Terry-Jo Myers

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Terry-Jo Myers
Personal information
Born (1962-07-23) July 23, 1962 (age 61)
Fort Myers, Florida
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
ResidenceFort Myers, Florida
Career
College Florida International University
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1986-2003)
Legends Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T16: 1995
Women's PGA C'ship T11: 1993
U.S. Women's Open 56th: 2001
du Maurier Classic T25: 1987
Women's British Open DNP
Achievements and awards
LPGA Heather Farr Award 1997

Terry-Jo Myers (born July 23, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

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Myers won three times on the LPGA Tour [1] between 1988 and 1997. [2] [3]

Myers suffered from interstitial cystitis throughout her career. [4] [5] She was awarded the 1997 Heather Farr Player Award by the LPGA Tour and the 1998 Ben Hogan Award from the Golf Writers Association of America.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Jul 10, 1988 Mayflower Classic −8 (68-69-68-71=276)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Amy Alcott
Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto
2Feb 16, 1997 Los Angeles Women's Championship −10 (74-66-66=206)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
3May 11, 1997 Sara Lee Classic −9 (70-67-70=207)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nancy Harvey
Flag of the United States.svg Laurel Kean

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1997 Sara Lee Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nancy Harvey
Flag of the United States.svg Laurel Kean
Won with par on fifth extra hole
Harvey eliminated by birdie on first hole

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