Natalie Gulbis, whose lone LPGA Tour victory came in 2007, said she will retire from competitive golf at the end of this season.
Gulbis, 37, has played a limited schedule the last two years while trying to navigate back issues that have hampered her for more than a decade. In a story she wrote for golf.com, Gulbis said that approach did not suit her.
“The results said it all,” she said. “For someone who plays to win, I haven’t come close.”
Gulbis left the University of Arizona after just one season and turned pro at age 18 in 2001. She was more successful with various modeling and business ventures, but did have a stretch of finishing in the top-10 in four consecutive majors championships in 2006.
Her lone victory came at the 2007 Evian Masters, which later became a major championship. Gulbis also played on three winning U.S. Solheim Cup teams.
Last year, Gulbis played in just eight tournaments, making only one cut. She is competing in this week’s LPGA event in Boca Raton, Florida.