Background
Baena, Marisa was born on June 1, 1977 in Pereira, Colombia.
Baena, Marisa was born on June 1, 1977 in Pereira, Colombia.
She attended the University of Arizona in the United States and had an outstanding amateur career, the highlights of which were claiming the individual National Collegiate Athletic Association title in 1996 and finishing at runner up at the United States. Women"s Amateur in the same year.
She started playing golf at the age of six. She qualified for the LPGA Tour at her first attempt and had her rookie season in 1999, but she has not so far fully lived up to the promise of her amateur days. Her best finish in a stroke play tournament on the Tour is a tie for second place at the 2003 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic.
She represented Team International in the inaugural Lexus Cup competition in 2005.
LPGA Tour wins (1)
The Women"s British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2005 (winners)
World Cup (representing Colombia): 2006.