Jackie Gallagher-Smith | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Marion, Indiana, U.S. | December 11, 1967
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | Louisiana State University |
Turned professional | 1990 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1994) |
Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (1991-1996) Ladies Asian Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T39: 2003 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T47: 2002 |
U.S. Women's Open | T21: 2000 |
du Maurier Classic | T30: 1997 |
Women's British Open | T26: 2006 |
Jackie Gallagher-Smith (born December 11, 1967) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Gallagher-Smith has won once on the LPGA Tour [1] in 1999. [2]
Gallagher-Smith's brother, Jim Gallagher Jr., has won on the PGA Tour, making them one of two brother/sister pairs (the other is Billy Kratzert and Cathy Gerring) to win on both tours. [3] Her brother, Jeff Gallagher, has won twice on the Nationwide Tour.
In 2005, a former caddie, Gary Robinson filed a suit claiming that the golfer had used him as an "unwitting sperm donor" to get pregnant. Robinson started caddying for Gallagher-Smith in early 2004 and later they entered into a sexual relationship. Robinson claimed that she told him she and her husband had been unsuccessful in conceiving a child. In July, Robinson claimed that she told him she was pregnant, leading him to believe he was the father. He eventually dropped the lawsuit. [4]
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1 | Jul 25, 1999 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | –17 (66-68-65=199) | 3 strokes | Marnie McGuire |
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