Morgan Pressel

Started playing golf at age 8 and credits her grandfather, Herb Krickstein, as the individual who most influenced her career. When she's not playing golf, Morgan's hobbies include photography and computers. In 2008, started the Morgan & Friends Fight Cancer charity tournament, which benefits the Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton, Fla., and is played at St. Andrews Country Club. Also started The Kathryn Krickstein Pressel MammoVan which provides mammograms and breast health education in South Florida. Married her husband, Andy Bush, in January 2013.
Her well-decorated amateur career was capped with a runner-up finish at the 2005 U.S. Women's Open (tied with Brittany Lang). Also qualified for the U.S. Women's Open in 2001 and 2003, setting a record in 2001 for the youngest player to qualify for that event at the age of 12 (this record has since been broken). In 2005, played in six additional LPGA events on sponsor exemptions and never finished below 25th. T-5th at the State Farm Classic and T-19th at both the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.
Won the 2005 U.S. Women's Amateur at Ansley Golf Club in Roswell, Ga., where she defeated Maru Martinez in the final, 9 and 8. She also won the 2004 North and South Women's Amateur.
Had great success on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) circuit, compiling 11 AJGA wins. Won all five AJGA Invitational events in which she was eligible to play and was named the 2005 AJGA Player of the Year. Was a five-time Rolex Junior All-American selection and was a first-team selection from 2003-05. Was a member of the U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and competed for the East Team in the Canon Cup from 2002-04. Also dominated high school golf in Florida, winning three state titles from in 2003-05. At the age of 17, received permission from the LPGA to receive an age exemption to apply for LPGA membership, and LPGA exempt card after a T6 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. The LPGA then granted her full membership and playing privileges beginning in January 2006.
In 2006, recorded a season-best third place at the Longs Drugs Challenge; carded a career-low 64 during the second round of the LPGA Corning Classic; finished third in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race on the strength of seven additional top-10 finishes, including a T5 at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, the ShopRite LPGA Classic and the Corona Morelia Championship.
In 2007, became a Rolex first-time winner and youngest player in LPGA Tour history to win a major championship (18 years, 10 months, 9 days) at the Kraft Nabisco Championship and tied her career-low 64 in the third-round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, where she recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one in the final-round. Carded her second LPGA ace in the third-round of The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions. Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings at the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Was a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup Team and was part of the victorious LPGA Tour team at the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge, an unofficial LPGA event along with Natalie Gulbis and Cristie Kerr.
In 2008, won the Kapalua LPGA Classic, her second LPGA� career victory, and crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings; carded four additional top-10 finishes, including a T2 at the Sybase Classic Presented by ShopRite, a T-6th at the McDonald's LPGA� Championship and a T-8 at the HSBC Women's Championship.
In 2009, best finish was runner-up at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic where she lost to Eunjung Yi in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff, after tying a career-low 64 in the opening round.� Also T-2nd at the CN Canadian Women's Open, T-3rd at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, T-7 at the Corona Championship and T-9th at the CVS Pharmacy LPGA� Challenge and qualified for her second consecutive U.S. Solheim Cup Team. She was the youngest player to automatically qualify for the 2009 squad at the age of 21, and posted a 2-0-1 record for the victorious squad. She later carded her third LPGA career hole-in-one during the opening round of the Navistar LPGA� Classic.
In 2010, her best finish was a runner-up at the Evian Masters. T-6 at the Kia Classic and finished seventh at the CN Canadian Women's Open. She finished T-7th at the LPGA Championship, finished 8th at the Ricoh Women's British Open, T-8th at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, T-9th at the Sybase Match Play Championship and won the Salonpas Cup, the first major of the Japan LPGA Tour season.
In 2011, Pressel recorded seven top-10 finishes including: runner-up at the Wegmans LPGA Championship, where she crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings; T3 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship; T4 at the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship; fifth at the HSBC Women's Champions; T-6 at the Evian Masters; T7 at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup; and T-8 at the Navistar LPGA Classic. She competed on her third U.S. Solheim Cup Team with an undefeated 4-0-0 record.
2012 Notes: Played 23 events, made 15 cuts and earned $271,548 (45th on the money list). Season-best finish was a 3rd-place at the Sybase Match Play Championship. Battled a thumb injury throughout the season.
2013 Notes: Played in 24 events and made the cut 18 times. Finished 28th on the Tour money list and had three top-10 finishes including a season-best T-3rd at the Wegmans LPGA Championship. Crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings with a T-4th at the RICOH Women's British Open. Competed on her fourth U.S. Solheim Cup Team and went 1-3-0.
2014 Notes: Played in 29 events and had four top-10 finishes. She was 4th at the CME Group Tour Championship and T-4th at Mizuno Classic along with the HSBC Women's Champions, where she shot a 7-under 281. She tied for sixth at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open where she finished at 9-under par, three strokes back of medalist Karrie Webb. She was 35th on the money list with $508,534 and 11th in CME points.
2015 Notes: She played in 27 events and made 22 cuts, finishing 11th on the money list with six top-10 finishes. Pressel flirted with getting her first victory since 2008. She was 3rd at the ANA Inspiration, one stroke out of the Brittany Lincicome-Stacy Lewis playoff. The next week she lost a playoff to Lydia Ko at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. At the ShopRite Classic, she led through 36 holes of the 54-hole event but shot a closing 73 to finish T-3rd. She had three top-5 finishes in majors, T-5s at the KPMG PGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open along with her ANA finish. She played on her fifth U.S. Solheim Cup team, going 2-2 in the matches and defeating Catriona Matthew in singles. Pressel received the Charlie Bartlett Award from the GWAA, honoring her charitable efforts through the Morgan Pressel Foundation to heighten breast cancer awareness.
2016: Played in 24 LPGA events making 22 cuts with 2 runner-up finishes. After a quiet start, finished T-2nd at the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic in May and T-2nd at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in June. Was 48th on the money list with $386,672 and 43rd in CME points.
2017 Notes: Played in 26 LPGA Tour events making 17 cuts. Best finish T-15th HSBC Women's Champions. Earned $195,000 which ranked 78th.
2018 Notes: Played in 21 LPGA Tour events making 14 cuts with one top-10. Best finish was T-7th at the Hugel-JTBC L.A. Open. Had her least productive year since joining the tour in 2006 winning $137,346 and ranking 90th.
2019 Notes: Had her best finish since finishing T-2nd at the 2016 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship with a T-3rd at the Hugel-Air Premia L.A. Open. She was 5 shots back of winner Minjee Lee. She also was in the announcer booth for Fox during the 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open.