Ashley Prange (born November 24, 1981) is a professional golfer and winner of the reality television program The Big Break V: Hawaii.
| Ashley Prange | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 24, 1981 Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Noblesville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of North Carolina |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2005–11) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2007, 2011 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
College and amateur career
editPrange was born in Newport Beach, California. She graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2004 with a degree in Marketing and Advertising. She won three events and recorded 15 top-10 finishes during her career at UNC. She was a 2003 NCAA All-America Honorable Mention and 2004 NCAA First-Team All-American.
Professional career
editPrange won the Golf Channel's The Big Break V: Hawaii in 2006. She won two Futures Tour events in 2006. In 2007, she became a non-exempt member of the LPGA Tour and competed that year on both the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour. She failed to perform well enough to retain her LPGA Tour playing privileges and in 2008 was back playing on the Futures Tour full-time. She last played the Futures Tour in 2011.[1]
College coaching career
editPrange was an assistant coach at Stetson University from 2009 to 2011.[2] In October 2011, Prange was hired as the coach of the women's golf team at Jacksonville University.[3] After coaching the team for one year, she accepted an assistant coaching position at University of Central Florida.[4][2]
Personal life
editPrange credits her father Bob Prange, who has been her "main influence, backbone and rock," as the individual most influencing her career.[5]
Prange became engaged in July 2008 to Brian Snyder, a professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres.
Professional wins (2)
editFutures Tour (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 19, 2006 | Greater Tampa Duramed Futures Classic[6][7] | −10 (69-68-66=203) | 2 strokes |  Stephanie George
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| 2 | Jul 2, 2006 | Northwest Indiana Futures Golf Classic | −2 (71-71-72=214) | 1 stroke | Lori Atsedes
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References
edit- ^ "Ashley Prange bio". Futures Tour. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Seeley, Andy (July 17, 2012). "Prange Joins UCF Women's Golf Staff". UCF Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Smits, Garry (October 3, 2011). "JU hires 'Big Break' winner as women's golf coach". The Florida Times-Union.
- ^ Smits, Garry (August 25, 2012). "Area Golf Notebook: JU names former TPC Sawgrass pro as new women's golf coach". The Florida Times-Union.
- ^ "Ashley Prange bio" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 25, 2008.
- ^ "The Fringe". Golf World. Vol. 59, no. 31. March 24, 2006. p. 47. Retrieved December 31, 2015 – via EBSCO.
- ^ "Big Break player Prange wins Futures Tour event". USA Today. Associated Press. March 19, 2006.
Further reading
edit- "Prange Still On Move After 'Big Break'". Hartford Courant.
- "Prange's short game gets a break". Herald & Review.
- "Noblesville native Prange out to conquer Lost Marsh again". nwitimes.com. June 24, 2009.
- "Big Break Player Wins Futures Tour Event". Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. (subscription required)
- "Prange gets a break". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. (subscription required)
- "Now or never for Prange". Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. (subscription required)
- Mistake-Free Golf. p. 28.
- "Golfers catch 'Break' on TV". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. (view both pages)