Kelly Robbins

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Kelly Robbins
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Personal information
Full nameKelly Robbins
Born (1969-09-29) September 29, 1969 (age 55)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Tulsa
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1992)
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour9
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship T2: 1996
Women's PGA C'ship Won: 1995
U.S. Women's Open T2: 2003
du Maurier Classic T3: 1997
Women's British Open T32: 2001

Kelly Robbins (born September 29, 1969) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1992 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.

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Amateur career

Robbins was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She started playing golf at the age of 8. She attended the University of Tulsa, where she was a member of the NCAA Championship team in 1988. Throughout her collegiate career, she won seven individual titles and twice was named a First-Team All-American. In 1991, she was honored as the NCAA Co-Player of the Year along with Annika Sörenstam and was the North and South Amateur Championship winner .

Professional career

Robbins joined the LPGA Tour in 1992. She qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. She has won nine tournaments on the tour, including one major, the 1995 McDonald's LPGA Championship. She was most successful in the mid-1990s, finishing in the top-10 on the money list four years in a row, from 1994 to 1997. In 2005, she only played two LPGA Tour events due to a back injury. She retired from competitive golf in 2007.

In 2008, was named co-assistant captain of the 2009 U.S. Solheim Cup team.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (9)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (8)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1May 30, 1993 LPGA Corning Classic −11 (70-68-70-69=277)Playoff Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas
2Jul 10, 1994 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic −9 (69-70-65=204)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green
3May 14, 1995 McDonald's LPGA Championship −10 (66-68-72-68=274)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Laura Davies
4Apr 7, 1996 Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic −11 (73-68-68-64=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Val Skinner
5Feb 9, 1997 Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am −17 (66-69-69-67=271)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Emilee Klein
6Jul 6, 1997 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic −19 (67-64-67-67=265)8 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green
7Jan 18, 1998 HealthSouth Inaugural −7 (76-67-66=209)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon
8Oct 11, 1998 Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions −12 (66-73-67-70=276)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster
9Jan 17, 1999 HealthSouth Inaugural −11 (70-71-64=205)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tina Barrett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb

LPGA Tour playoff record (4–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11993 LPGA Corning Classic Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas Won with par on first extra hole
21994 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green Won with birdie on first extra hole
31996 Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic Flag of the United States.svg Val Skinner Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
41997 Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am Flag of the United States.svg Emilee Klein Won with par on second extra hole
51997 Standard Register PING Flag of England.svg Laura Davies Lost to par on first extra hole
61997 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson
Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster
Inkster won with birdie on first extra hole
72003 U.S. Women's Open Flag of the United States.svg Hilary Lunke
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Stanford
Lunke won 18-hole playoff (Lunke:70, Stanford:71, Robbins:73)

Other wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1995 McDonald's LPGA Championship −10 (66-68-72-68=274)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Laura Davies

Team appearances

Professional


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