Paula Creamer plays professional golf in America on the LPGA Tour. She is a professional golfer who has won 12 tournaments. She was also the U.S. Women's Open champion in 2010. Continue reading for more information about Creamer. Her career and outlook in golf are just a few of the many interesting facts she shares.
LPGA past wins
Amy Creamer made her professional debut in 2005, four days before her high school graduation. She was the youngest winner of LPGA Tour in 2005. She broke the previous record of 16 years, four months, and seventeen days, when Amy Thompson won the Evian Masters. She has won 10 times, and her career earnings exceed $11.1 million. She continues to compete, and she has a strong amateur career.
Amy Creamer missed the cut three more times, and hasn’t played on LPGA Tour since May. She used the time for rest and recovery to heal 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's not scheduled to play in Houston this year. Her last top-15 finish came at the Shell Houston Women's Open 2010, which she won back in 2014.
Career highlights
Paula Creamer was named the AJGA player of year. The American golfer was the darling before her injuries. 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. In 2010, Creamer was just 23 years old and coming off thumb surgery. But her talent was already evident.
Paula Creamer began her professional career when she won the Sybase Classic at age 17. At 18 she was the second youngest female winner of an LPGA Tour event. In 2005, she also became the youngest golfer to earn $1 million. In 2010, after thumb surgery, she won the U.S. Open her first major event. In 2007, she was able to earn nearly $1,000,000 for her entire career.
Comparisons to men's game
Paula Creamer isn't surprised that she compares the men's' game to her. As a college graduate of the Air Force Academy, Creamer expects that her married life will help her game. She intends to continue working hard and staying focused. She claimed she could beat any PGA Tour player. But how would she do this? 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 golf, unlike the men's sport, isn't as well-known and gets the same amount of media attention. Paula Creamer hasn't won a major tournament since 2010, when she was at the U.S. Open. Her last major win was at Singapore Open. Azahara Munoz won after she missed a 75-foot hole.
Future plans
Paula Creamer's success on the course makes it easy to wonder what her future holds. The LPGA champion has another baby. Shane Kennedy, her fiance, is expecting her first child. She is expecting to begin playing full-time in 2022. Their first child is due in 2022. She will then take an 18-month break before returning to the LPGA.
Creamer will turn 34 this August. She is currently strengthening her wrist. She had her surgery in the last year. She says it is "a great thing." Creamer is happy with the layoff. It will determine whether Creamer will return to LPGA in mid August. Although she isn't certain, she does not plan to retire. She hopes to continue working hard, and to stay focused.