Vicky Hurst

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Vicky Hurst
2009 LPGA Championship - Vicky Hurst (2).jpg
Hurst at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1990-06-19) June 19, 1990 (age 33)
Andrews AFB, Maryland, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2009)
Symetra Tour (joined 2008)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour8
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T11: 2012
Women's PGA C'ship T44: 2013
U.S. Women's Open T18: 2012
Women's British Open T17: 2012
Evian Championship T44: 2013
Achievements and awards
AJGA Player of the Year2007
Futures Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2008
Futures Tour
Player of the Year 		2008

Vicky Hurst (born June 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

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She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.

Childhood and family life

Hurst was born to a golfing family. While pregnant with Vicky, her mother Koko, a native Korean, was completing a round of golf at Andrews AFB near Washington, D.C. when her water broke on the 16th hole. [1] [2] Although winning the round, Koko left to give birth to Vicky at the base's medical center. [2] Her father, Joe, who met Koko while he was stationed in Korea in the 1980s, was a retired Air Force colonel. [3] He died suddenly of a massive stroke in April 2006 while Vicky, age 15, was practicing for the LPGA Ginn Open to which she had received a sponsor exemption. Hurst withdrew from the tournament and said she would dedicate the rest of her career to her father's memory. [4] Hurst was raised in Melbourne, Florida, where she attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy and graduated in June 2008, part-way through her Futures Tour rookie year. [3] She has an older sister, Kelly, also an accomplished golfer, was a member of the University of Florida golf team, though she never played. [5]

Amateur career

Hurst had a standout amateur career. In 2005, she won the Florida Women's State Golf Association Junior Girls' Championship, was named the FWSGA Junior Player of the Year and finished second at the Florida high school girls golf championship. In 2006, she was runner-up at the U.S. Girls' Junior and tied for second at the FWSGA Junior Girls' Championship. Also in 2006, she played in the U.S. Women's Open, less than two weeks after turning 16. [6] She was named Florida Junior Player of the Year in 2006-07 and qualified again for the U.S. Women's Open in 2007. In 2007, she won three American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events, and earned spots on the 2007 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Team and Canon Cup, representing the East Team. She ended 2007 as the top-ranked amateur in the Polo Golf Rankings and was named the 2007 AJGA Player of the Year.

Professional career

In the fall of 2007 at the start of her senior year in high school, Hurst faced a choice between pursuing a college golf career, for which she was heavily recruited by coaches, and turning professional. She participated in, and won, the Futures Tour qualifying school in November. In December she announced that she would skip college and join the Futures Tour in 2008, while completing high school at the same time. [7] She also received sponsor exemptions to three LPGA Tour events in 2008, missing the cut in two of the events and finishing tied for 21st in the third.

In 2008, she competed full-time on the Futures Tour, winning five times and setting a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107. She was named Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year and automatically qualified for full playing status on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season. Her first tournament as an LPGA member was the 2009 season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay at which she finished tied for 15th and led the field in driving distance. Hurst finished her rookie year leading the LPGA Tour in driving distance with an average distance of 272.5 yards. [8]

Hurst's endorsement contracts include Callaway Golf and Under Armour. [9] [10]

Professional wins (8)

Symetra Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's [11]
share ($)
1Apr 27, 2008 Jalapeno Golf Classic 67-67-64=198−183 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Prange 11,900
2Jun 17, 2008 Michelob Ultra Futures Players Championship 69-70-68-65=272−84 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Jane Kenyon 16,100
3Jun 29, 2008 Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course 70-76-67=213−31 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Jin Young Pak 12,600
4Jul 13, 2008 CIGNA Golf Classic 68-73-68=209−78 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Sheary 11,200
5Oct 19, 2008 Duramed Invitational 71-69-71=211−81 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Vikki Laing 21,0001
6Aug 16, 2015 W. B. Mason Championship 67-65-68=200−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Benvenuto, Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandra Llaneza 16,500
7Sep 20, 2015 Garden City Charity Classic 70-66-72=208−82 strokes Flag of Jersey.svg Olivia Jordan-Higgins 15,000
8May 13, 2018 Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Classic 71-70-71-67=279−91 stroke Flag of the Philippines.svg Dottie Ardina 30,000

1 unofficial victory and earnings
Futures Tour majors are shown in bold.

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
ANA Inspiration T44T41T11T55CUT
Women's PGA Championship CUTT54CUTCUTT44CUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTCUTT41T45T18CUT
Women's British Open T28T31T28T17CUT75
The Evian Championship ^T44CUT

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

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration 00000154
Women's PGA Championship 00000072
U.S. Women's Open 00000173
Women's British Open 00000165
The Evian Championship 00000021
Totals0000032715

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2006 100000MC0n/a80.00n/a
2007 200000MC0n/a74.50n/a
2008 310000T2119,864n/a72.75n/a
2009 26210003T5305,7734471.7630
2010 241901012409,6552872.7962
2011 23170001T5201,4254572.9965
2012 271800034401,4573572.9571
2013 25170000T17135,1197472.6977
2014 1110000T652,93916275.95156
2015 600000MC0n/a75.70n/a
2016 2180001T1085,99110173.07122
2017 2080000T3160,47112572.43124
2018 1130000T5310,99516074.79162
2019 100000MC0n/a–n/a
2020 300000MC0n/a75.33n/a
2021 640000T3513,38816473.40n/a
2022 410000384,66019573.17n/a
2023 100000MC0n/a76.50n/a

* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

Futures Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2008 13134309193,107170.281

^ Does not include victory and $21,000 won at Duramed Invitational, an unofficial event after the season on October 19.

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
%
Career21-1-01-0-00-0-00-1-01.050.0
2011 21-1-01-0-0 def. M. Reid 2 up0-0-00-1-0 lost w/ B. Lincicome 5&41.050.0

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Vicky Hurst Capsule Bio". Seoul Sisters. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  3. 1 2 Andrews, Dave. "An LPGA Rookie to Keep Your Eye On In 2009". Cybergolf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  4. ↑ Baldry, Beth Ann (12 March 2008). "Slideshow: Hurst ready for Futures". GolfWeek. Retrieved 20 February 2009.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Slideshow: Hurst ready for Futures". Kelly O. Hurst roster profile. University of Florida women's golf team. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  6. ↑ Konecky, Chuck (13 October 2006). "Player Profile: Vicky Hurst". SI.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  7. ↑ Baldry, Beth Ann (4 December 2007). "Hurst to skip college, turn pro". GolfWeek. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  8. ↑ "LPGA 2009 Stats". LPGA Tour. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Vicky Hurst". Callaway. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  10. ↑ "Under Armour Signs LPGA Phenom Vicky Hurst". LPGA Tour. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Former Player Bios". LPGA Futures Tour. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Vicky Hurst – Results". LPGA. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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