Debbie Steinbach

Debbie Steinbach
Personal information
Full name	Debbie Meisterlin Steinbach
Born	January 28, 1953 (1953-01-28) (age 58) Fullerton, California
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Cal State Fullerton
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1975-1986)
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	DNP
LPGA Championship	T41: 1984
U.S. Women's Open	T29: 1983
du Maurier Classic	T13: 1983

Debbie Meisterlin Steinbach (born January 28, 1953) is an American professional golfer, motivational speaker, golf instructor, broadcaster and author.

Born Debbie Meisterlin in Fullerton, California, she attended California State University, Fullerton. She began playing on the LPGA Tour in 1975. Her best finish was a T-5 at the 1979 Florida Lady Citrus. After her marriage, she has competed under the name Debbie Steinbach.

Steinbach is a Class A teaching professional and Golf for Women Magazine "Top 50" instructor as well as a contributing editor, is a veteran of the LPGA Tour with eight course records and eleven holes-in-one to her credit. She is also the founder and CEO of women's golf clinic Venus Golf and the author of Venus on the Fairway, which highlights the physical and psychological differences between men and women in relation to golf instruction and the different teaching methods necessary for both genders. The company released an instructional DVD in 2004 titled, Venus on the Fundamentals of Golf. In his appraisal of the video, Arnold Palmer was quoted as saying: “Debbie has a unique gift for keeping her information simple and making learning fun." A veteran of more than five thousand individual lessons, Steinbach currently teaches at The Palms Country Club in La Quinta, California and makes her home in that same city.

Her experience as a broadcaster ranges from local radio in California's Coachella Valley to color commentary on national television for the likes of NBC-TV and ESPN. She has also been an infomercial spokesperson for Daiwa, Carbite and GolfGear.

Steinbach is currently a spokesperson for Rally For A Cure, a national breast cancer awareness organization.

As Debbie Meisterlin, she appeared with her family on a December 1981 episode of the game show Family Feud.

External links

• Debbie Steinbach at the LPGA Tour official site
• Debbie Steinbach's biography at venusgolf.com
• Reprint of 2004 article at worldgolf.com announcing the release of the instructional video

Persondata
Name	Steinbach, Debbie
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	January 28, 1953
Place of birth	Fullerton, California
Date of death
Place of death