Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes
Buffalo Dunes Golf Course | Garden City, KS | May 5-7, 2023
Hometown/Resides: Melbourne, Australia
Birthdate: April 18, 2000; currently 23 years, 0 months, and 16 days
Qualified for the Epson Tour: Completed 72-holes at Stage II of 2021 LPGA Q-School to first earn Epson Tour membership
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2022
VICTORIES
Epson Tour: 2023 Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic, Garden City Charity Classic at Buffalo Dunes
LPGA Tour: N/A
Previous Wins: 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur
MONEY
With the win, Ruffels earns $30,000; she has earned $89,262 this season and $162,483 in her Epson Tour career.
RACE FOR THE CARD
With the win and $30,000 winner’s check, Ruffels maintains her No. 1 in the 2023 Race for the Card.
PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
LPGA Tour: T25 at the 2022 Chevron Championship, T19 at the 2021 Chevron Championship, T15 at the 2020 Chevron Championship, T13 at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open
Epson Tour: T6 at the 2023 IOA Championship presented Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, 3rd at the 2022 Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield, T4 at the 2022 Circling Raven Championship, T8 at the 2022 Ann Arbor Road to the LPGA powered by A2 Sports Commission, T8 at the 2022 Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout, 4th at the 2021 IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa
2023 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
Made five cuts in six starts with two victories and additional top-10 finish
OF NOTE
- First player of the 2023 season to win twice on the Epson Tour
- Was the first Australian to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 2019
- Appeared in the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships with the University of Southern California Trojans
- Won 21 International Tennis Federation doubles events in Europe
- Tied the Epson Tour 54-hole scoring record – 197 (-19)
- Broke the Epson Tour 36-hole scoring record – 126 (-18)
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