Tracy Hanson

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Tracy Hanson
Personal information
Born (1971-10-28) October 28, 1971 (age 52)
NGCA
Hall of Fame
2003

Tracy Hanson (born October 28, 1971) is a retired American

LPGA Tour between 1995 and 2008. She was the 1991 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links champion and won the 1994 Indonesia Ladies Open.[2]

College and amateur career

Hanson captured numerous titles as an amateur, including the 1989 Women's Western Junior Championship and the 1991 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. She was the low amateur at the 1991 U.S. Women's Open, and member of the 1992 U.S. Curtis Cup Team.[2]

Hanson played collegiate golf at San Jose State University, where she won 10 collegiate titles and was a member of the 1992 NCAA National Championship team. She was a four-time All-American and three-time Academic All-American.[3]

Professional career

Hanson turned professional in 1993 and played on the

BMW European Masters in Belgium.[4] She won the Indonesia Ladies Open and two Pacific Northwest Golf Tour titles.[2]

Hanson tied for 12th at the

GHP Heartland Classic, and she finished runner-up in the Rookie of the Year race, just five points behind winner Pat Hurst.[2]

Hanson was runner-up twice on the LPGA Tour, at the 1998 Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic where she lost to Hiromi Kobayashi on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, and at the 2001 Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage, one stroke behind Tina Fischer.[5]

In 2022, in her first year of eligibility, she qualified for the U.S. Senior Women's Open.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1998 Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic Japan Hiromi Kobayashi Lost to birdie on first extra hole

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "October 28, 2011: Golf on this day..." Montreal Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tracy Hanson Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "About". Tracy Hanson. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "2009 LET Media Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tracy Hanson". Golfdata. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

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