Danielle Ammaccapane

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Danielle Ammaccapane
Personal information
Born (1965-11-27) November 27, 1965 (age 59)
Babylon, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T11: 1989, 1991
Women's PGA C'ship T14: 1990
U.S. Women's Open T3: 1990
du Maurier Classic T9: 1995
Women's British Open T25: 2001

Danielle Ammaccapane (born November 27, 1965) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling. [1]

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Amateur career

Ammaccapane was born in Babylon, New York. She had a successful junior and amateur career and won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1985. [2] She played her collegiate golf at Arizona State University becoming NCAA National Champion in 1985, [3] All-American First team in 1985 and 1986 and All-American Second team in 1987. She was also All-Conference First team from 1984–1987 and won the Pac-10 championship in 1987. [4] She became a member of the Arizona State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. [5]

She represented the United States in the 1986 Curtis Cup. [6] [7]

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Mar 24, 1991 Standard Register PING −9 (74-70-70-69=283)2 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak
Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon
2Mar 22, 1992 Standard Register PING−13 (72-69-69-69=279)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kristi Albers
3May 3, 1992 Centel Classic −12 (69-68-69-69=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Estill
Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann
Flag of the United States.svg Colleen Walker
4Jun 21, 1992 Lady Keystone Open −8 (68-71-69=208)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Flag of the United States.svg Muffin Spencer-Devlin
Flag of the United States.svg Lori West
5Jun 15, 1997 Edina Realty LPGA Classic −8 (70-70-68=208)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jane Geddes
Flag of Japan.svg Mayumi Hirase
Flag of Japan.svg Hiromi Kobayashi
Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew
6May 3 1998 Mercury Titleholders Championship −12 (70-68-67-71=276)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Estill
7Sep 6, 1998 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship −12 (65-67-72=204)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Emilee Klein

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. Danielle Ammaccapane's Daughter Lands Lead Role In Movie
  2. "U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship Past Champions". USGA (United States Golf Association). Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  3. "History – Past Champions". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  4. "Honors and Accolades". Arizona State Sun Devils. Archived from the original on February 9, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  5. "ASU Announces Hall of Fame Choices for 1997". Arizona State University. July 15, 1997. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  6. "1986 Curtis Cup". USGA (United States Golf Association). Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  7. "Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932–2002". USGA. Retrieved April 20, 2007.