Hometown/Resides: Bucaramanga, Colombia

Birthdate: June 2, 2001; currently 22 years, 9 months, and 8 days

Qualified for the LPGA/Epson Tour: Finished T3 at 2022 LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2023 season

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2023

Epson Tour: 2024 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic

LPGA Tour: N/A

With the win, Plata earns $37,500; she has earned $37,500 this season and $37,500 in her Epson Tour career

With the win Plata earns 500 points and moves to No. 1 in the 2024 Race for the Card

LPGA Tour: T48 at the 2023 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Epson Tour: T22 finish at the 2023 Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic

Made 1 cut in 1 start with a victory

Attended Michigan State University and was a three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection
Named Big Ten Player of the Year in 2020 as a sophomore
Won the Big Ten’s Mary Fossum Award in 2021 (Big Ten player with the season’s lowest stroke average to par)
Won the 2021 Women’s Amateur Latin America
Played in four LPGA Tour events as an amateur, including the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship and the 2022 AIG Women’s Open
The 2024 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic is Plata’s first professional victory

In the Winner’s Circle with Valery Plata

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