María José Marín

María José Marín
Personal information
Born (2006-07-17) 17 July 2006
León, Mexico
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality Colombia
ResidenceFayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arkansas
StatusAmateur
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipDNP
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's Open55th: 2025
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
SEC Freshman of the Year2024
SEC Player of the Year2025
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's golf
World Junior Championships
2022 Markham Individual
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 San Salvador Individual
South American Games
2022 Asunción Individual
2022 Asunción Mixed team

María José Marín (born 17 July 2006) is a Colombian amateur golfer. She was semi-finalist at the 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior and 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur before winning the 2025 NCAA Individual Championship.[1]

Amateur career

Marín won the South American Girls Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano Juvenil) in 2021 and 2022, and later won the South American Women's Amateur (Abierto Sudamericano Amateur) in 2024 and 2025. She was also runner-up at the R&A's Women's Amateur Latin America in 2021 and 2022.[2]

Marín represented Colombia at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy in France, the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan, the Spirit International Amateur in Texas, and the 2022 World Junior Girls Championship in Canada, where she was the runner-up behind Cayetana Fernández. She was a semi-finalist at the 2022 U.S. Girls' Junior. In 2023, she won the Mexican Women's Amateur by four strokes, and at the Augusta National Women's Amateur she became the first Latin American to make the cut to play at Augusta National Golf Club.[3]

College career

Marín enrolled at the University of Arkansas in 2023. Playing with the Arkansas Razorbacks women's golf team, she was named the SEC Freshman of the Year, WGCA First Team All-American, and to the WGCA All-Freshman Team, after shooting four rounds under par to tie for 4th at the 2024 NCAA Individual Championship.[4] As a sophomore she won the 2025 NCAA Individual Championship and was named SEC Player of the Year, joining Stacy Lewis (2007) and María Fassi (2019) as the Razorbacks’ individual champions.[5] The win earned her a spot in 2025 U.S. Women's Open.[6]

In 2024, she finished tied 17th at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on the LPGA Tour.[7] She won medalist honors at the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur at Southern Hills and dominated her way into the semi-finals of match play, where she had to withdraw due to injury. She was selected to play in the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2024 and 2025.[4]

Amateur wins

  • 2018 Torneo Aficionado Shalom, Abierto del Caribe
  • 2019 Torneo Aficionado Manizales, Torneo Aficionado Shalom
  • 2020 1° Torneo Prejuvenil Y Juvenil, Master Internacional Infantil Y Juvenil
  • 2021 Master Internacional Infantil Y Juvenil, DJCG Semana Santa Championship, Florida Junior Match Play Championship, Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (U18), Nacional Juvenil Match Play Copa Eduardo Herrera Torneo Infantil y Juvenil Militar, Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Ibague, Abierto de Golf Club Campestre de Ibague, South American Girls Championship
  • 2022 Junior Orange Bowl International, Torneo Aficionado de Golf (La Pradera), Torneo Infantil y Juvenil Militar, Master Internacional Infantil Y Juvenil, South American Girls Championship, Torneo Internacional Infantil y Juvenil Cartagena, Abierto de Golf Ciudad de Bucaramanga, Colombian Women's Amateur, Golf Club Campestre Guaymaral Anniversary Tournament, Juegos Suramericanos Asuncion, Campeonato Nacional DJCG Copa Eduardo Herrera
  • 2023 Mexican Women's Amateur, Internacional de Menores de Lima Golf Club, Campeonato Nacional DJCG Copa Juan Sebastian Munoz, Campeonato Nacional DJCG Copa Hatogrande, Nico Open, Colombian Women's Amateur, Blessings Collegiate Invitational
  • 2024 South American Women's Amateur, Colombian Women's Amateur, Blessings Collegiate Invitational
  • 2025 South American Women's Amateur, Purdue Puerto Rico Classic, NCAA Championship

Source:[2]

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2025
Chevron Championship
U.S. Women's Open 55
Women's PGA Championship
The Evian Championship
Women's British Open
  Did not play

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ Jourdan, Cameron (20 May 2025). "Maria Jose Marin follows in footsteps of Arkansas legends to win NCAA individual title". Golfweek. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Maria Jose Marin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. ^ Hall, Mike (30 September 2024). "Maria Jose Marin Facts: 10 Things To Know About The Colombian Amateur Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Women's Golf Roster: Maria José Marin". University of Arkansas. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Maria Jose Marin wins NCAA golf title, leads Arkansas into team play". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. ^ Harrison, Carl (20 May 2025). "Unstoppable Maria Jose Marin Secures U.S. Women's Open Spot with NCAA Victory". Motociclismo. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Maria Jose Marin Earns Two Points in LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway Standings". LPGA Tour. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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