Shelley Hamlin | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Shelley Lee Hamlin | ||||
Born | San Mateo, California, U.S. | May 28, 1949||||
Died | October 15, 2018 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 69)||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Residence | Laveen, Arizona, U.S. | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Stanford University | ||||
Turned professional | 1972 | ||||
Former tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (1972–2000) Legends Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 5 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
LPGA Tour | 3 | ||||
LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||||
Other | 1 | ||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
Titleholders C'ship | T24: 1972 | ||||
Chevron Championship | T15: 1983 | ||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T12: 1992 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1973 | ||||
du Maurier Classic | 5th: 1992 | ||||
Women's British Open | DNP | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Shelley Lee Hamlin (May 28, 1949 – October 15, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Hamlin was born in San Mateo, California. As an amateur golfer, she won the first four California Women's Amateur Championships (1967–1970). [1] She played at Stanford University and won the 1971 national individual intercollegiate golf championship. She played on the 1968 and 1970 Curtis Cup teams and the 1966 and 1968 Espirito Santo Trophy teams. In 1969, she lost in the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur to Catherine Lacoste.
Hamlin turned professional in 1972 and joined the LPGA Tour. She won three times on the LPGA Tour [2] between 1978 and 1993. [3] [4] [5]
Hamlin was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971. [6]
Hamlin died on October 15, 2018, at age 69 from breast cancer. [7]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 27, 1978 | Patty Berg Classic | −10 (71-68-69=208) | 1 stroke | Kathy Whitworth |
2 | Feb 9, 1992 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | −10 (72-68-66=206) | 1 stroke |
Brandie Burton JoAnne Carner Dana Lofland |
3 | Jun 27, 1993 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | −9 (67-67-70=204) | 2 strokes |
Amy Benz Beth Daniel Judy Dickinson |
Amateur
Shelley Hamlin | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Shelley Lee Hamlin | ||||
Born | San Mateo, California, U.S. | May 28, 1949||||
Died | October 15, 2018 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 69)||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Residence | Laveen, Arizona, U.S. | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Stanford University | ||||
Turned professional | 1972 | ||||
Former tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (1972–2000) Legends Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 5 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
LPGA Tour | 3 | ||||
LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||||
Other | 1 | ||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||
Titleholders C'ship | T24: 1972 | ||||
Chevron Championship | T15: 1983 | ||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T12: 1992 | ||||
U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1973 | ||||
du Maurier Classic | 5th: 1992 | ||||
Women's British Open | DNP | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Shelley Lee Hamlin (May 28, 1949 – October 15, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Hamlin was born in San Mateo, California. As an amateur golfer, she won the first four California Women's Amateur Championships (1967–1970). [1] She played at Stanford University and won the 1971 national individual intercollegiate golf championship. She played on the 1968 and 1970 Curtis Cup teams and the 1966 and 1968 Espirito Santo Trophy teams. In 1969, she lost in the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur to Catherine Lacoste.
Hamlin turned professional in 1972 and joined the LPGA Tour. She won three times on the LPGA Tour [2] between 1978 and 1993. [3] [4] [5]
Hamlin was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971. [6]
Hamlin died on October 15, 2018, at age 69 from breast cancer. [7]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 27, 1978 | Patty Berg Classic | −10 (71-68-69=208) | 1 stroke | Kathy Whitworth |
2 | Feb 9, 1992 | The Phar-Mor at Inverrary | −10 (72-68-66=206) | 1 stroke |
Brandie Burton JoAnne Carner Dana Lofland |
3 | Jun 27, 1993 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | −9 (67-67-70=204) | 2 strokes |
Amy Benz Beth Daniel Judy Dickinson |
Amateur