Pamela Wright

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Pamela Wright
Personal information
Born (1964-06-26) 26 June 1964 (age 59)
Scotland
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour
LPGA Tour (1989–2004)
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T8: 1992
Women's PGA C'ship T14: 1989
U.S. Women's Open T9: 1992
du Maurier Classic T3: 1991
Women's British Open CUT: 2001
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1989

Pamela Wright (born 26 June 1964) [1] is a professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. She played in the European Solheim Cup team in 1990, 1992 and 1994.

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Golf career

Wright lost to Maureen Madill in a playoff for the 1980 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, after taking a bogey 5 at the first extra hole. [2] She played for the Great Britain & Ireland team in the 1981 Vagliano Trophy. [3] [4] [5] In 1982 she met Jane Connachan in the final of the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship, losing at the 19th hole. [6] In 1985 she won the Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship by two strokes from Belle Robertson. [7] Wright played collegiate golf at Arizona State University and was All-American Second team in 1987 and All-American and All-Conference First team in 1988. [8]

She was a member of the European Solheim Cup team in 1990, 1992 and 1994.

Personal life

Wright is the daughter of Innes, who was a golf professional in Aboyne, Scotland and Janette, a leading Scottish amateur golfer. [9]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Wright, Miss Pamela". Women Golfers' Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pamela Wright (16) beaten in title play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1980. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "A Heroine's Rescue Act". The Glasgow Herald . 26 September 1981. p. 16.
  4. ↑ "No Help for Mrs Robertson". The Glasgow Herald . 28 September 1981. p. 14.
  5. ↑ "Vagliano Trophy 1981" (PDF). European Golf Association . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Raymond (24 May 1982). "Miss Connachan calms down and takes title". The Glasgow Herald . p. 15.
  7. ↑ Jacobs, Raymond (29 April 1985). "Pamela beats Belle, her mother's rival". The Glasgow Herald. p. 18.
  8. ↑ "Honors and Accolades". Arizona State Sun Devils. Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  9. ↑ "Pamela Wright - Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 17 March 2022.


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