Pat Hurst

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Pat Hurst
Personal information
Born (1969-05-23) May 23, 1969 (age 56)
San Leandro, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Danville, California, U.S. [1]
SpouseJeff Heitt (since 1995)
Children2
Career
College San Jose State University
(three years)
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1994)
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour6
Other5
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship Won: 1998
Women's PGA C'ship T5: 2006
U.S. Women's Open 2nd: 2006
du Maurier Classic 5th: 1996
Women's British Open T11: 2004
Evian Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1995
Honda Award 1989

Pat Hurst (born May 23, 1969) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

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Hurst's mother is originally from Japan and her father is an American of German heritage. [2] She was born in San Leandro, California, and raised in the Bay Area.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Hurst won the 1986 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 1990 U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1989 Hurst was also a U.S. Women's Amateur medalist and was a member of the 1990 U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy team. [3]

Hurst played college golf at San José State University and won team and individual NCAA titles in 1989. In 1989, she won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation. [4] [5] She was All-American First team in 1989 and 1990, Big West Champion in 1988 and Big West Champion and Athlete of the Year in 1990. She is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame. [6]

Professional career

Hurst left San Jose State in 1991 and turned professional. She entered LPGA Tour Qualifying School in 1991 and in 1992, missing both times, the second time by one stroke. Hurst spent the next few years working as a teaching pro at La Quinta Country Club and playing on the Players West Tour, where she won five times. She eventually quit playing golf at one point, taking a job at a Nevada Bob's store in her hometown of San Leandro. [7]

She entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament again in 1994 and tied for 20th to earn exempt status for the 1995 season.

Hurst won Rookie of the Year honors in her debut season on the LPGA Tour in 1995. She has six career LPGA titles, including one major, the Nabisco Dinah Shore in 1998. [2] [8] Hurst lost a playoff to Annika Sörenstam at the U.S. Women's Open in 2006, [9] the last conducted over a full 18 holes. Hurst's win at the Nabisco Dinah Shore in 1998 makes her exempt for the U.S. Senior Women's Open for ten years (2020–2029).

Hurst's best money list finish was sixth in 2000, and she represented the U.S. in five Solheim Cups (1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2007). She was named the captain of the 2021 Solheim Cup team. [10]

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 8, 1997 Oldsmobile Classic 68-70-71-70=279−91 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster [11]
2Mar 29, 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore 68-72-70-71=281−71 stroke Flag of England.svg Helen Dobson
3May 14, 2000 Electrolux USA Championship 65-68-72-70=275−134 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster [12] [13]
4Sep 4, 2005 State Farm Classic 67-69-65-70=271−173 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr
5Aug 20, 2006 Safeway Classic 69-69-68=206−101 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Jang
Flag of the United States.svg Kim Saiki
6Mar 22, 2009 MasterCard Classic 68-70-68=206−101 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Ochoa
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yani Tseng

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11997 ITT LPGA Tour Championship Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Kane
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 		Sörenstam won with par on third extra hole
Hurst eliminated by par on first hole
22000 Welch's/Circle K Championship Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam Lost to birdie on second extra hole
32000 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Delasin Lost to par on second extra hole
42006 U.S. Women's Open Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam Lost 18-hole playoff, 70 to 74

Players West Tour (5)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore −7 (68-72-70-71=281)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Helen Dobson

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
ANA Inspiration CUTT49CUTT161T43T10
Women's PGA Championship T33T34T75T21T17
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTCUTCUTT47CUTT21T4T12
du Maurier Classic T255CUTT11T23
Tournament200120022003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
ANA Inspiration T9T36T51T35T23T17T37T55T8T48
Women's PGA Championship T17T41T43T13T7T5T25CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open T34CUTCUTT7CUT2T61T24WDCUT
Women's British Open ^CUTT13T24T1120CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
Tournament 2011 2012 2013 20142015
ANA Inspiration CUTT43CUTCUTT46
Women's PGA Championship T8T62CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUT
Women's British Open ^T49
The Evian Championship ^^

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration 1001472217
Women's PGA Championship 0001382014
U.S. Women's Open 010236219
Women's British Open 000004114
du Maurier Classic 00011454
The Evian Championship 00000000
Totals110511297948

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W-L-H		Singles
W-L-H		Foursomes
W-L-H		Fourballs
W-L-H		Points
won		Points
%
Career2010–7–33–1–15–2–22–4–011.557.5%
1998 43–1–00–1–0 lost to L. Davies 1up2–0–0 won w/ K. Robbins 1up, won w/ K. Robbins 1up1–0–0 won w/ R. Jones 7&53.075.0%
2000 42–1–10–0–1 halved w/ L. Neumann 1–1–0 lost w/ K. Robbins 4&3, won w/ K. Robbins 1up1–0–0 won w/ K. Robbins 2&12.562.5%
2002 31–2–01–0–0 def. M. McKay 3&20–1–0 lost w/ K. Robbins 4&20–1–0 lost w/ K. Kuehne 1up1.033.3%
2005 52–2–11–0–0 def. T. Johnson 2&11–0–1 halved w/ C. Kim, won w/ M. Redman 1up0–2–0 lost w/ W. Ward 2&1, lost w/ C. Kim 4&22.550.0%
2007 42–1–11–0–0 def. S. Gustafson 2&11–0–1 halved w/ C. Kerr, won w/ A. Stanford 4&20–1–0 lost w/ B. Lincicome 4&22.562.5%

References

  1. ↑ "Resurgent Hurst just one back at LPGA Championship". Miami Herald . June 24, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Shipnuck, Alan (April 6, 1998). "Hurst in a burst". Sports Illustrated. p. G38.
  3. ↑ "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books". International Golf Federation. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Women's Golf Greats To Be Honored Tuesday". SJSU Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Women's Golf Record Book" (PDF). San Jose State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
  7. ↑ Salsig, Ron (July 14, 2006). "Pat Hurst, Palm Springs and the US Open". Alameda Sun . Retrieved March 23, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Win has Hurst taking a plunge". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). wire services. March 30, 1998. p. B10.
  9. ↑ Ferguson, Doug (July 4, 2006). "Sorenstam shines in major fashion". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.
  10. ↑ "Pat Hurst selected as US captain for 2021 Solheim Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. January 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  12. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Pat Hurst 2000 LPGA Tour Tournament Record". CNNSi.com. December 25, 2000. Archived from the original on August 19, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
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