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)

In the Winner's Circle with Gabriela Ruffels | 2023 Garden City Charity Classic

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