- Donna Andrews (golfer)
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Donna Andrews Personal information Full name Donna Andrews Born April 12, 1967
Lynchburg, VirginiaHeight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Nationality United States
Career College University of North Carolina Turned professional 1989 Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1990) Professional wins 7 Number of wins by tour LPGA Tour 6 Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 1)Kraft Nabisco C'ship Won: 1994 LPGA Championship T2: 1998 U.S. Women's Open T2: 1993 du Maurier Classic T6: 1992 Women's British Open CUT: 2002 Donna Andrews (born April 12, 1967) in Lynchburg, Virginia is an American golfer. She attended the University of North Carolina and as an amateur, won the 1988 North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship.
Andrews rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1990. She won six titles on the Tour between 1993 and 1998, including one major championship, the 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore. Her best finish on the money list was third in 1998 and she also made the top ten in 1993 (9th) and 1994 (5th). She represented the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994 and 1998 and is the captain of the 2007 United States Junior Solheim Team.
After her retirement from LPGA tournament play, Andrews became a golf instructor at Pine Needles Resort near Pinehurst, North Carolina and is co-owner of Andrews and James Real Estate.
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Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 Sep 12, 1993 Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship -8 (69-69-70=208) 1 stroke Tina Barrett
Missie McGeorge
2 Mar 13, 1994 PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson) -12 (66-68-69-73=276) 3 strokes Brandie Burton
Judy Dickinson
3 Mar 27, 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore -12 (70-69-67-70=276) 1 stroke Laura Davies
4 Jun 26, 1994 ShopRite LPGA Classic -6 (67-66-74=207) 2 strokes Michelle Estill
5 Mar 16, 1997 Welch's/Circle K Championship -15 (68-67-70-68=273) 1 stroke Tina Barrett
6 Apr 5, 1998 Longs Drugs Challenge -10 (70-69-70-69=278 1 stroke Carin Koch
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
Other wins
- 1996 JCPenney Classic (with Mike Hulbert)
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore -12 (70-69-67-70=276) 1 stroke Laura Davies
External links
- Donna Andrews at the LPGA Tour official site
Dinah Shore/Kraft Nabisco Championship champions 1983 Amy Alcott · 1984 Juli Inkster† · 1985 Alice Miller · 1986‡ Pat Bradley · 1987‡ Betsy King · 1988 Amy Alcott · 1989‡ Juli Inkster · 1990 Betsy King† · 1991‡ Amy Alcott · 1992 Dottie Mochrie† · 1993 Helen Alfredsson · 1994 Donna Andrews · 1995 Nanci Bowen · 1996 Patty Sheehan · 1997 Betsy King · 1998‡ Pat Hurst · 1999 Dottie Pepper · 2000‡ Karrie Webb · 2001 Annika Sörenstam · 2002 Annika Sörenstam · 2003 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc · 2004 Grace Park · 2005 Annika Sörenstam · 2006 Karrie Webb† · 2007 Morgan Pressel · 2008 Lorena Ochoa · 2009 Brittany Lincicome · 2010 Yani Tseng · 2011 Stacy Lewis
† event won in a playoff ‡ event won wire-to-wire United States Solheim Cup team – 1994 Donna Andrews • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Tammie Green • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Mochrie • Kelly Robbins • Patty Sheehan • Sherri Steinhauer
JoAnne Carner (non-playing captain)
Won: 13 – 7United States Solheim Cup team – 1998 Donna Andrews • Brandie Burton • Tammie Green • Pat Hurst • Juli Inkster • Christa Johnson • Rosie Jones • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Pepper • Kelly Robbins • Sherri Steinhauer
Judy Rankin (non-playing captain)
Won: 16 – 12Categories:- American female golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Winners of LPGA major golf championships
- Solheim Cup competitors for the United States
- Golfers from Virginia
- People from Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American golf biography stubs
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