Heather Daly-Donofrio

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Heather Daly-Donofrio
Personal information
Born (1969-09-10) September 10, 1969 (age 53)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Career
College Yale University
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1998–2008)
Futures Tour (1991–97)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Symetra Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T31: 2008
Women's PGA C'ship T26: 2001
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 1995, 1997, 2000-03, 2005, 2008-09
du Maurier Classic T49: 1999
Women's British Open T47: 2002
Achievements and awards
LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award
2005

Heather Daly-Donofrio (born September 10, 1969) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Daly-Donofrio was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She attended Yale University and played on the Yale Golf Team. In 1991, she graduated with a degree in History.

Professional career

She turned professional in 1993. Daly-Donofrio played on the Futures Tour from 1995 to 1997, winning three times. [1]

Daly-Donofrio joined the LPGA Tour in 1998 and won twice, [2] in 2001 and 2004. [3] She also coached the Yale Bulldogs women's golf team from 1997 to 2000 while playing full-time. [4] She also served as president of the LPGA Tour Executive Committee in 2005 and 2006. [5]

Awards and honors

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Aug 26, 2001 First Union Betsy King Classic −15 (65-71-68-69=273)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Moira Dunn
Flag of Scotland.svg Mhairi McKay
2Nov 14, 2004 The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions −19 (69-64-66-70=269)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Laura Diaz

Futures Tour wins (3)

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References

  1. Duramed Futures Tour Tournament Winners Archived 2010-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  3. LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-08 Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Daly-Donofrio receives William and Mousie Powell Award, Read honored with Heather Farr Award
  5. Daly-Donofrio Talks About Being Elected LPGA Tour President