Reading, Pa.
’77 B.A. Health & Physical Education
Lettered 1974-77
Two-Year Letterwinner In Field Hockey
Three-year Letterwinner in Basketball
Furman Athlete of the Year — 1978
AIAW National Championship, Team — 1976
AIAW Tournament, Individual — 1974 (Singing Hill Country Club, El Cajon, Calif.), ‘75 (15th/Oro Valley Country Club, Tucson, Ariz.), ‘76 (4th/Forest Akers West Course, East Lansing, Mich.), ’77 (29th/Kuilima Country Club, Kahuka, Hawaii)
AIAW Tournament, Team — 1974 (3rd), ‘75 (5th), ‘76 (1st), ’77 (3rd)
Lady Paladin Invitational Champion, Individual —1975, ‘77
Michigan State Invitational Champion, Individual — 1976
Peggy Kirck Bell Invitational Champion, Individual —1976
Lady Gator Invitational Champion, Individual — 1976
Women’s Southern Intercollegiate Champion, Team — 1974
Lady Paladin Invitational Champion, Team — 1974, ‘75
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 Tournament Wins (5) — 1975-78 (Furman/T2nd)
U.S. Women’s Open, Low Amateur —1976 (8th/Rolling Green Golf Club, Springfield, Pa.)
LPGA Career Earnings — $7.5 Million
LPGA Tournament Wins — 34
LPGA Major Wins — 1987 (Chevron Championship), ‘89 (U.S. Women’s Open), ‘90 (U.S. Women’s Open & Chevron Championship), ‘92 (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), ‘97 (Chevron Championship)
Women’s Kemper Open, First Professional Victory — 1984
LPGA, Top-10 Finishes — 227
LPGA, Top-25 Finishes — 393
LPGA Player of the Year — 1984, ’89, ‘93
Part of a Run of Five Furman LPGA Players of the Year Over Six-Year Span — 1989-94
LPGA Money Leader — 1984, ’89, ‘93
LPGA Vare Trophy (Lowest Scoring Average) — 1987 (71.14), ’93 (70.85)
U.S. Solheim Cup Team — 1990, ‘92, ‘94, ‘96, ‘98
U.S. Solheim Cup Team, Assistant Captain — 2007 (16-12 Victory)
Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year — 1987, ‘89
Golf Digest Most Improved Player — 1984
South Carolina Professional Athlete of the Year — 1985
Golf Magazine Player of the Year — 1987
Golf Illustrated Player of the Year — 1987
LPGA Samaritan Award — 1987
Golf Digest Mickey Wright Award — 1989
LPGA Founder’s Cup Award — 1989
Golf World Player of the Year –—1989
GWAA Charles Bartlett Award (for unselfish contributions to the betterment of society) — 1994
ESPY Award, Outstanding Women’s Golf Performer of the Year — 1994
LPGA Founders Award — 1996
LPGA’s 50th Anniversary Team (recognized as one of the LPGA’s Top-50 players & teachers) — 2000
Retired after a 30-year career in the LPGA
Furman LPGA Pro-Am, Co-Founder — 1982
Wachovia LPGA Classic, Host —1996-2004
NCAA Silver Anniversary Award — 2002
Thomas P. Infusino Award (Given by the ShopRite LPGA Classic to an individual who has been instrumental in the growth and success of the tournament or has made a significant contribution to the game of golf in general) — 2005
Golf Fore Africa, Founder — 2006
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1983
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame — 1992
LPGA Hall of Fame — 1999
World Golf Hall of Fame — 1995
Furman Bell Tower Award — 1996
Page updated by Julie Paré (6/16/25)
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