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Morgan, Becky

LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. LPGA, in is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, with headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida runs a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world from February to November each year. The LPGA was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 women. LPGA Tour's events are held in the United States.

Becky Morgan, a professional female golfer in the LPGA was born on 5th September, 1974 in Abergavenny, Wales. She is 5 feet 2 inches tall. While growing up in Wales, she represented the Welsh Junior and Under-21 teams and also captured the 1991and 1992 Welsh School Championship titles. She was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Team in 1998 and 2000. She also was the runner-up in 1996 and a semifinalist in 1997 at the British Amateur Championship. While at Greensboro, she won 10 collegiate tournaments, including three Big South Conference Championships from 1995 to 1997.

Becky was named as the Second-Team All-American in 1997 by finishing 10th in the NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship the same year. She added runner-up finishes at the Welsh Amateur Championship from 1998 to 1999 and finished second at the South Atlantic Amateur Championship in 2000. In 2000, she turned professional in August and qualified for the Tour by tying for 14th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status. In 2001, Becky posted a tie for seventh at the Longs Drugs Challenge. She finished second to Hee-Won Han for Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year honors.

In 2002, Becky’s best finish was a tie for seventh at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. She posted a career-low of 63 during the first round of the State Farm Classic. She also competed in four events on the Evian Ladies European Tour, LET, where she posted two top-10 finishes. In 2004, her season-best finish was a tie for second at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship presented by Nancy Lopez and finished third at the Sybase Classic Presented by Lincoln Mercury. She crossed the 1 million dollar mark in career earnings at the Evian Masters. Her superior approach and dedication to the game made her stand out from the crowd.

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