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Waves in the Pros - Women's Golf

In the last decade, Pepperdine has had six golfers qualify for the LPGA Tour. Tamie Durdin, Nadina Taylor, Katherine Hull and Lindsey Wright each successfully qualified for the LPGA Tour on their first attempt. Carolina Llano, after a year on the Duramed Futures Tour, won her spot in 2008 through qualifying. Misun Cho placed third on the Duramed Futures Tour money list to earn her LPGA Tour card in 2010. One other player, Eileen Vargas, reached the final stage of LPGA Qualifying in 2007 and has both competed in LPGA events.

Head Coach Laurie Gibbs is proud of the success achieved by these former student-athletes on both the LPGA Tour and Futures Tour. Pepperdine offers perfect weather, a competitive schedule, quality practice facilities and a small-school family environment that benefited these young ladies as they prepared for a professional career at the highest level of women's golf.

	Misun Cho Turned pro in 2008. Won twice on the 2009 Futures Tour and finished third on the season-ending money list to earn an LPGA Tour card in 2010.
	Tamie Durdin Turned pro in 2000 and qualified for the LPGA Tour in her first attempt in 2001. Has career earnings of more than $1 million. Currently plays on the LPGA Tour and Japanese LPGA Tour.
	Katherine Hull Turned pro after graduating in 2003. Won two Futures Tour events in 2003 and joined the LPGA Tour in 2004. Has career earnings of more than $2.1 million. Won the 2008 Canadian Women's Open and the 2009 ANZ Ladies Masters in her native Australia. Appeared on the cover of GolfWorld Magazine in November 2007.
	Carolina Llano After graduation, joined the Futures Tour and competed in 10 events in 2007. Was an LPGA rookie in 2008, earning nearly $90,000 and a best finish of ninth at the Corona Championship.
	Nadina Taylor Turned pro in 2001. Played on the European Tour, then joined the LPGA in 2004. Has career winnings of more than $300,000. Best finish is a tie for seventh at the 2004 Sybase Classic. She now goes by her married name, Nadina Light.
	Eileen Vargas Joined the Futures Tour in 2007 after her graduation from Pepperdine. Has also played in LPGA events and reached the final round of LPGA qualifying for 2008.
	Lindsey Wright Turned pro after graduating in 2003. Competed on the Futures Tour for two seasons, and was second on the 2004 money list to earn a spot on the 2005 LPGA Tour. Her career earnings are nearly $2 million. Her career-best finish was second at the 2009 LPGA McDonald's Championship.

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