Dana Bates
	Hometown Thousand Palms, Calif. Birth Date 3/25/1964 Birthplace Tacoma, Wash. College University of Arizona Degree Fine Arts Turned Professional 1987 Joined FUTURES 3/19/2009 Career Earnings $1,235 Career Best Finish 54th
Profile Competed on the Players West Golf Tour (1987-1992). Three-time winner of the LPGA Western Section T&CP (2002, 2004). 2008 Northern CA Oroville Open Champion. Finished third at the 2008 Texas Open. Finished eighth at the 2008 Michigan Open. Recorded one win on the Suncoast Series Tour (2008). Named to the LPGA Top-50 Teacher list (2008). Was a contestant in The Golf Channel's Big Break: Ka'anapali series (2008).

Year	Events	Best Finish	Top 10	Cuts Made	Earnings	(Rank)	Average Score	(Rank)
*2009*	10	T54		3	$1,235	(152)	76.23

BEST TOURNAMENT: Tied for 54th at the 2009 USI Championship in Concord, N.H.

2009 Finishes
Tournament	Date	Score	Finish	Earnings
Louisiana Pelican Classic (Lafayette, La.)	April 17 - 19	80-78 158	T130
Historic Brownsville Open (Rancho Viejo, Texas)	April 24 - 26	76-78 154	M/C
Texas Hill Country Classic (San Antonio, Texas)	May 1 - 3	76-78 154	M/C
Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship (Leawood, Kan.)	May 15 - 17	78-74-DQ	M/C
Ladies Titan Tire Challenge (Marion, Iowa)	June 5 - 7	79-81 160	M/C
The Duramed Championship (Mason, Ohio)	June 19 - 21	68-80-74 222	T65	$666
Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course   (Hammond, Ind.)	June 26 - 28	76-77 153	M/C
ING New England Golf Classic (Bloomfield, Conn.)	July 17 - 19	79-79 158	M/C
USI Championship (Concord, N.H.)	July 24 - 26	75-71-72 218	T54	$569
Alliance Bank Golf Classic (Syracuse, N.Y.)	July 31 - August 2	75-73 148	M/C
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