Kristy McPherson

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Kristy McPherson
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McPherson at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1981-05-28) May 28, 1981 (age 42)
Conway, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Career
College South Carolina
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2007)
Symetra Tour (joined 2003)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T2: 2009
Women's PGA C'ship T5: 2009
U.S. Women's Open T19: 2010
Women's British Open 7th: 2009
Evian Championship T54: 2014
Achievements and awards
Honda Inspiration Award 2003

Kristy McPherson (born May 28, 1981) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

Contents

Early life and amateur career

A native of South Carolina, McPherson was diagnosed with Still's disease at age 11, which is a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Confined mostly to bed and unable to walk for a year, she was told she would no longer be able to compete in any sport that required jumping or running. [1] As a result, she took up golf and played on the boys' golf team at her high school. She earned a golf scholarship to the University of South Carolina, and recorded seven victories in her four-year collegiate career. McPherson graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in sports and entertainment management. In 2003, McPherson was awarded the Honda Inspiration Award, which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level". [2] [3] She overcame Still's disease, and rebounded to become an accomplished golfer. [4]

The Big Break

While on the Futures Tour, McPherson appeared on the Golf Channel reality show The Big Break VI , which was filmed during a two-week period in late June and early July 2006. McPherson was the fifth player eliminated from the show.

Professional career

After graduating from college, McPherson turned professional and competed on the Futures Tour for four years. From 2003 to 2006 she competed in 60 events, never missed a cut, and won twice. Her fourth-place finish on the Futures Tour money list in 2006 earned her an LPGA Tour card for the 2007 season.

Her first season on the LPGA brought limited success, with a best finish a tie for 18th; she finished the season 97th on the money list. In 2008, her second year, she recorded six top-10 finishes, and finished 47th on the official money list. In 2009, McPherson recorded a T-2 in a LPGA major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, followed by a T-5 three months later at the next major, the LPGA Championship.

Professional wins (2)

Futures Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Winner's
share ($)
1Apr 30, 2006 Jalapeno Futures Golf Classic 72-68-65=205–111 stroke9,800
2Aug 13, 2006 Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic 68-72-67=207–91 stroke10,500

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
ANA Inspiration T2T34T41CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTT34T19CUTT60T36CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT25T5CUTT50CUTT15T53CUTCUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^CUTT54NT
Women's British Open T217CUTT43CUTCUT68

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration 01001143
U.S. Women's Open 00000174
Women's PGA Championship 000113115
The Evian Championship 00000021
Women's British Open 00001274
Totals0101373117

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2005 100000MC0n/a77.00n/a
2007 18110000T1879,7249773.73T99
2008 26190006T4407,2374771.8634
2009 24210216T2816,1821671.2517
2010 22170104T2418,2172772.2640
2011 21170000T18157,0255672.6550
2012 23110000T2488,6748273.5594
2013 19110000T15108,6158372.7681
2014 20110000T1883,9009673.05120
2015 1840000T4614,90314674.34141
2016 500000MC0n/a74.10n/a
2017 300000MC0n/a73.33n/a
2018 200000MC0n/a74.25n/a
2019 1010000T743,67217773.40148
2020 510001T946,77710973.09n/a
2021 11300001531,67014673.00131
2022 410000T364,84119474.33n/a
2023 510000336,39718874.38n/a

Symetra Tour summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2003990012T312,6361171.504
200418180001T414,8572772.6720
20051616015T217,8741472.3814
2006 17172006140,558471.675
2016 1690011T316,5575573.1646
2017 18120001T612,0866773.5589
2018 17120023T332,3332971.6635
2019 980001T415,8927672.2545

Team appearances

Professional

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