Nancy Scranton

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Nancy Scranton
Personal information
Full nameNancy Scranton
Born (1961-04-26) April 26, 1961 (age 62)
Centralia, Illinois
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Florida State University
University of Kentucky
Turned professional1985
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1985–2008)
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Epson Tour1
Other5
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship T6: 1991
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 1999, 2000
U.S. Women's Open T6: 1988
du Maurier Classic Won: 1991
Women's British Open CUT: 2001, 2002
Achievements and awards
LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award
1999

Nancy Scranton (born April 26, 1961) is an American professional golfer.

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Scranton was born in Centralia, Illinois. She attended Florida State University and the University of Kentucky. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1985. She has three tournament victories on the tour, including one major championship, the 1991 du Maurier Classic. Her best money list finish was 16th in 1991. She was a member of the United States team at the 2000 Solheim Cup.

Professional wins (9)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 15, 1991 du Maurier Classic −9 (72-75-64-68=279)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Massey
2Sep 27, 1992 Los Coyotes LPGA Classic −9 (73-68-73-65=279)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon
3Jan 23, 2000 Subaru Memorial of Naples −13 (66-71-68-70=275)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12000 Subaru Memorial of Naples Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth Won with par on second extra hole

Futures Tour wins (1)

Legends Tour wins (5)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1991 du Maurier Classic −9 (72-75-64-68=279)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Massey

Team appearances

Professional


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