Shelley Hamlin
| Shelley Hamlin | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Shelley Lee Hamlin | ||||
| Born | May 28, 1949 LPGA Tour (1972–2000) Legends Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 3 | ||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
| Titleholders C'ship | T24: 1972 | ||||
| Chevron Championship | T15: 1983 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T12: 1992 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1973 | ||||
| du Maurier Classic | 5th: 1992 | ||||
| Women's British Open | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Shelley Lee Hamlin (May 28, 1949 – October 15, 2018) was an American
LPGA Tour
.
Career
Hamlin was born in
U.S. Women's Amateur to Catherine Lacoste
.
Hamlin turned professional in 1972 and joined the LPGA Tour. She won three times on the LPGA Tour[2] between 1978 and 1993.[3][4][5]
Hamlin was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971.[6]
Death
Hamlin died on October 15, 2018, at age 69 from breast cancer.[7]
Amateur wins
- 1967 California Women's Amateur
- 1968 California Women's Amateur
- 1969 California Women's Amateur
- 1970 California Women's Amateur
- 1971 AIAW National Collegiate Championship
Professional wins (5)
LPGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27, 1978 | Patty Berg Classic | −10 (71-68-69=208) | 1 stroke |  Kathy Whitworth
|
| 2 | Feb 9, 1992 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | −10 (72-68-66=206) | 1 stroke | Dana Lofland
|
| 3 | Jun 27, 1993 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | −9 (67-67-70=204) | 2 strokes | Amy Benz Beth Daniel Judy Dickinson
|
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)
- 1975 Japan Classic
Legends Tour wins (1)
- 2002 Fidelity Investments Classic
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup: 1968 (winners), 1970 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 1966 (winners), 1968 (winners)
References
- ^ George, Carmen (October 19, 2018). "Shelley Hamlin, pioneer for women's sports who was among Valley's best golfers, dies". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79" (PDF). LPGA.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
- ^ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
- ^ "LPGA Remembers Shelley Hamlin". LPGA. October 16, 2018.
External links
- Shelley Hamlin at the LPGA Tourofficial site
- Shelley Hamlin at the Legends Tour former site