Leigh Ann Mills

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Leigh Ann Mills
Personal information
Born1966 (age 59–60)
Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional1988
Former tours LPGA Tour (1993–2003)
Ladies Asian Golf Tour
ALPG Tour
Futures Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Women's PGA C'ship T46: 2000
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 1987, 1999, 2002
du Maurier Classic T18: 1994

Leigh Ann Mills (born c. 1966) is an American former professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1993 to 2003. She was runner-up at the 1995 Edina Realty LPGA Classic and collected four worldwide titles.

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Early life and amateur career

Mills started playing golf at the age of 8 and was taught to play by her father Bob. She cites Bob Toski as another individual influencing her game. [1]

Mills attended Florida State University from 1984 to 1988 and played with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team. [2] She recorded 15 top-10 finishes in collegiate competition, and posted a fourth-place finish at the 1987 Doral Invitational. She was a semifinalist at the 1988 Women's Western Open. [3]

Professional career

Mills turned professional after graduating in 1988 and competed internationally prior to joining the LPGA Tour. In 1990, she won the Indonesia Ladies Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the Ängsö Ladies Open on the Swedish Golf Tour, a stroke ahead of Pia Wiberg and two ahead of Annika Sörenstam in third. [4] In 1991, she won the International Women's Open and Windsor Park Futures Classic. [3] On the ALPG Tour, she was runner-up at the 1992 Australian Ladies Masters and again in 1993, a stroke behind Laura Davies. [5]

In 1992, Mills qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 29th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 1993 season. [6] The following year, she finished first and earned fully exempt status for the 1994 season. Mills appeared in 220 LPGA events and recorded a career-best finish of second place at the 1995 Edina Realty LPGA Classic a stroke behind Julie Piers, and tied for third at the 1999 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. [7] [8]

Mills recorded a career-low 66 during the first round of the 1994 du Maurier Classic and finished tied 22nd. In total, she competed in 11 major championships between 1987 and 2002 with a best finish of tied 18th at the 2000 du Maurier Classic. [9]

She was ranked as high as 75th in the world in 1995. [9]

Coaching career

Mills retired after 14 seasons on tour to become an assistant coach at Temple University. [9]

Professional wins (4)

Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1)

Swedish Golf Tour Tour (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		Margin of
victory		Runner-up
117 Jun 1990 Ängsö Ladies Open 223 (+7)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Pia Wiberg

Other wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament1987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
LPGA Championship CUTCUTT46
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTCUT
du Maurier Classic T22CUTCUTCUTT18
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leigh Ann Mills Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Florida State Women's Golf 2018-2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Florida State University. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Paltrowitz, Darren (July 22, 2022). "Exclusive: LPGA great Leigh Ann Mills on beating cancer, healthy living & more". Sportskeeda. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Results 1990 Ängsö Ladies Open". Golfdata. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Australian Ladies Masters". Where2golf. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Coral Springs' Mills Earns A Spot In LPGA Opener". Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Leigh Ann Mills". LPGA Tour. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  8. ↑ "LPGA Tour Money List". Golf Today. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Leigh Ann Mills". Temple University. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
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