Elaine Crosby

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Elaine Crosby
Personal information
Born (1958-06-06) June 6, 1958 (age 65)
Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Jackson, Michigan, U.S.
Career
College University of Michigan
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s) Legends Tour
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Futures Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Epson Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T11: 1990
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 1994
U.S. Women's Open T6: 1990
du Maurier Classic T16: 1987

Elaine Crosby (born June 6, 1958) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

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Crosby won twice on the LPGA Tour [1] in 1989 and 1994. [2] [3]

Crosby was elected to the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1996.

Crosby founded the website "FINDaLESSON.com". [4]

Amateur wins

Source: [4]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1Nov 5, 1989 Mazda Japan Classic –11 (71-64-70=205)3 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dawn Coe
2May 22, 1994 Lady Keystone Open –5 (69-72-70=211)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Laura Davies

Futures Tour wins (1)

Legends Tour wins (1)

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References

  1. LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived September 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 "About Our Staff – Elaine Crosby". PracticeRange.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.