Leta Lindley

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Leta Lindley
2007 LPGA Championship - Leta Lindley (1).jpg
Lindley at the 2007 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1972-06-01) June 1, 1972 (age 52)
Phoenix, Arizona
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Spouse
Matt Plagmann
(m. 1996)
Children2
Career
College University of Arizona
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s) Legends of the LPGA
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T9: 2002
Women's PGA C'ship 2nd: 1997
U.S. Women's Open T5: 1995
du Maurier Classic T23: 2000
Women's British Open T38: 2008
Achievements and awards
NGCA Players Hall of Fame2006
Heather Farr Player Award 2008

Leta Lindley (born June 1, 1972) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour between 1995 and 2012, and currently plays on the Legends of the LPGA circuit. She was runner-up at the 1997 LPGA Championship and won the 2008 LPGA Corning Classic. She has won three Legends of the LPGA tournaments, including her first career major, the 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Open. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

Lindley's first golf job was painting stripes on range balls as an 11-year-old. She played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona, where she briefly roomed with Annika Sörenstam. [2] She was a four-time All-American, three-time Academic All-American, and finished third at the 1993 NCAA Championship. She was a Honda Sports Award finalist twice, and lost out to Vicki Goetze in 1992 and Charlotta Sörenstam in 1993. In addition, she was the medalist at the 1994 U.S. Women's Amateur. Lindley turned professional in the summer of 1994 after graduating with a degree in communications. [3]

Professional career

Lindley had a long and successful career on tour, and earned non-exempt status for the 1995 LPGA Tour season by finishing tied 52nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. In her rookie season, she tied for third at the State Farm Rail Classic and tied for fifth at the 1995 U.S. Women's Open. [3]

In 1997, she recorded her career-best major finish with at the McDonald's LPGA Championship, where she lost a playoff to Christa Johnson on the second hole. She recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Edina Realty LPGA Classic. [3]

In 1999, she was runner-up at the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic. She crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings in 2000 and the $2 million mark in 2005. After almost 15 years on tour, she won the 2008 Corning Classic in her 295th LPGA Tour start. She crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings and retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2012 season, ranking among the top 60 all-time LPGA money winners, despite having only one win. [2]

After recording runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023, she won the U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2024. [4]

Personal life

Lindley's husband, Matt Plagmann, caddied for her; her son Cole (born 2004), and daughter Reese (born 2006) traveled with the couple. [2]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1May 25, 2008 LPGA Corning Classic −11 (73-67-70-67=277)Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Jang

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11997 McDonald's LPGA Championship Flag of the United States.svg Christa Johnson Lost to par on second extra hole
22008 LPGA Corning Classic Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Jang Won with birdie on first extra hole

Legends of the LPGA wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 12, 2023 St Johns Challenge−7 (65)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Jeray
2Nov 8, 2023Cove Cay Legends−14 (65-65=130)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Moira Dunn-Bohls
3Aug 4, 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Open −9 (69-71-71-64=275)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Kaori Yamamoto

Results in LPGA Majors

Tournament199519961997199819992000
Nabisco Dinah Shore T54CUTT27
LPGA Championship CUT2CUTT26T12
U.S. Women's Open T5CUTCUTT20T46
du Maurier Classic T53CUTT66CUTCUTT23
Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Kraft Nabisco Championship T48T927T35T30WDCUTT2978
LPGA Championship T17T25CUTT25T30T65T45
U.S. Women's Open T43CUTT22T19T50T53CUTT21
Women's British Open ^CUTCUTT38

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
T = tied

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References

  1. "Third Time's the Charm: Lindley Charges to Title at Fox Chapel". USGA. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Nichols, Beth Ann (August 4, 2024). "'Underdog' Leta Lindley rides hot putter to U.S. Senior Women's Open title with record final round". Golfweek. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Leta Lindley Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. Strege, John (August 4, 2024). "Leta Lindley avenges consecutive runner-up finishes in the U.S. Senior Women's Open with a comeback victory". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 5, 2024.