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Natalie Gulbis
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(born January 7, 1983 in Sacramento, California) is a professional golfer. She played in her first LPGA event as an amateur at the age of 14. She turned professional at 18 after a brief stint on the women's golf team of the University of Florida.
Gulbis is considered to be one of the LPGA's sex symbols. When she released her calendar for 2005 just before the 2004 U.S. Women's Open, which featured Gulbis in different pictures that showed her playing golf, in addition to striking poses in swimwear, the United States Golf Association (USGA) barred it from being sold at the event, deeming it inappropriate, though the calendar was sold very openly at golf Canada. The USGA was criticized for overreacting. Gulbis also posed for the November 2004 issue of the magazine FHM, an issue that also gave away a chance to play golf with her at her home course in Las Vegas, the Lake Las Vegas Resort, where her calendar photo shoot took place. Gulbis has said that she likes the attention she gets, even if it's for her looks.
Gulbis placed 97th on FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2005. In November 2005, a new reality television show, The Natalie Gulbis Show, made its debut on The Golf Channel.
On the course, Gulbis has yet to win a tournament, as of November 2005. However she had a solid 2005 season, winning over a million dollars and finishing sixth on the money list, and she played on the United States Solheim Cup team. She currently represents Taylor Made, Adidas, Genisoy, Met-RX & Amstel Light
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