Paula Creamer

Country: United States
Born: August 5, 1986
Samsung World Championship victories: 1 (2008)

As the defending champion of the Samsung World Championship, Paula Creamer was the first to earn her spot in the 2009 field. Last year turned out to be her breakout season winning four times and rising to No. 2 in the Rolex World Rankings. However, the California native served early notice she was a star-in-the-making when she won the 2004 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament by five shots as an amateur, turning professional immediately following the round. Five months later, Creamer won the Sybase Classic in New York with a final-hole birdie to become the youngest winner (18 years, 11 months and 18 days) of a multiple-round tournament in LPGA Tour history. She won four times in her first three LPGA seasons before matching that win total during the 2008 season. Creamer has a stellar record in her two Solheim Cup appearances, compiling a 5-1-4 mark as a member of the victorious U.S. teams. She is nicknamed "the Pink Panther" because she loves the color pink, often playing with a pink ball in the final round of tournaments. She has finished in the top 10 in a major six times during her brief career. Creamer had a brilliant amateur career that included 11 American Junior Golf Association titles and Player of the Year honors in 2003. She attended the IMG Golf Academy in Bradenton.