Sherri Turner | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Full name | Sherri Turner | ||||||
Born | Greenville, South Carolina | October 4, 1956||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||
Residence | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
Partner | Ellie Gibson | ||||||
Career | |||||||
College | Furman University | ||||||
Turned professional | 1979 | ||||||
Current tour(s) | Legends Tour | ||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1984–2008) | ||||||
Professional wins | 6 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
LPGA Tour | 3 | ||||||
Other | 3 | ||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||
Chevron Championship | T3: 1995 | ||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1988 | ||||||
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 1999 | ||||||
du Maurier Classic | 3rd: 1988 | ||||||
Women's British Open | DNP | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Sherri Turner (born October 4, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1984 and won three LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.
Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina. She started playing golf at the age of 4. She was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion. She attended Furman University, where she was a medalist at three tournaments, including the Women's Southern Intercollegiate. She was selected to the All-American Team in 1979.
Always one of the longest hitters on Tour, Turner joined the LPGA Tour in 1984. She won three events on the tour, including one major, the 1988 Mazda LPGA Championship. In 1988, she topped the money list and was named Female Player of the Year by Golf Writers Association of America, Golf Illustrated, Golf World , and Golf Magazine . The following year she was tenth on the money list, but from that point on her form faded, and she only finished in the top forty in two more years. In 1999, she was a runner up at the U.S. Women's Open. She also had over 100 top-10 finishes in her LPGA career.
Turner was inducted into the Furman Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989. She became the first-ever inductee into the NutraSweet Hall of Fame in 1990. She is an honorary member of the South Carolina Hall of Fame. She was a member of the LPGA Player Executive Committee from 1997 to 1999. Turner was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 14.
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | May 22, 1988 | Mazda LPGA Championship | −7 (70-71-73-67=281) | 1 stroke | Amy Alcott |
2 | May 29, 1988 | LPGA Corning Classic | −15 (71-63-69-70=273) | 2 strokes | JoAnne Carner Ok-Hee Ku |
3 | Feb 18, 1989 | Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open | −11 (70-69-66=205) | 4 strokes | Sara Anne McGetrick |
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1988 | Sara Lee Classic | Tammie Green Patti Rizzo Kim Williams | Rizzo won with birdie on fifth extra hole Green and Williams eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 1988 | Lady Keystone Open | Shirley Furlong | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1988 | Mazda LPGA Championship | −7 (70-71-73-67=281) | 1 stroke | Amy Alcott |
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