Paula Creamer plays professional golf in America on the LPGA Tour. As a professional, she has won 12 tournaments and has been ranked as high as number two in the Women's World Golf Rankings. She was also crowned champion of the U.S. Women's Open 2010. To read more about Creamer, continue reading below! Many more fascinating facts are available about Creamer's life and career in golf.
LPGA past wins
Amy Creamer began her professional career in 2005, four day before her high-school graduation. She was the youngest winner of LPGA Tour in 2005. When Amy Thompson won the Evian Masters, she broke the previous record of 16 year, four month and seventeen days. She has been awarded 10 times and earned more than $11.1million in career earnings. She continues to compete in the sport and has a strong amateur career.
Amy Creamer, who missed the cut three times consecutively, hasn't been back on the LPGA Tour in May. She used the time to rest, and then she was able to recover her wrist. She hasn’t participated in any major tournaments since 2014 and hasn’t made it to the top 15. She is not scheduled to play this year in Houston. She was last in the top 15 at the Shell Houston Women's Open in 2010, which she won in 2014.
Career highlights
The AJGA has named Paula Creamer a player of the year. Before her injuries, the American golfer was the darling of the US women's game. She reached the No. 1 spot in the Solheim Cup at age 23 and won eight LPGA Tour tournaments. 2 in the Rolex World Rankings. Creamer was 23 years old, just after 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. She was also the youngest golfer to make $1 million in 2005. In 2010, one month after her thumb surgery, she won her very first major tournament, U.S. Open. She made nearly $1million in her career in 2007.
Comparison to the game of men
Paula Creamer isn't surprised that she compares the men's' game to her. She is a college graduate and has high hopes for her marriage to be a success. She plans on working hard and remaining focused. She claimed she could beat any PGA Tour player. But how would she do it? Would she rather be on the women's or PGA Tour?
For the past two decades, women's golf was a niche sport. It's difficult to draw attention to it without an international celebrity. Women's tournament golf is not as well known as the men's. Paula Creamer did not win a major tournament in 2010 after the U.S. Open. Her last major win was at Singapore Open. Azahara Munoz won after she missed a 75-foot hole.
Future plans
With her success on the course, it is easy to wonder about what's next for Paula Creamer. The LPGA champion has a new baby on the way. Shane Kennedy, her fiance, is expecting her first child. She plans to play full-time by 2022. The couple is expecting their first child in early-2022. After giving birth, she will go on an 18 month break from golf and then return to the LPGA tour.
Creamer, who will be turning 34 in August, is working to strengthen and protect her wrist. Creamer had surgery last year and says it was a "great thing". Creamer welcomes the layoff and it will decide if Creamer will be returning to the LPGA in August. Although she isn't certain, she does not plan to retire. She intends to continue working hard and to remain focused.