FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
Battle Creek Country Club | Battle Creek, Mich. | Aug. 6-8
In the Winner’s Circle with Fernanda Lira
August 8, 2021
Hometown/Resides: Mexico City, Mexico
Birthdate: April 7, 1995; currently 26 years, 4 months and 1 day
Qualified for Epson Tour: Finished T173 at Stage II of the 2018 LPGA Qualifying Tournament to first earn status for the 2019 Epson Tour season
Rookie Year: 2019
VICTORIES
Epson Tour: First career victory
LPGA Tour: N/A
Previous Win: 2021 Mountain Ranch Championship (Women’s All Pro Tour)
RACE FOR THE CARD
With her win, Lira jumps to No. 19 in the Race for the Card with $37,617 total season earnings.
MONEY
With her win, Lira collects a winner’s check of $26,250; she has earned $37,617 this season and $46,197 in her Epson Tour career.
PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
Epson Tour: T11 at the 2021 Twin Bridges Championship
LPGA Tour: N/A
2021 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
Eight events played and eight cuts made: $37,617 with one victory and one additional top-15
OF NOTE
- Lira is a native of Mexico City, Mexico
- As an amateur, competed in several AJGA events in the U.S. including winning The Oaks Course Classic at TPC San Antonio and a second-place finish at the 2013 AJGA Boys & Girls Senior Championship at Las Vegas
- Attended the University of Central Arkansas, winning her only collegiate event as a Sophomore at the 2015 UALR/ASU Women’s Golf Classic
- Recorded two top-10 finishes her Junior year, including a second-place finish at the Southland Conference Championship and a seventh-place finish at the Islander Classic
- Finished her collegiate career with her best year, recording four top-10 finishes including a tie for sixth at the Southland Conference Championship
- Made her rookie debut on the Epson Tour in 2019, competing in 15 events, making the cut eight times with her best performance coming at the Guardian Championship in a tie for 30th
- Regained her Epson Tour card for 2020 with a tie for 147th at Stage 2 of LPGA Qualifying School
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