Morgan Pressel

Morgan Pressel: Biography in Details

Who is Morgan Pressel?

Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer. She is currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

Morgan Pressel is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship. This vaulted her to a career-high fourth in the world rankings.

Morgan Pressel: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Morgan Pressel was born Morgan Lee Pressel on May 23, 1988, in Tampa, Florida. Her nationality is American and her ethnicity is Jewish.

She was born to Mike Pressel(father) and Kathy Krickstein Pressel(mother). She has a sister, Madison Pressel.

After her mother’s death from breast cancer, 15-year-old Pressel moved in with her maternal grandparents, while her two younger siblings stayed with their father.

Her grandparents are the parents of former top-10 tennis player Aaron Krickstein, her uncle.

Morgan Pressel: Education History

Morgan Pressel attended Banyan Creek Elementary School, and Omni Middle School, and graduated in 2006 from Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton which is a private school affiliated with the Episcopal Church.

Morgan Pressel: Professional Life and Career

Morgan Pressel started playing golf at the national level from a very young age. In 2001, at 12, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open. This record stood until 2007.

At the age of 17, she was one of 3 co-leaders starting the final round of the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open.

Her second-place finish gave her a share of the low amateur honors with Brittany Lang. Pressel played in a total of seven LPGA events in 2005 and made the cut in all of them.

In 2005, Pressel won the North and South Women’s Amateur at Pinehurst, and the most important amateur event, the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

She finished her amateur career as 2005 Girls Rolex Junior Player of the Year. During her amateur career, she won 11 AJGA titles, including all 5 AJGA Invitationals: the “AJGA Slam”

Morgan Pressel finished sixth in the first stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in September 2005 and advanced to the final stage in December.

She turned professional in November, after appealing to the LPGA to become a member as a 17-year-old.

At the five-round Final Qualifying Tournament in Daytona Beach, she finished tied for sixth to earn her tour card for 2006. She played part-time on the tour until her high school graduation in May 2006.

Morgan Pressel earned her first victory in 2007 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and became the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major, a record that would stand until Lydia Ko won the 2015 Evian Championship.

The win moved her from 17th in the world rankings to fourth.

Pressel made her first hole-in-one as a professional golfer on July 15, 2007, at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

She qualified for the 2007, 2009, and 2011 Solheim Cup teams; earning a spot on the 2007 team in her second full year on the LPGA Tour. Through 2011, she is undefeated (3–0–0) in Solheim Cup singles play.

In the 2012 Sybase Match Play Championship, Pressel was in contention for her third LPGA Tour victory in the semi-finals. She lost the match and Muñoz won the tournament.

On April 26, 2015, Pressel came in second at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. Ko won on the second playoff hole. Pressel’s last victory was in 2008 at the Kapalua LPGA Classic.

Morgan Pressel is represented by Wasserman Media Group and has endorsement deals with Callaway Golf, Polo Ralph Lauren, Royal Bank of Canada, and Audemars Piguet.

Morgan Pressel has played in ANA Inspiration, the Women’s PGA Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, the Women’s British Open, and The Evian Championship.

She also won Kraft Nabisco Championship, Kapalua LPGA Classic, World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, etc.

Morgan Pressel: Salary and Net Worth

While her salary is unknown, Morgan Pressel has a net worth of $10 million as of 2023.

Morgan Pressel: Rumors and Controversy

There were some rumors and controversies regarding Morgan Pressel games and gameplay.

Other than this, there are not many significant rumors and controversies regarding her.

Morgan Pressel: Body Measurements

Morgan Pressel has a height of 5 feet 5 inches. Her body weight is not known.

Furthermore, she has blonde hair and hazel-blue eyes.

Morgan Pressel: Social Media Profile

Morgan Pressel is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has more than 38.3k followers on Facebook, 62k followers on Instagram, and 29.2k followers on Twitter.

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