Gail Graham | |||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||
Full name | Gail Anderson Graham | ||||||||
Born | Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada | January 16, 1964||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | Canada | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
College | Lamar University | ||||||||
Turned professional | 1988 | ||||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1990-2006) | ||||||||
Professional wins | 5 | ||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
LPGA Tour | 2 | ||||||||
Epson Tour | 1 | ||||||||
Other | 2 | ||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||
Chevron Championship | T6: 1994 | ||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | T6: 1997 | ||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | T6: 1992 | ||||||||
du Maurier Classic | T4: 1998 | ||||||||
Women's British Open | DNP | ||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Gail Anderson Graham (born January 16, 1964) is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Graham won twice on the LPGA Tour [1] in 1995 and 1997. [2]
Graham won the LPGA Tour's William and Mousie Powell Award (later renamed the Founders Award) in 2002. [3] She was inducted into the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame in 2008, [4] the British Columbia Golf Hall of Fame in 2015, [5] and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. [6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 1 Oct 1995 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | –15 (67-68-69-69=273) | 2 strokes | Tammie Green |
2 | 2 Mar 1997 | Alpine Australian Ladies Masters | –15 (66-68-71-68=273) | 1 stroke | Karrie Webb |
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