THE NANCY LOPEZ AWARD
PAULA CREAMER

In 2005, Paula Creamer was selected as the sixth recipient of the Nancy Lopez Award. Creamer topped off an incredible 2004 amateur season by capturing the first place medal at the LPGA Tour qualifying school. The talented native of Mountain View, CA enjoyed a remarkable year with a 13th place finish at the U.S. Women's Open. She also made it to the semifinals in both the U.S. Women's Amateur and the U.S. Junior Girls. Creamer also represented the United States on both the Curtis Cup Team and the U.S. World Amateur Team. She competed in seven LPGA events in 2004, making the cut in all of them and finishing second at the ShopRite LPGA Classic just one shot behind winner Cristie Kerr.

Paula was the top-ranked amateur in 2003 and was named the 2003 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year. She won a total of 11 AJGA tournaments, including the 2003 AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic.