Valery Plata

Valery Plata Pardo (born 2 June 2001) is a Colombian professional golfer and LPGA Tour player.

Early life and amateur career Although born in Florida, United States,

Plata played in the Meijer LPGA Classic twice as an amateur, in 2021 and 2022, and made the cut in her first LPGA Tour start. She won the 2021 Women's Amateur Latin America in Argentina, which gave her a place in the field at the 2022 Evian Championship and the 2022 Women's British Open.

Amateur wins

2015 South American U-15 Championship 2016 Torneo Internacional Infantil y Juvenil, Colombian Junior International, Abierto Eje Cafetero 2017 Torneo Internacional Infantil y Juvenil, Nacional Juvenil Copa Arturo Calle, Juegos Sudamericanos de la Juventud 2018 Nacional Juvenil Copa Arturo Calle, Torneo Aficionado Copa Fortox Bucaramanga 2019 Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Bucaramanga, Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite 2021 Indiana Invitational, Women's Amateur Latin America, Patriot All-America Invitational

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Professional wins (1) Epson Tour wins (1) 2024 Florida's Natural Charity Classic

Results in LPGA majors Tournament 2022Chevron ChampionshipU.S. Women's OpenWomen's PGA ChampionshipThe Evian ChampionshipCUTWomen's British OpenCUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances Amateur South American U-15 Team Championship (representing Colombia): 2015 (winners), 2016 (winners) South American U-18 Team Championships (representing Colombia): 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners) South American Youth Games (representing Colombia): 2017 Junior Golf World Cup (representing Colombia): 2017 Bolivarian Games (representing Colombia): 2022 (winners) Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Colombia): 2022

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