- Pat Hurst
Pat Hurst (born
May 23 ,1969 ) is an Americangolf er who plays on the U.S.-basedLPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in
San Leandro, California and raised in California.Amateur career
As an amateur, Hurst won the 1986
United States Girls Junior Amateur Golf Championship and the 1990U.S. Women's Amateur Championship . She was also the 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur medalist and was a member of the 1990 U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team. cite web
title = World Amateur Team Championship Record Books
publisher = International Golf Federation
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wplayer2.asp?fname=Pat&mname=&lname=Hurst&country=United%20States%20of%20America
accessdate = 2007-04-24]Hurst attended
San José State University and won team and individual NCAA titles in 1989. She was All-American First team in 1989 and 1990,Big West Champion in 1988 and Big West Champion and Athlete of the Year in 1990. She is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame. cite web
title = Women's Golf Record Book
publisher =San Jose State University
url = http://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/21818.pdf
accessdate = 2007-04-24]Professional career
In 1995, Hurst won Rookie of the Year honors in her debut season on the
LPGA Tour . She has five career LPGA titles, including one major, 1998Nabisco Dinah Shore . Her best money list finish was 6th in 2000. She has represented the United States in theSolheim Cup five times, in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2007.LPGA Tour wins (5)
*1997 (1) Oldsmobile Classic
*1998 (1)Kraft Nabisco Championship
*2000 (1) Electrolux USA Championship
*2005 (1)State Farm Classic
*2006 (1)Safeway Classic LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
Results in LPGA majors
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.Team appearances
Amateur
*Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 1990 Professional
*Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1998 (winners), 2000, 2002 (winners), 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)
*Women's World Cup of Golf (representing the United States): 2006Notes and References
External links
* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=125 Profile on the LPGA's official site]
* [http://www.aagolfmag.com/on-the-tours/winning-mom.html Winning Mom] AAGolf Magazine, 1 September 2006
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