Wegmans LPGA Tournament History

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Cristie Kerr
Height: 5ft 4in
Birthdate: 10/12/1977
Birthplace: Miami, FL
Rookie Year: 1997
Tour Status: Exempt
Took up golf at age eight, and by 12 she was a 2-handicap. She won the Florida State Junior Girls Championship from 1993-95, and was the American Junior Golf Association player of the year in 1995 following a season in which she won the Women's Western Amateur and the Florida State Women's Championship.

Jiyai Shin
Height: 5ft 1in
Birthdate: 4/28/1988
Birthplace: South Korea
Rookie Year: 2009
Tour Status: Exempt
Became the season's first Rolex First-Time Winner at the HSBC Women's Champions, which was also her first official victory as a LPGA member; recorded a career-low 66 in the third and fourth rounds.
Eun-Hee Ji
Height: 5ft 4in
Birthdate: 5/13/1986
Birthplace: South Korea
Rookie Year: 2007
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of 13...Credits her father as the individual most influencing her career... Hobbies include listening to music…Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt…Represents LIG and KYJ Golf.
Lorena Ochoa
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 11/15/1981
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Mexico
Rookie Year: 2003
Tour Status: Exempt
5'6", dark-brown hair, dark-brown eyes...Started playing golf at the age of 5...Credits her family, coach and friends as the individuals most influencing her career...Hobbies include reading and water skiing...Qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing first on the 2002 Futures Tour money list
Jeong Jang
Height: 5ft 2in
Birthdate: 6/11/1980
Birthplace: Dae Jon, South Korea
Rookie Year: 2000
Tour Status: Exempt
Won her first career LPGA tournament at the Weetabix Women's British Open, to become one of 10 Rolex First-Time Winners of the season. Started playing golf at the age of 13... Credits her father as the individual most influencing her career... Has two siblings: Mi Kyoung and Eun Kyoung Jang. Enjoys skiing... Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt... Has her own website, www.jangjeong.com
Kim Saiki
Height: 5ft 4in
Birthdate: 1/24/1966
Birthplace: Inglewood, CA
Rookie Year: 1992
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of 11...Credits her instructor Greg LaBelle, John Anselmo and her family as the individuals most influencing her career...Enjoys fitness, cooking and listening to music...Qualified for the Tour on her third attempt.
Rachel Teske
Height: 5ft 5in
Birthdate: 4/23/1972
Birthplace: Port Macquarie, Australia
Rookie Year: 1997
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of 14. Credits her mother, her coach Ian Triggs and Pam Langford as the individuals most influencing her career. Married Dean Teske in May 1998. Played as Rachel Hetherington from 1997-2000. Has two sisters and one brother. Hobbies include music, movies, relaxing on the beach and hiking.
Karrie Webb
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 12/21/1974
Birthplace: Ayr, Australia
Rookie Year: 1995
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of eight…Credits her parents and coach Kelvin Haller as the individuals most influencing her career…Hobbies include reading, basketball and fishing...In 1996, was honored with an ESPY Award from ESPN as the Female Golfer of the Year…Helped found and organize the 2000 Karrie Webb Celebrity Pro-Am to benefit the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation…Carried the Olympic Torch for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers…Represents Titleist Foot-Joy, Holden (General Motors Australia), Oakley and Kemper Funds.
Laura Davies
Height: 5ft 10in
Birthdate: 10/5/1963
Birthplace: Coventry, England
Rookie Year: 1987
Tour Status: Exempt
Credits English professional David Regan as the individual most influencing her career…Was named a Member of the British Empire (M.B.E.) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a British citizen…Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers…Enjoys all sports...
Meg Mallon
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 4/14/1963
Birthplace: Natick, MA
Rookie Year: 1986
Tour Status: Exempt
Credits Paul VanLoozen, Elmer Preskorn, Mike McGetrick and parents as the individuals most influencing her career…Winner of Golf Digest's Most Improved Player Award in 1991…Inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996… Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top 50 players and teachers…Hobbies include music, sports and travel…Non-voting member of the LPGA Executive Committee (1999).
Rosie Jones
Height: 5ft 7in
Birthdate: 11/13/1959
Birthplace: Santa Ana, CA
Rookie Year: 1982
Tour Status: Exempt
Credits Rick Jensen, Tom Nielsen, Elmer Prieskorn, Mike Adams and Jeff Peltz as the individuals most influencing her career... Enjoys fishing, dancing, woodworking, working outside in the yard planting flowers and any arts and crafts projects... Travels with her dog.
Penny Hammel
Height: 5ft 5in
Birthdate: 3/24/1962
Birthplace: Decatur, IL
Rookie Year: 1984
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of seven... Credits her father, Richard Hammel, as having the most influence on her career... Enjoys racquetball, tennis and going to the beach.
Dottie Pepper
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 8/17/1965
Birthplace: Saratoga Springs, NY
Rookie Year: 1987
Tour Status: Exempt
Credits George Pulver, Don Pepper, Ted Ossoff, Judy Rankin and Charlie Mechem as the individuals most influencing her career... Inducted into the Furman University Hall of Fame in 1992... Named the South Carolina Professional Athlete of the Year in 1991-92... 1992 Golf Writers Association Player of the Year…1993 ESPY Award winner and Jim Thorpe Award winner... Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers... A member of the National Advisory Council for the Heather Farr Foundation…Teaming with Terry-Jo Myers and Bruce Devlin for "On Course for Bladder Health" in order to raise visibility of bladder diseases…Board member of the National College Golf Foundation... Married Ralph Scarinzi on Jan. 3, 1998... Competed as Dottie Mochrie from 1988-95... Hobbies include gardening, music, sports cars, downhill skiing and wine collecting…Travels the Tour with a black chow-chow named Furman and a Bichon/Shih-Tzu mix named J.P. (Jackpot).
Patty Sheehan
Height: 5ft 3in
Birthdate: 10/27/1956
Birthplace: Middlebury, VT
Rookie Year: 1980
Tour Status: Exempt
Credits her mother Leslie, father BoBo, and Ed Jones as the individuals most influencing her career... Rated one of the top junior snow skiers in the country as a 13-year-old... Winner of the 1986 Samaritan Award... Playing editor for Golf For Women magazine... One of eight athletes featured on Sports Illustrated’s annual "Sportsman of the Year" cover in 1987... Inducted into Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame in 1990... Inducted into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on Nov. 13, 1993... Honored with the 1994 Flo Hyman Award... Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers... Has two children—daughter Bryce and son Blake... Golf course design consultant for Green Horn Creek Golf Course in Angels Camp, Rancharrah in Reno, Nev., and Golf Mountain in Portola, Calif.
Lisa Kiggens
Height: 5ft 5in
Birthdate: 8/13/1972
Birthplace: Salinas, CA
Rookie Year: 1991
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of eight... Credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career... Hobbies include water sports, hunting and fishing... Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
Tammie Green
Height: 5ft 8in
Birthdate: 12/17/1959
Birthplace: Somerset, OH
Rookie Year: 1986
Tour Status: Exempt
Credits Paul Thomas as the individual most influencing her career... Married Bill Parker in June 1998…Gave birth to daughter, Tina Marie, on Dec. 3, 1998... Was named Most Improved Player by Golf Digest…Enjoys fishing, cooking, gardening, horseback riding and sports…Member of the LPGA Executive Committee from 1992-94.
Mei-Chi Cheng
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 11/1/1959
Birthplace: Tainan, Taiwan
Rookie Year: 1984
Tour Status: Non-Exempt
Mei-Chi Cheng became a professional golfer in 1984, and qualified for the JLPGA (Japan) the following year. In 1986, she won her first title at the Tainan Open in Taiwan. She is most recognized as the first Taiwanese golfer to have won a LPGA Tour in the U.S. (Wegmans LPGA in Rochester, NY in 1988). She has seven career wins, mostly in Asia. The most recent tour she won was the 1999 Sankyo Lady Cup in Japan. She was Vice Chairwoman of the Taiwan LPGA until 2007. In her spare time, she enjoys watching movies and traveling.
Deb Richard
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 6/3/1963
Birthplace: Abbeville, LA
Rookie Year: 1985
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of 11... Credits Ron Schmedemann and teacher Peter Kostis as having most influenced her career... Inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame in 1994... Won the 1994 Founders Cup Award, given by Golf Digest... Received the 1996 Sports Illustrated for Kids Good Sports Award for her involvement with the Deb Richard Foundation, which awards college scholarships to physically challenged children... Honored with the 1996 Samaritan Award in recognition of her work with the Deb Richard Foundation.
Judy Dickinson
Height: 5ft 4in
Birthdate: 3/4/1950
Birthplace: Akron, OH
Rookie Year: 1978
Tour Status: Exempt
Credits husband, the late Gardner Dickinson, and her father with influencing her game... Won the 1992 Patty Berg Award and the 1990 William and Mousie Powell Award... 1991 March of Dimes Woman of the Year... Recipient of the 1997 EWG Leadership Award…In 1999, inducted into the Summit County (Akron, Ohio) Hall of Fame…Member of the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame... President of the LPGA Tour from 1990-92... Married Gardner Dickinson on Sept. 28, 1985... Gave birth to twins Barron Fredric and Spencer Lawrence on Sept. 3, 1989... Also played under the name of Clark from 1978-85…Enjoys art and music... Serves on the advisory board to the World Golf Hall of Fame and is a member of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame Veteran's Committee…Helped lead the LPGA's 50th anniversary celebration planning efforts... Represents Liz Claiborne and Foot-Joy.
Pat Bradley
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 3/24/1951
Birthplace: Westford, MA
Rookie Year: 1974
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of 11 under head pro John Wirbal of Nashua (N.H.) CC... Credits instructor Gail Davis with much of her success... Also credits her late father, Richard, with influencing her career... Is a member of FIU Hall of Fame... An outstanding skier and former instructor... Skied in the Gerald Ford Invitational at Vail, Colo., from 1981-83... Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers... Represents Elandale Apparel.
Kathy Whitworth
Height: 5ft 9in
Birthdate: 9/27/1939
Birthplace: Monahans, TX
Rookie Year: 1958
Tour Status: Non-Exempt
Given name: Kathrynne Ann Whitworth... Began playing golf at the age of 15…A member of the President's Campaign Against Drug Abuse... Tutored by Harvey Penick and Hardy Loudermilk…Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 1965 and 1967... Served as player director during the 1986 and 1987 seasons... Vice president of the LPGA in 1988 and president for the third time in 1989... Paired with Mickey Wright, made golf history as the first women's team to compete in the PGA-sanctioned Legends of Golf... Received the Metropolitan Golf Writer and Golfcasters Gold Tee Award in 1984... Named "Golfer of the Decade" by GOLF Magazine for the years 1968-77 during the 1988 Centennial of Golf in America celebration... Inducted into the New Mexico Hall of Fame, Texas Sports and Golf Hall of Fame, World Golf Hall of Fame and the Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame... Received the 1985 William Richardson Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for consistent outstanding contributions to golf
Ayako Okamoto
Height: 5ft 5in
Birthdate: 4/2/1951
Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
Rookie Year: 1981
Tour Status: Non-Exempt
Most popular female player in Japan... Received the 1987 Japanese Prime Minister's Award for her contribution to encouraging and developing sports in Japan... Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers... Prior to playing golf, she was an excellent softball pitcher... Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt... Represents Daiwabo, Mizuno and Dunlop.
Sandra Haynie
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 6/4/1943
Birthplace: Ft Worth, TX
Rookie Year: 1961
Tour Status: Non-Exempt
Given name: Sandra Jane Haynie... She began playing at the age of 11... Credits A.G. Mitchell and Gail Davis for helping with her game... In November 1984, was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame... Was named among GOLF Magazine's "100 Heroes" during 1988 Centennial of Golf in America celebration... Has suffered from arthritis since age 33... She led (1982-92) the annual celebrity pro-am "Swing Against Arthritis," with all proceeds going to North Texas Chapter of the National Arthritis Foundation... Served as a Tour officer and playing member of the LPGA Board of Directors... Loves most sports... Was inducted into the Women's Sports Foundation International Hall of Fame in 1999... Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers.
Nancy Lopez
Height: 5ft 5in
Birthdate: 1/6/1957
Birthplace: Torrance, CA
Rookie Year: 1977
Tour Status: Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of eight under the guidance of her father, Domingo, and turned professional after her sophomore year of college... Was inducted into the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame in November 1989... Is a playing editor for Golf for Women magazine... Was named "Golfer of the Decade" by GOLF Magazine for the years 1978-87 during the Centennial of Golf in America celebration in 1988... Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers... Founder and principal of the Nancy Lopez Golf Company... Married baseball star Ray Knight on Oct. 29, 1982... Gave birth to daughter Ashley Marie on Nov. 7, 1983; Erinn Shea on May 26, 1986; and Torri Heather on Oct. 30, 1991... Competed as Nancy Lopez-Melton from 1980-81... Represents Sara Lee.
Jane Blalock
Height: 5ft 6in
Birthdate: 9/19/1945
Birthplace: Portsmouth, NH
Rookie Year: 1969
Tour Status: Non-Exempt
Started playing golf at the age of 13... Credits Bob Toski, Tom Nieportie and Ed Oldfield for helping develop her game... Former school teacher... Headlines University of New Hampshire Pro-Am Golf Classic to benefit the Jane Blalock Athletic Scholarship Fund... Recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top 50 players and teachers... Represents Cleveland Golf and Bogner of America.
Cristie Kerr
Height: 5ft 4in
Birthdate: 10/12/1977
Birthplace: Miami, FL
Rookie Year: 1997
Tour Status: Exempt
Took up golf at age eight, and by 12 she was a 2-handicap. She won the Florida State Junior Girls Championship from 1993-95, and was the American Junior Golf Association player of the year in 1995 following a season in which she won the Women's Western Amateur and the Florida State Women's Championship.

2009 - Jiyai Shin
2008 - Eun-Hee Ji
2007 - Lorena Ochoa
2006 - Jeong Jang
2005 - Lorena Ochoa
2004 - Kim Saiki
2003 - Rachel Teske
2002 - Karrie Webb
2001 - Laura Davies
2000 - Meg Mallon
1999 - Karrie Webb
1998 - Rosie Jones
1997 - Penny Hammel
1996 - Dottie Pepper
1995 - Patty Sheehan
1994 - Lisa Kiggens
1993 - Tammie Green
1992 - Patty Sheehan
1991 - Rosie Jones
1990 - Patty Sheehan
1989 - Patty Sheehan
1988 - Mei-Chi Cheng
1987 - Deb Richard
1986 - Judy Dickinson
1985 - Pat Bradley
1984 - Kathy Whitworth
1983 - Ayako Okamoto
1982 - Sandra Haynie
1981 - Nancy Lopez
1980 - Nancy Lopez
1979 - Jane Blalock
1978 - Nancy Lopez
1977 - Pat Bradley

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