Amy Benz

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Amy Benz
Personal information
Born (1962-05-12) May 12, 1962 (age 61)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Southern Methodist
Turned professional1983
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA of Japan Tour2
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T2: 1993
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 1988
U.S. Women's Open T6: 1988
du Maurier Classic T12: 1990

Amy Benz (born May 12, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

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As an amateur, Benz won the 1982 AIAW National Championship, [1] was an AIAW Southern Methodist University All-American [2] and was part of the team that won the 1982 Curtis Cup [3] and the 1982 Espirito Santo Trophy. Other wins include the 1981 Women's Western Amateur, [4] the Orange Bowl Classic and the American Junior Golf Association Tournament of Champions. [5]

Benz played on the LPGA Tour from 1983 to 2000. She never won on tour but had five runner-up finishes: 1990 Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open, 1992 Sara Lee Classic, 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore, 1993 ShopRite LPGA Classic, 1996 ShopRite LPGA Classic. [5] She won the unofficial mixed-team JCPenney Classic with John Huston in 1988 and won twice on the LPGA of Japan Tour, the 1989 Fujitsu Ladies and the 1991 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament.

Amateur wins

Source: [5]

Professional wins

LPGA of Japan Tour wins

Other wins

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Women's Golf at the AIAW Championship". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. "SMU announces 2013 Athletics Hall Of Fame class". SMU. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. "1982 Curtis Cup Winner and Match Scores" . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. "Amy Benz (2016)". SMU Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Amy Benz – Bio". LPGA Tour.