fullname dumaurier lpgawins nabisco birth_place height article_title prowins lpga birth_date spouse yearpro wusopen wbritopen college name tour
marisa isabel baena t55 : 2000 1 t23 : 1997 pereira , colombia 5 4 marisa baena
 1 t16 : 2005 1 june 1977 juan aristizabal -lrb- m. 2005 -rrb- 1998 t19 : 2001 t32 : 2001 university of arizona marisa baena lpga tour
marisa baena

marisa isabel baena -lrb- born 1 june 1977 -rrb- is a colombian golfer who plays on the u.s. based lpga tour .
baena was born in pereira , colombia .
she started playing golf at the age of six .
she attended the university of arizona in the united states and had an outstanding amateur career , the highlights of which were claiming the individual ncaa title in 1996 and finishing at runner up at the u.s. women 's amateur in the same year .
she qualified for the lpga tour at her first attempt and had her rookie season in 1999 , but she has not so far fully lived up to the promise of her amateur days .
her best finish in a stroke play tournament on the tour is a tie for second place at the 2003 jamie farr kroger classic .
in july 2005 she was the surprise winner of the first hsbc women 's world match play championship , beating south korea 's meena lee by one hole in the final .
she won $ 500,000 , a three-year exemption on the lpga tour , and a gold horseshoe necklace .
she represented team international in the inaugural lexus cup competition in 2005 .
she and her sister christina represented colombia in the 2006 women 's world cup of golf .
