Charleston, S.C.
’78 B.A. Health & Physical Education
Lettered 1975-78
Furman Athlete of the Year — 1978
AIAW National Championship, Team — 1976
AIAW National Runner-Up, Individual — 1977
AIAW Tournament, Individual — 1975 (17th/Oro Valley Country Club, Tucson, Ariz.), ‘76 (6th/Forest Akers West Course, East Lansing, Mich.), ’77 (2nd/Kuilima Country Club, Kahuka, Hawaii)
AIAW Tournament, Team — 1975 (5th), ‘76 (1st), ’77 (3rd)
Honda Sports Award (Formerly Broderick Award for Nation’s Best Female Collegiate Golfer) — 1976-77
Randolph Macon Invitational Champion, Individual — 1975
Southern Intercollegiate Champion, Individual — 1977
Betsy Rawls Invitational Champion, Individual — 1977
Golden Hurricane Classic Champion, Individual — 1978
Lady Tar Heel Invitational Champion, Individual — 1978
Lady Paladin Invitational Champion, Team — 1975
Randolph-Macon Invitational Champion, Team — 1975
Mary Baldwin Invitational Champion, Team — 1975
Michigan State Invitational Champion, Team — 1976
Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Champion, Team — 1976
Lady Gator Invitational Champion, Team — 1976
Career Stroke Average — 75.81 (Furman/18th)
Career Tournament Wins (5) — 1975-78 (Furman/T2nd)
U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion — 1975 (Brae Burn Country Club/Newton, Mass.), ‘77 (Cincinnati Country Club/Cincinnati, Ohio)
Women’s Western Amateur Champion — 1978 (Fox Chapel Golf Club/Pittsburgh, Pa.)
U.S. Curtis Cup Team — 1976 (d. Great Britain/Ireland, 4-0/Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club, St. Annes-the-Sea, Lancashire, England), ’78 (d. Great Britain/Ireland, 12-6/The Appawamis Club, Rye, New York)
World Cup Team — 1978
U.S. Solheim Cup Team — 1990, ‘92, ‘94, ‘96, ‘00, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05
U.S. Solheim Cup Team, Assistant Captain — 2007 (16-12 Victory)
U.S. Solheim Cup Team, Captain — 2009 (16-12 Victory)
LPGA Career Earnings — $8.7 Million
LPGA Tournament Wins — 33
LPGA Major Win — 1990 (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship)
LPGA, Top-10 Finishes — 225
LPGA, Top-25 Finishes — 378
LPGA Rookie of the Year — 1979
LPGA Player of the Year — 1980, ’90, ‘94
Seagrams Seven Crowns of Sport Award for Women’s Golf — 1981
Part of a Run of Five Furman LPGA Players of the Year Over Six-Year Span — 1989-94
LPGA Money Leader — 1990
LPGA Vare Trophy (Lowest Scoring Average) — 1989 (70.30), ’90 (70.54), ’94 (70.90)
Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year — 1980, ‘90
United Press International Female Athlete of the Year — 1990
South Carolina Female Athlete of the Year — 1990
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year — 1990
LPGA Heather Farr Player Award (honors an LPGA Tour player who, through her hard work, dedication and love of the game of golf, has demonstrated determination, perseverance and spirit in fulfilling her goals as a player) — 2003
Retired Following 30-Year LGPA Career
LPGA’s 50th Anniversary Team (recognized as one of the LPGA’s Top-50 players & teachers) — 2000
U.S. Women’s Open, Honorary Chair — 2019
Furman LPGA Pro-Am, Co-Founder — 1982
Commentator, Golf Channel & CBS
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame — 1978
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1981
South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame — 1995
LPGA Hall of Fame — 1999
World Golf Hall of Fame — 2000
Furman Bell Tower Award — 2001
Page updated by Julie Paré (6/16/25)
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