Morgan Pressel
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Pressel at the 2013 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Morgan Lee Pressel |
| Born |
May 23, 1988 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Spouse | Andrew Bush (m. 2013) |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2006) |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) |
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| ANA Inspiration | Won: 2007 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 2nd: 2011 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2005 |
| Women's British Open | T4: 2013 |
| Evian Championship | T11: 2015 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| AJGA Player of the Year | 2005 |
| AJGA Nancy Lopez Award | 2006 |
Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro at age 17 and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship, which vaulted her to a career-high fourth in the world rankings.
Born in Tampa, Florida, to Mike Pressel and Kathy Krickstein Pressel, she attended Banyan Creek Elementary School, Omni Middle School, and graduated in 2006 from the Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, a private school affiliated with the Episcopal Church. She has stated that her Jewish faith plays a large role in her life.
Following her mother's death from breast cancer in September 2003, 15-year-old Pressel moved in with her maternal grandparents, Evelyn Krickstein and Dr. Herb Krickstein at St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Krickstein, a retired physician and pathologist is also her coach, while her two younger siblings stayed with their father. Her grandparents are the parents of former top-10 tennis player Aaron Krickstein, Pressel's uncle and the Director of Tennis at St. Andrews Country Club.
Pressel's younger sister Madison played collegiate golf for the University of Texas and won on the Symetra Tour in 2014.
In January 2013, Pressel married Andy Bush, a senior vice president at Octagon Global Events. The two met at a pro-am event in 2007.
In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. This record stood until 2007, when Lexi Thompson beat the record by several months.
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