Melissa McNamara

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Melissa McNamara
Personal information
Full nameMelissa McNamara Luellen
Born (1966-05-25) May 25, 1966 (age 56)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College University of Tulsa
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1990–2000)
Futures Tour (1988–1989)
Ladies European Tour (1988–1989)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T46: 1992
Women's PGA C'ship CUT: 1990, 1992–95, 1998
U.S. Women's Open T39: 1993
du Maurier Classic 22nd: 1996

Melissa McNamara Luellen (born May 25, 1966) is the head women's golf coach for Auburn University, and a former American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

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Career

McNamara was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She played college golf at the University of Tulsa where her mother, Dale, was the head coach and was a member of the Chi Omega fraternity. She helped her team win the 1988 NCAA Women's Division I Championship and she won the individual title. These titles were later vacated by the NCAA due to rules violations by the track and field team. [1]

McNamara turned professional in 1988 and played on the Futures Tour and Ladies European Tour in 1988 and 1989. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1990. She won once on the LPGA Tour [2] in 1991. [3]

After retiring from tournament golf, McNamara became head coach of the University of Tulsa's women's golf team, replacing her mother. [4] She coached at Tulsa for two years and then became head coach at Arizona State University in 2002. [5] She coached the team to the 2009 NCAA championship and Azahara Muñoz to the 2008 individual NCAA title. In 2015, Luellen became the head coach of the Auburn Tigers women's golf team. She is currently in her fourth season. [6]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 11, 1991 Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic −8 (71-70-67-70=278)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Patty Sheehan

Other wins

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References

  1. "Entire Tulsa program placed on probation" (PDF). The NCAA News. November 23, 1992. pp. 13, 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  2. LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990–99 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Tulsa Hurricanes profile Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Tulsa's Melissa McNamara Named Head Women's Golf Coach Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today
  6. Melissa Luellen