training methods have helped youth, adult, collegiate and professional athletes improve in sport and life...
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Professional career
Granada turned professional in June 2005 and won her first professional event at the Futures TourFUTURES 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...
's YMCA Futures Classic later that year. In 2006, her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, she was 19th on the money list going into the season-ending ADT Championship
ADT Championship
The ADT Championship was a women's professional golf tournament on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. The season-ending event on the tour, it became the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT from 2006 through 2008.-History:...
. She won that event to claim the first US$1 million prize in women's golf. At the end of 2008 Granada attended qualifying school for the Ladies Euruopean Tour (LET) and has been playing on the LET and on the LPGA since then.
Amateur victories and honours
- 2001-2004: Member of American Junior Golf AssociationAmerican Junior Golf AssociationThe American Junior Golf Association is a "501 nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf." AJGA is considered by many leaders in the golf industry to be the premier...
(AJGA) All-America Team. - 2002: Member of Canon Cup Team
- 2003: Member of Canon Cup Team
- 2004: Winner of AJGA Rolex Girls Junior Championship. AJGA Player of the Year. Quarterfinalist in USGA Amateur Public Links Championship. Athlete of the Year in Paraguay. Winner of South American Championship individual and team titles. Six overall wins in 2004.
- 2005: Winner of South Atlantic Ladies Amateur Championship
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship Kraft Nabisco Championship The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four major championships on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983... |
T30 | DNP | T27 | T63 | CUT | T75 | T7 |
| LPGA Championship LPGA Championship The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour... |
DNP | T44 | CUT | T65 | 75 | CUT | T50 |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | T46 | T10 | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| Women's British Open Women's British Open The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons... |
DNP | 8 | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | T59 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.