Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic

Longbow Golf Club | Mesa, AZ | March 16-19, 2023

Hometown/Resides: Melbourne, Australia
Birthdate: April 18, 2000; currently 22 years, 11 months, and 1 day

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: First career victory

LPGA Tour: N/A

Previous Wins: 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur

MONEY

With the win, Ruffels earns $50,250; she has earned $51,887 this season and $125,108 in her Epson Tour career.

RACE FOR THE CARD

With the win and $50,250 winner’s check, Ruffels is projected to jump from T24 to 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: 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 two cuts in two starts with one victory

OF NOTE

Second player of the 2023 season to get their first Epson Tour win
Finished the final round bogey-free
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
Was the No. 1 ranked Australian tennis junior when she was 12

In the Winner’s Circle with Gabriela Ruffels | 2023 Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic

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