Education
She graduated in 2005 with a bachelor"s degree in psychology.
She graduated in 2005 with a bachelor"s degree in psychology.
Martin played college golf all four years at University of California, Los Angeles, walking-on as a freshman. Martin turned professional in 2005, and joined the Futures Tour on January 23, 2006. She played in the 2007 United States. Women"s Open and missed the cut.
In 2011, with 11 top-10 finishes and 1 victory, she earned full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for the 2012 season.
She led after 36 holes, but a 77 (+5) on Saturday dropped her three strokes back. An eagle at the final hole on Sunday gave her the victory, one stroke ahead of runners-up Shanshan Feng and Suzann Pettersen.
Her previous best finish in a major was a tie for 29th at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship. Born in Pasadena, California, Martin attended Chandler School.
Her father, Allen Martin, was a defense attorney and taught her to play golf as a child, using Ben Hogan"s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf.
Before Allen"s death, Mo and Lincoln had minimal interaction, due to a strained father-son relationship. During her early years as a professional on the Futures Tour, Lincoln was her chief supporter and mentor. Her nickname "Mo" was given to her by her father, in reference to the United States.S. Missouri, a famous battleship of World World War II that served the United States. Navy into the 1990s.
She currently resides in Naples, Florida.
LPGA Tour wins (1)
Futures Tour wins (3)
Wins (1)
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2014. The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins.
Yellow background for top-10. Summary
Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2012 British Open – 2013 United States Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1.