Paula Creamer is an American professional golfer on the U.S based LPGA Tour that has been ranked as high as number 2 in the Women’s World Golf rankings. She started playing golf when she was 10 years old and by the time she was 12, she had won 13 consecutive regional junior events in northern California.
With a natural talent, Creamer has won quite a lot of titles and tournaments since she began playing as a professional at the age of 18. She keeps soaring higher and getting better at her game gradually as success and fame came easily to her.
Who is Paula Creamer?
Paula Creamer was born on August 5, 1986, in Mountain View, California, and was raised in Pleasanton. She was the only child of her parents. Her father, Paul Creamer was an airline pilot while her mother, Karen Creamer was a stay-at-home mother. Her family lived very near the Castlewood country club golf course.
Creamer was one of the top-ranked female junior golfers in California before she moved to Bradenton, Florida, and enrolled in IMG Pendleton School which was a co-educational prep school for athletic students in 2000 and graduated week after her first LPGA victory in 2005. She then moved to Isleworth in Windermere, Florida.
Paula’s Professional Career
As an amateur, Creamer won 19 national tournaments including 11 American Junior Golf Association events and she was named Player of the Year by the AJGA in 2003. She also played on the United States team in the junior Solheim Cup and was the semi-finalist in the U.S Girls’ Junior and U.S Women’s Amateur in 2003. She was placed second in the LPGA Tour’s Shoprite LPGA Classic in June 2004.
She began playing professionally when she turned 18 just after she secure membership on the tour for the 2005 season. When she joined the LPGA Tour in 2005, she became a top player. She became the youngest winner of a multiple-round tournament in LPGA history until 2011 when Lexi Thompson won the Navistar LPGA Classic at the age of 16.
The talented golfer claimed her second title of the year, winning the Evian Masters tournament in France by an eight-shot margin. She became the youngest and quickest player to reach $1 million in LPGA career earnings. Just after that, she won the NEC Open on the Japan LPGA tour and also masters the GC Ladies tournament two months later. She was also the youngest player to earn a spot on the US Solheim Cup Team. She helped her team win the cup, going 3-1-1 for the competition, and won the LPGA Rookie of the Year award for her season and earned over $1.5 million.
On February 20, 2006, Creamer was placed second in the inaugural Women’s World Golf ranking that was released that month. However, her 2006 season was not quite successful because she did not win any tournament and also ended up having wrist and foot injuries during the year. But she managed to earn over $1 million and made a cut in all 27 LPGA Tournaments which she played. Her best result for that season was a tie for second at the Mitchell company tournament of champions.
Creamer played very well over the period of eight years and won several tournaments mostly during her early years on the LPGA tour.
What is her net worth?
Creamer has earned a lot through her endorsement deals with companies such as TaylorMade-Adidas, Citizen Watch Co., Ricoh, and Bridgestone Golf. According to celebrity net worth, she has a net worth of $8 million dollars.
How she makes and spends her money
Creamer gives back most of her earnings to charity, she began in 2005 when she did charitable work for the First Tee, an organization that benefits junior golfers. She also hosts the Paula 4 Kids Celebrity Event which is an annual outing that raises money for the First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee.
She has also donated scholarships to IMG Academy and has appeared at youth golf clinics. The golfer has a foundation that helps junior golfers and military families.
Interesting facts you didn’t know about her
1. The Pink Panther
Creamer is hardly spotted without a touch of pink on her. Most of her outfits and golf accessories like her club grips and golf bag are pink. She also likes to use a pink panther club headcover which matches her nickname. She was nicknamed pink panther by her friend, Casey Wittenberg. Precept golf provided a pink golf ball for her which she used during the last round of some tournaments.
2. Creamer’s Hobbies
Besides playing golf, the 5 feet 9 inches tall golfer enjoys fashion, shopping, movies, and listening to good music. Her fancy clothing range has earned her top marks in the fashion stakes and also other lucrative contracts.
3. People that influenced her career
Paula Creamer once mentioned that the individuals that influenced her the most were her parents, Larry O’leary, the late Ernie Barbour, David Kern, Jonathon Hughes, Ian Segneri, and David Whelan.
4. Breaking records
The 34-year-old became the 10thplayer in LPGA Tour history to cross the $12 million mark on the LPGA Career Money List in 2019. During the year, she had 22 events, made 11 cuts, and earned up to $145,472.
5. Social Media Presence
Creamer uses social media platforms like Twitter to communicate with her many fans and gives advice whenever she can.
6. Relationship with Derek Heath
Creamer announced her engagement to Derek Heath, a united airlines pilot and United States Airforce veteran, on December 16, 2013. They married in 2014 but on 11 March 2018, Creamer told Golfweek that she and Heath had parted ways.
7. Her unfortunate halt from the game
She had a left thumb injury in June 2009 at the Wegmans LPGA tournament. It was believed to be stretched ligaments that required surgery after rehabilitation efforts were unsuccessful. More severe damages like ulnar collateral ligament and palmar plate tears in her thumb were discovered during the surgery. This made her extended her absence from golf which she said was the hardest year in her life.
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8. Playing Style
Creamer’s drives are short and have been said to be the reason why she is not a dominating player however, she is considered as an accurate ball striker.
9. Creamer’s Florida House
The mansion is located in Windermere where most professional golfers reside. She bought the breath-taking mansion in May 2018 for $5.25 million and is now looking to sell it for $6.35 million. The house is approximately 11,000 square feet with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms.
It is located at the 15thhole at Isleworth golf club where Tiger Woods once lived. The mansion has two-story windows in the living room, a chef’s kitchen, an elevator, a wine cellar, a main floor master suite, a theater room, a fitness center, and a game room.
10. World ranking
The strong iron play has long been the hallmark of Creamer’s success. As of March 16, 2020, she was ranked 208thfemale golfer by Rolex Ranking. Her best ranking this year has been 195th while the worst have been 211th.
| Full Name | Paula Creamer |
| Date of Birth | 5 August 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth place | Mountain View, California, United States |
| Gender | Female |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Residence | Windermere, Florida |
| Profession | Professional golfer |
| Father | Paul Creamer |
| Mother | Karen Creamer |
| Siblings | NA |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Spouse/Partner | Derek Heath (ex husband 2014–2018) |
| Kids | None |
| Dating list | Shean Kennedy |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Education | IMG Pendleton School |
| Estimated Net Worth: | $8 million dollars |
| Source of net worth | Golfing career, endorsement deals, |
| Career Earnings | $12,131,822 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 59 kg |
| Eye color | Green eyes |
| Hair color | Light brown (honey-colored) |
| Social media handles | Instagram |
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