Marissa Steen

Marissa Steen (born 4 December 1989) is an American professional golfer and LPGA Tour member. She was Symetra Tour Player of the Year in 2014.[1]

Marissa Steen
Personal information
Born (1989-12-04) December 4, 1989
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Memphis
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2015)
Former tour(s)Symetra Tour (joined 2012)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT68: 2019
Women's PGA C'shipT24: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenT34: 2022
Women's British OpenT10: 2021
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2017, 2021
Achievements and awards
Symetra Tour Player of the Year2014

Early life, college and amateur career

Steen grew up in West Chester, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and started playing golf at the age of 14. She attended Lakota West High School where she played golf, basketball, softball and played trumpet in the band.[2] A standout performer, she was a member of her high school's 2006 State Championship golf team, coached by local golf professional, Tim Lambert.[3]

Steen attended the University of Memphis between 2008 and 2012, and earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management. She competed in every golf event for four years while at Memphis, setting a fair number of records.[3]

Professional career

Steen turned professional and joined the Symetra Tour in 2012. She ended her rookie season ranked 34th, and improved to a rank of 16th in 2013. In 2014 she won the Guardian Retirement Championship at Sara Bay, the Friends of Mission Charity Classic Classic and the Eagle Classic, to earn a "battlefield promotion" to the LPGA Tour. She topped the money list and was awarded Symetra Tour Player of the Year.[4][5]

2015 was her rookie season on the LPGA Tour. Unfortunately, she sustained an injury early in the season. Returning to the Symetra Tour, she earned promotion to the LPGA Tour again after finishing 8th on the 2016 Symetra Tour Money List. In 2017 she finished T10 at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to keep her card for the 2018 LPGA Tour. In 2018 she made two starts on the LPGA Tour before an ankle injury sidelined her for the season.[1]

She finished T8 at the 2019 Women's Australian Open and tied for 10th at the 2021 AIG Women's Open.[1][6]

Amateur wins
  • 2010 (3) USA Lady Jaguar Invitational, Montana Bobcat Invitational, UAB Fall Beach Blast
  • 2011 (3) Cincinnati Women's Metropolitan Championship, Lady Eagle Invitational, Memphis Women's Fall Invitational
  • 2012 (1) Chris Banister Golf Classic

Source:[3]

Professional wins (3)

Symetra Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Apr 27, 2014 Guardian Retirement Championship −3 (72-72-69=213) Playoff China Yueer Cindy Feng
2 May 18, 2014 Friends of Mission Charity Classic −4 (72-67-69=208) 4 strokes Chinese Taipei Wei-Ling Hsu
3 Aug 17, 2014 Eagle Classic −14 (68-68-66=202) 4 strokes United States Demi Runas

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship CUT T68 CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUT CUT 77 CUT CUT T24
U.S. Women's Open CUT T51 CUT T34
The Evian Championship CUT NT CUT
Women's British Open T75 T10
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

References
  1. "Marissa Steen Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. "About". Marissa Steen Golf. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. "Women's Golf Roster". Memphis Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. "Marissa Steen Bio". Epson Tour. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  5. "Marissa Steen wins Symetra Tour playoff". Golf Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. "West Chester native notches top-10 finish in women's golf major". Journal News. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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