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Erica Blasberg Profile |
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Birth Date: July 14, 1984
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Birth Place: Orange, California, USA
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Birth Name: Erica Blasberg
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
5'6”, brown hair, brown eyes...Started playing golf at the
age of 5...Credits her father Mel Blasberg as the individual
most influencing her career...Enjoys shopping, running and
reading magazines...Has her own Web site,
www.ericablasberg.com…Qualified for the Tour on her first
attempt.
A standout on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
circuit, Blasberg was a three-time first-team Polo
All-American, a member of the 2002 Canon Cup and winner of
the 2002 Rolex Tournament of Champions. She was a medalist
at the 2000 U.S. Junior Girls' Amateur Championship and has
competed in five U.S. Women's Amateur Championships, where
she was a quarterfinalist in 2003. Blasberg was a member of
the victorious 2004 Curtis Cup team. While at the University
of Arizona, Blasberg was a two-time All-American from
2003-04, 2003 NCAA Freshman of the Year, 2003 Pac-10 Player
of the Year and recorded six collegiate tournament wins. In
2003, Blasberg carded a 64 during the second round of the
Welch's/Fry's Championship, where she was competing on a
sponsor's exemption, and tied for 49th.
In 2004, turned professional in June; played on the Futures
Tour, where she recorded four top-10 finishes in eight
events, including a win at the Laconia Savings Bank Futures
Golf Classic; tied for 32nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying
Tournament Presented by American Airlines to earn non-exempt
status for the 2005 season.rt more than once will
soon be seen in Duets, as well as Bounce and The Intern,
where she appears as herself. |
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Other
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1984 - Erica Blasberg is born on July 14th, weighing 7
pounds, 8 ounces in Orange County, CA.
1988 - Receives her first set of golf clubs.
1989 - Begins kindergarten. Takes first golf lesson and
learns about grip, stance and swing.
1993 - Enrolls in junior golf competition and breaks 90 at
the tender age of nine.
1996 - Erica's first golf victory comes at the Newport Beach
Country Club. She attends her first LPGA event a month later
and eventually sets a goal to someday join the tour.
1997 - Breaks par for the first time at the age of 13,
shooting a 71.
1998 - Begins classes at Corona High School. Competes on the
varsity boys' golf team, earning all-league honors as a
frosh. Joins AJGA and later is named to the AJGA
All-American team.
1999 - Wins first AJGA event in Seattle. Reaches round of 16
in the US amateur. Named to the AJGA All-American team for
junior golf.
2000 - Medalist in USGA Junior Girls Championship. Member of
the US Izzo Cup team that defeated Europe. Named to the AJGA
All-American team.
2001 - Named to the AJGA All-American team. MVP of the
Mountain View Golf Leage for boys. Accepts a scholarship to
the University of Arizona.
2002 - Competes on the US Cannon Cup team. Graduates from
Corona High School with honors. Enters school at the
University of Arizona and wins her first tournament in only
her second event.
2003 - Finishes her freshman campaign as the nation's best
golfer. Wins NCAA freshman of the year. Wins Pac-10 player
of the year honors and makes the NCAA All-American team.
2004 - Finishes the season as the country's third ranked
player. Makes the NCAA All-American team. Helps the US
defeat Great Britain as a member of the Curtis Cup. Earns an
amateur berth to the LPGA US Open. Decides to forgo her
final two years of college and turn professional. Hires
prominent Newport Beach, CA sports attorney Leigh Steinberg
as her representation. |
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