Maria Verchenova

Maria Verchenova: Biography in Details

Who is Maria Verchenova?

Maria Verchenova is a Russian professional golfer who became the first Russian to become a full-time member of the Ladies European Tour.

Maria Verchenova’s early life, childhood, and education

Maria was born in Moscow, Russia on March 27, 1986, to Galina Verchenova (her mother) and Vitaly Verchenov (her father). Other information regarding her early life of her is missing at the moment.

She attended the Moscow Ballet School in 1992 and began playing golf. She graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, and Tourism. She started playing at the age of just 12 while accompanying her father on a trip to the Czech Republic, a coach at the club suggested she to take up the spot on her return to Moscow after showing some skill as a golfer during that time.

Is Maria Verchenova active on social media?

Maria is active on social media such as Facebook and Instagram accounts but she does not use the Twitter account. She has more than 36.6k followers on her Facebook account and 29.6k followers on her Instagram account.

Maria Verchenova’s career, salary, net worth

Maria initially didn’t get a proper chance to showcase her talent as Russia had no support for young golfers. But due to her immense interest to the game and determination, she started practicing her puts and swings at Moscow Golf Club. She won the 2004 Russian Amateur Championship at the age of 18 despite lacking any proper backing. This was the first success she had in what she loved to do the most.

After that, she then moved to the Moscow State University of Sport in 2005, where she won some more non-professional titles at the Austrian, Latvian and Slovenian Amateur Championships. She was successful to garner her second victory in the Russian Amateur Championship in 2006. After the victory, she tried to secure a Ladies European Tour Card for the second time but failed to advance through the final stage.

Maria earned under $18,000 during her first year on the lady’s pro circuit. Although she struggled at first at the Wales Championship, she rejoined in 2008 under a new coach, Mike Walters and finished fifth at the Tenerife Open held in June.

Her first qualification in a major competition was at the Women’s British Open and she rounded her breakthrough year by competing at the Dubai Ladies Masters in December.  She was able to finish 35th at the Honda LPGA in March 2009 in Thailand and tied for 41st place at the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open held in May.

Information regarding Maria’s salary and net worth is not available currently as of 2022.

Maria Verchenova’s rumors, controversy

Maria has not been part of any controversies in her career and has been successful in maintaining a good public image of herself.

How tall is Maria Verchenova?

Maria has a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and weighs 64 kg. Additional information regarding her body measurement is not available at the moment. She has dark brown hair color and brown eye color.

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