Pat Hurst
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | May 23, 1969 (age 37) San Leandro, California USA |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
| College | San Jose State University |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1991 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 1995) |
| Previous tour | Players West Tour (joined 1991) |
| Professional wins | 5 on LPGA Tour |
| Major Championship results Wins: 1 |
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| Kraft Nabisco | Won 1998 |
| Awards | |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1995 |
Pat Hurst (born May 23, 1969 in San Leandro, California) is an American golfer who plays on the U.S. based LPGA Tour.
Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born and raised in California.
As an amateur, Hurst won the 1986 United States Girls Junior Amateur Golf Championship and the 1990 U.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. World Amateur Team.
Hurst attended San José State University and won team and individual and team NCAA titles in 1989.
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, 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore. Her best money list finish was 6th in 2000. She has represented the United States in the Solheim Cup four times, in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2005.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 1987 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | DNP | T49 | DNP | DNP | CUT | T16 | 1 | T43 | T10 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 | T34 | T75 | T21 | DNP | T17 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T47 | CUT | T21 | T4 | DNP | T12 |
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 | 5 | CUT | T11 | DNP | T23 |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T9 | T36 | T51 | T35 | T23 | T17 | |
| LPGA Championship | T17 | T41 | T43 | T13 | T7 | T5 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T34 | CUT | CUT | T7 | CUT | 2 | |
| Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T13 | T24 | T11 | 20 | CUT |
^ 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.
[edit] 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)
- Women's World Cup of Golf (representing the United States): 2006
[edit] External links
- Profile on the LPGA's official site
- Winning Mom AAGolf Magazine, 1 September 2006
