Kathleen Ekey
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Kathleen Ekey is an American female professional golfer
currently playing on the Futures Tour
.
, and transferred to the University of Alabama
for the last two years of college. She graduated with her Bachelors degree in Communications Studies.
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;...
currently playing 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...
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College
Ekey played college golf for the first two years of college at Furman UniversityFurman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
, and transferred to the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
for the last two years of college. She graduated with her Bachelors degree in Communications Studies.
Professional
Ekey turned professional in 2009, and joined the Futures Tour on July 14, 2009. In 2011, she finished at the top of the Futures Tour official money list and was named the Tour's Player of the Year.Futures Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | June 5, 2011 | Ladies Titan Tire Challenge Ladies Titan Tire Challenge The Ladies Titan Tire Challenge is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 2009... |
1 stroke | Jean Chua, Carling Coffing | |
2 | July 31, 2011 | 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.... |
3 strokes | Jenny Suh |