Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
Country Club of Winter Haven | Winter Haven, FL | March 8-10
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
VICTORIES
Epson Tour: 2024 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic
LPGA Tour: N/A
MONEY
With the win, Plata earns $37,500; she has earned $37,500 this season and $37,500 in her Epson Tour career
RACE FOR THE CARD
With the win Plata earns 500 points and moves to No. 1 in the 2024 Race for the Card
PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
LPGA Tour: T48 at the 2023 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Epson Tour: T22 finish at the 2023 Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic
2024 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
Made 1 cut in 1 start with a victory
OF NOTE
- 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