Tammie Green

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Tammie Green
Personal information
Born (1959-12-17) December 17, 1959 (age 64)
Somerset, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Marshall University
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1987)
Futures Tour
Professional wins21
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour7
LPGA of Japan Tour1
Epson Tour11
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship T2: 1989
Women's PGA C'ship T4: 1993
U.S. Women's Open 2nd: 1994
du Maurier Classic Won: 1989
Women's British Open DNP
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour
Player of the Year
1985, 1986
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
1987

Tammie Green (born December 17, 1959) is an American professional golfer.

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Amateur career

Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University, where she played golf and basketball. [1] She won four collegiate events, three during her senior year. She earned low-amateur honors at the 1981 LPGA Wheeling Classic.

Professional career

She started her professional career on the Futures Tour, on which she won 11 tournaments and was Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. In 1986, she qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing tied for second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1987. She was named Most Improved Player by Golf Digest in 1989. She won seven times on the LPGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1989 du Maurier Classic. Her best placing on the money list was 5th in 1997, which was one of four top ten seasons. She played for the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994 and 1998. She was a member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee from 1992–94. In 2004, she was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame. [2]

Professional wins (21)

LPGA Tour (7)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jul 2, 1989 du Maurier Classic −9 (68-69-70-72=279)1 stoke Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
2Feb 7, 1993 HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic −8 (70-69-69=208)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner
3Jun 20, 1993 Rochester International −12 (74-69-63-70=276)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan
4Jul 3, 1994 Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic −9 (67-69-70=206)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Colleen Walker
5May 4, 1997 Sprint Titleholders Championship −14 (66-67-69-72=274)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
6Jul 27, 1997 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic −13 (64-71-68=203)Playoff Flag of England.svg Laura Davies
7May 24, 1998 LPGA Corning Classic −20 (67-70-66-65=268)7 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brandie Burton
Flag of the United States.svg Emilee Klein

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11988 Sara Lee Classic Flag of the United States.svg Patti Rizzo
Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Turner
Flag of the United States.svg Kim Williams
Rizzo won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Green and Williams eliminated by par on first hole
21993 HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Carner Won with birdie on first extra hole
31994 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Robbins Lost to birdie on first extra hole
41997 LPGA Corning Classic Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones Lost to birdie on first extra hole
51997 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Flag of England.svg Laura Davies Won with eagle on fifth extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour (1)

Futures Tour (11)

Other (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
1989 du Maurier Classic −9 (68-69-70-72=279)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley, Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King

Team appearances

Professional

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