Wendy Ward

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Wendy Ward
2009 Women's British Open - Wendy Ward (6).jpg
Ward at the 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1973-05-06) May 6, 1973 (age 50)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Edwall, Washington [1]
SpouseNate Hair (m. 1998) [1]
Career
College Arizona State University
(graduated 1995)
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1996–2013)
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T28: 2004
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 2000, 2001
U.S. Women's Open T14: 2010
du Maurier Classic T16: 1997
Women's British Open T6: 2003
Evian Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Honda Award 1994, 1995

Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

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Early life, education and amateur career

Ward was born in San Antonio, Texas.

She attended Arizona State University [2] where she had a successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career. She was a two-time Honda Sports Award winner, [3] [4] a three-time first team All-American, the Pac-10 Champion in 1993 and 1995 and led ASU to team titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. She graduated in 1995 with a degree in business Management. [5] [6]

In 1994, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and represented the U.S. in the Curtis Cup, the biennial team competition between amateur golfers from the United States and those from Great Britain and Ireland.

Professional career

Ward turned professional in 1995 and qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt to become a rookie in 1996. Her first win came at the 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic where she set both the all-time 54 and 72-hole LPGA scoring records; both records have since been broken. [7]

She won four tournaments on the tour. Her best season was 2001, when she finished 12th on the official LPGA Tour money list.

Ward was a member of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup teams. She was also selected as an assistant captain to Juli Inkster for the 2015 Solheim Cup team.

Personal life

Ward lives on a 300-acre (1.2 km2) cattle ranch in Edwall, Washington where she operates a cow/calf beef operation with her husband, Nate Hair. [1]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Sep 28, 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic −23 (66-65-64-70=265)2 strokes [7] Flag of the United States.svg Jane Geddes
Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones
2Feb 21, 1998 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open −4 (65-69-70=204)Playoff [8] Flag of the United States.svg Dana Dormann
3Aug 12, 2001 Wendy's Championship for Children −21 (65-62-68=195)3 strokes [9] Flag of the United States.svg Moira Dunn
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
4Apr 16, 2005 LPGA Takefuji Classic −16 (65-68-67=200)2 strokes [10] [11] Flag of Mexico.svg Lorena Ochoa

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11998 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Flag of the United States.svg Dana Dormann Won with par on first extra hole
22001 LPGA Champions Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Doolan Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
32003 Wendy's Championship for Children Flag of South Korea.svg Hee-Won Han Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament19961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUTT33T43
LPGA Championship CUTT25T4CUTT3
U.S. Women's Open T19CUTT19T40
du Maurier Classic T53T16T34T20T55
Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
Kraft Nabisco Championship T36T36T48T28T50T35WDT58T36
LPGA Championship T3CUTT11T30CUTT16CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open T19CUTCUTCUTT36T41CUT
Women's British Open ^CUTT56T6T56CUTT67T23T59CUT
Tournament2010201120122013
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUTT33T56
LPGA Championship T67CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open T14T34CUT
Women's British Open CUT
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.

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

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
%
Career112–8–10–2–12–3–00–3–02.523%
2002 42–1–10–0–1 halved w/ A. Sörenstam 2–0–0 won w/ B. Daniel 1 up, won w/ E. Klein 3&20–1–0 lost w/ B. Daniel 4&32.562.5%
2003 40–4–00–1–0 lost to I. Tinning 2&10–2–0 lost w/ J. Inkster 5&3, lost w/ H. Bowie 3&20–1–0 lost w/ R. Jones 4&300%
2005 30–3–00–1–0 lost to C. Matthew 3&20–1–0 lost w/ L. Diaz 5&30–1–0 lost w/ P. Hurst 2&100%

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