Paula Creamer plays professional golf in America on the LPGA Tour. She has won 12 tournaments, and is ranked second in the Women’s World Golf Rankings. She was also the U.S. Women's Open Champion in 2010. Continue reading below to learn more about Creamer. You'll find many other interesting facts about Creamer's career and the future of golf.
LPGA past wins
Amy Creamer began her professional career in 2005, four day before her high-school graduation. She was the youngest winner of LPGA Tour in 2005. When Amy Thompson won the Evian Masters, she broke the previous record of 16 year, four month and seventeen days. She has won 10 times and has more than $11.1 million in career earnings. She is still active in competition and has a solid amateur career.
Amy Creamer, who missed the cut three times consecutively, hasn't been back on the LPGA Tour in May. She's used the time to rest and recuperate her wrist. Since then she has not participated in any major tournaments and hasn’t reached the top 15 for the first-time since 2014. She won't be playing in Houston this year. She was last in the top 15 at the Shell Houston Women's Open in 2010, which she won in 2014.
Career highlights
The AJGA has named Paula Creamer a player of the year. Before her injuries, Creamer was the American women's golfer of choice. At the age of 23, she won eight LPGA Tour event, appeared on three Solheim Cups, and rose to No. 2 in Rolex World Rankings. Creamer, who was just 23 years of age and had just undergone thumb surgery, was in 2010 the Rolex World Rankings. But her talent was already evident.
Paula Creamer started her career at 17 when she won the Sybase Classic, her first professional title. She became the second-youngest woman to win an LPGA Tour event at age 18. She was also the youngest golfer to make $1 million in 2005. In 2010, one month after her thumb surgery, she won her very first major tournament, U.S. Open. In 2007, she made almost $1 million during her entire career.
Comparisons to the men's game
Paula Creamer isn't surprised that she compares the men's' game to her. She is a college graduate and has high hopes for her marriage to be a success. She will continue to work hard and stay focused. She believes she can beat any PGA Tour participant. How would she do it? Is she happier on the women's circuit or on the PGA Tour, too?
Since the 1990s, women's Golf has been a niche sport. Without an international star, it is difficult to get widespread attention. Women's tournament golf is not as well known as the men's. Paula Creamer, who has not won any major tournaments since the U.S. Open of 2010, is a direct result. Her last major win was at Singapore Open. Azahara Munoz won after she missed a 75-foot hole.
Future plans
Paula Creamer's success at the course is enough to make you wonder what she has in store for her. The LPGA champion has a new baby. The former world number two is expecting her first child with fiance Shane Kennedy. She is expecting to begin playing full-time in 2022. Their first child is due in 2022. After giving birth to her first child, she will take an 18 month break before returning on the LPGA Tour.
Creamer will turn 34 this August. She is currently strengthening her wrist. She underwent surgery at end of last year. Creamer welcomes the layoff and it will decide if Creamer will be returning to the LPGA in August. Creamer doesn't expect to retire. She plans to keep working hard and stay focused.