Sherri Steinhauer

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Sherri Steinhauer
2007 LPGA Championship - Sherri Steinhauer (1).jpg
Steinhauer at the 2007 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full nameSherri Steinhauer
Born (1962-12-27) December 27, 1962 (age 61)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career
College University of Texas
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1986)
Legends Tour (joined 2009)
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (joined 1985)
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour8
Ladies European Tour3
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 2)
Chevron Championship T6: 1992
Women's PGA C'ship T4: 1997
U.S. Women's Open T13: 1993
du Maurier Classic Won: 1992
Women's British Open Won: 2006
Achievements and awards
Wisconsin Golf
Hall of Fame 		2004

Sherri Steinhauer (born December 27, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Legends Tour. She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2012 after a 26-year career. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major championships, the 1992 du Maurier Classic [1] [2] and 2006 Women's British Open (she also has two, 1998 and 1999, titles recognized by the Ladies European Tour as majors but not by the LPGA Tour). [3]

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Steinhauer finished as high as seventh on the money list twice. The first time came in 1994 where Steinhauer won the Sprint Championship [4] [5] [6] in addition to having seven other top 10 finishes. Steinhauer also qualified for the Solheim Cup for the first time in 1994. She would also make the team in 1998, 2000, and 2007.

With wins at the Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic and the Weetabix Women's British Open, Steinhauer finished seventh on the money list again in 1999. She also took part that year in a six player sudden playoff at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic in which Se Ri Pak defeated Steinhauer, Karrie Webb, Carin Koch, Mardi Lunn, and Kelli Kuehne. [7] It was the largest playoff in LPGA Tour history. [8]

Steinhauer was a student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre. [9]

On March 31, 2009, Steinhauer announced that she would not compete in 2009 while recovering from surgery in mid-February on one hip and preparing for similar surgery on the other hip to be performed in May. [10] She returned to the Tour in 2010. [11]

Steinhauer announced her retirement from the regular tour after missing the cut at the 2011 Canadian Women's Open. [12] She returned in 2012 at the Kia Classic and also played that year in the Kraft Nabisco Championship. [13] She was eligible to participate in the 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open on account of her major wins.

Steinhauer was one of two assistant captains for the United States 2011 Solheim Cup team. [14]

Professional wins (10)

LPGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (2)
Other LPGA Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 16, 1992 du Maurier Classic −11 (67-73-67-70=277)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Judy Dickinson
2May 1, 1994 Sprint Championship −15 (68-68-67-70=273)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Robbins
3Aug 16, 1998 Weetabix Women's British Open^+4 (81-72-70-69=292)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brandie Burton
Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson
4Jul 18, 1999 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic −11 (68-66-72=273)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Kane
5Aug 12, 1999 Weetabix Women's British Open^−9 (70-72-68-73=283)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
6Mar 23, 2004 Sybase Classic −12 (67-70-66-69=272)2 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Grace Park
7Aug 6, 2006 Weetabix Women's British Open ^−7 (73-70-66-72=281)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson
Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr
8Sep 2, 2007 LPGA State Farm Classic −17 (67-66-71-67=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Christina Kim

^ Co-sanctioned with Ladies European Tour

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11999 Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Koch
Flag of the United States.svg Kelli Kuehne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mardi Lunn
Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb 		Pak won with birdie on first extra hole
21999 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lori Kane Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Legends Tour wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionshipWinning ScoreMarginRunner(s)-up
1992 du Maurier Classic -11 (67-73-67-70=277)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Judy Dickinson
2006 Weetabix Women's British Open -7 (73-70-66-72=281)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Sophie Gustafson, Flag of the United States.svg Cristie Kerr

Results timeline

Tournament198319851986198719881989
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUTT36
LPGA Championship CUTT50CUTT51
U.S. Women's Open T40LACUTCUT
du Maurier Classic CUTT31T13CUT
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T17T6T31T32T16CUTT48T9T10T17
LPGA Championship T36T11T44CUTT7CUTT18T4T37T19T40
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTT36T13T22CUTT36CUTCUTT25CUT
du Maurier Classic T19T441T10T11WDT24T9T34CUT
Tournament200120022003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUTT36CUTT48T23T35T20CUT
LPGA Championship CUTCUTCUTT23CUTT16T56T46
U.S. Women's Open T50T51CUTT32CUTT24T25T38
Women's British Open ^CUTCUTCUTT42T391T23T64
Tournament 2010 2011 2012
Kraft Nabisco Championship T67CUTCUT
LPGA Championship T54T75
U.S. Women's Open T5270
Women's British Open T50CUT

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Team appearances

Professional

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