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Esther Choe was a figure skater when she was
young, but after going with her dad and older brother to the
golf course a few times as a youngster, she decided to switch
to golf. By the time she was 10, she had broken 80 for the
first time, and not long after that, she became one of the
top junior golfers in the country.
Among her major victories have been the Junior
Orange Bowl, where she beat Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer,
and the British Junior Open in Scotland. When she was in her
mid-teens, her family relocated to Scottsdale so she could
live near to Jim Flick, her swing guru.
In 2006, Esther rose to the very top of the
junior ranks. She was named the AJGA Girl's Player of the
Year. She won three events that year, including the Rolex
Junior Girls Championship and the Ping Invitational, where
she set a course record in the opening round. In all, Esther
accumulated six AJGA wins in her junior career and was a four
time Canon All American.
In late 2006, she signed a letter of intent
to play for the University of Arizona in the 2007-2008 season.
But she surprised everyone by turning pro right after the
2007 Nabisco in April. She played a few Futures Tour events
and did pretty well, notching several top tens including a
tie for second. But in the Fall, she failed to get through
either LPGA Q-School sectional into the finals. Thus, she
will be playing on the Futures tour, probably full time, in
2008.
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