Deb Richard

Deb Richard
Deb Richard
Personal information
Born	June 3, 1963 (age 61); Abbeville, Louisiana
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Florida
Turned professional	1986
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1986–2005)
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	5
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	T10: 1996
Women's PGA C'ship	T5: 1991
U.S. Women's Open	T9: 1986
du Maurier Classic	T4: 1988, 1998
Women's British Open	CUT: 2003, 2004
Achievements and awards
Broderick Award
Broderick Award	1985

Last updated June 04, 2024

Deb Richard (born June 3, 1963) is an American former professional golfer who was a member of the LPGA Tour for twenty years during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Amateur career

Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. She first found success as an amateur golfer by winning the Kansas state high school golf championship three consecutive years for Manhattan High School (1979–1981). She followed by winning the Kansas Women's Amateur the next two years (1982, 1983). In 1984, Richard won the prestigious U.S. Women's Amateur; a few months later she was part of the U.S. team that won the Espirito Santo Trophy in Hong Kong.

While competing for coach Mimi Ryan's Florida Gators women's golf team at the University of Florida from 1982 to 1985, she won seven tournaments including three consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) individual championships. As a senior in 1985, she was the individual runner-up, by a single stroke, at the NCAA Women's Golf Championship, was recognized as the SEC Golfer of the Year, and won the Broderick Award as the nation's outstanding female collegiate golfer.^[1]^[2] Richard was a first-team All-SEC selection all four years (1982–1985) and a first-team All-American in 1984 and 1985. She graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in advertising in 1989, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1995.^[3]^[4]

Professional career

Richard played on the LPGA Tour for twenty years (1986–2005), during which she won five Tour events and finished in the top-10 in over seventy events. Her five wins included the 1987 Rochester International, 1991 Women's Kemper Open, 1991 The Phar-Mor in Youngstown, 1994 Safeco Classic and 1997 Friendly's Classic. Her best finishes in the LPGA majors included a tie for tenth place in the 1996 Kraft Nabisco Championship, a tie for fifth in the 1991 LPGA Championship, a tie for ninth in the 1986 U.S. Women's Open, and ties for fourth in the 1988 and 1998 du Maurier Classic. In 1992, Richard was selected for the U.S. Solheim Cup team. Her career earning as a professional golfer totaled $2,759,551.

Richard has been inducted into the Kansas Golf Hall of Fame. She has also received a number of awards for her charitable activities.

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 28, 1987	Rochester International	–8 (66-69-73-72=280)	2 strokes	Amy Alcott Shirley Furlong Lori Garbacz Laurie Rinker
2	Mar 2, 1991	Women's Kemper Open	–9 (68-70-67-70=275)	Playoff	Cindy Rarick
3	Aug 4, 1991	The Phar-Mor in Youngstown	–9 (70-69-68=207)	Playoff	Jane Geddes
4	Sep 18, 1994	Safeco Classic	–12 (71-68-70-67=276)	1 stroke	Michelle Estill Tammie Green Christa Johnson Rosie Jones
5	Aug 10, 1997	Friendly's Classic	–11 (72-70-68-67=277)	1 stroke	Christa Johnson

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1991	Women's Kemper Open	Cindy Rarick	Won with birdie on second extra hole
2	1991	Jamie Farr Toledo Classic	Alice Miller	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
3	1991	The Phar-Mor in Youngstown	Jane Geddes	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1993	Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic	Nancy Lopez	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

1991 JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Championship

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Espirito Santo Trophy: 1984 (winners)

Professional

Solheim Cup: 1992

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References

↑ Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Golf. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
↑ "UF Lady Gator Great Deb Richard Honored Wednesday". Florida Gators. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
↑ Antonya English, "Carlson calls UF induction top thrill," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1 & 6 (April 7, 1995). Retrieved July 23, 2011.

External links

Deb Richard at the LPGA Tour official site

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[1] Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Golf. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

[2] "UF Lady Gator Great Deb Richard Honored Wednesday". Florida Gators. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

[3] F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

[4] Antonya English, "Carlson calls UF induction top thrill," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1 & 6 (April 7, 1995). Retrieved July 23, 2011.

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