Laurel Kean

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Laurel Kean
Personal information
Born (1963-06-14) June 14, 1963 (age 60)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College University of South Florida
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1988-2005)
Futures Tour (1987, 1995-96, 2000)
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour10
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T23: 1991
Women's PGA C'ship T18: 1988
U.S. Women's Open 4th: 1991
du Maurier Classic T23: 1990
Women's British Open CUT: 2001
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour
Player of the Year
1987

Laurel Kean (born June 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

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Kean was born in Portland, Maine. She played college golf at University of South Florida where she was an All-American in 1986.

Kean turned professional in 1987 and played on the Futures Tour. She won nine events in 1987, setting the single season record, and was named Player of the Year.

Kean had her lone LPGA Tour win [1] in 2000, [2] the first by a Monday qualifier.

After retiring from active competition in 2006, Kean became a teaching pro at La Playa Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Sep 3, 2000 State Farm Rail Classic –18 (66-66-66=198)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dina Ammaccapane
Flag of South Korea.svg Mi-Hyun Kim

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1997 Sara Lee Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nancy Harvey
Flag of the United States.svg Terry-Jo Myers
Myers won with par on fifth extra hole
Harvey eliminated by birdie on first hole

Futures Tour wins (10)

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