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Nancy Lopez

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Nancy Lopez (born January 6, 1957 in Torrance, California) is one of the most accomplished women in the history of professional women's golf. She won the United States Girls Junior Amateur Golf Championship in 1972 and again in 1974. In her rookie year on the LPGA Tour, she won nine tournaments, and was named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season. This feat has not been repeated to date.

Lopez was inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1987.

She is also known as Nancy Lopez-Knight, since her marriage to former Major League baseball player Ray Knight. From 1980 to 1981 she competed as Nancy Lopez-Melton.

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[edit] Amateur career

Lopez won the New Mexicon Women's Amateur at the age of 12 and went on to win the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship twince, in 1972 and in 1974. She won the Western Junior three times and the Mexican Amateur in 1975. In 1975, Lopez qualified for the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur and finished in a tie for second. 1976, as a student at the University of Tulsa, she won the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) National Championship and was a member of the U.S. Curtis Cup and World Amateur teams. At the University of Tulsa, Lopez was named a 1976 All-American and the university’s Female Athlete of the Year.

[edit] Professional career

Lopez has won a total of 48 official LPGA tournaments and 4 unofficial events. She was a member of the United States Solheim Cup team in 1990 and 2005, serviing as captain in 2005.

[edit] LPGA victories

  • 1978: Bent Tree Classic, Sunstar Classic, Greater Baltimore Classic, Coca-Cola Classic, Golden Lights Championship, LPGA Championship, Bankers Trust Classic, Colgate European Open, Colgate Far East Open.
  • 1979: Sunstar Classic, Sahara National Pro-Am, Women’s International, Coca-Cola Classic, Golden Lights Championship, Lady Keystone Open, Colgate European Open, Mary Kay Classic
  • 1980: Women’s Kemper Open, The Sarah Coventry, Rail Charity Golf Classic
  • 1981: Arizona Copper Classic, Colgate Dinah Shore, The Sarah Coventry
  • 1982: J&B Scotch Pro-Am, Mazda Japan Classic
  • 1983: Elizabeth Arden Classic, J&B Scotch Pro-Am
  • 1984: Uniden LPGA Invitational, Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf
  • 1985: Chrysler-Plymouth Classic, LPGA Championship, Mazda Hall of Fame Championship, Henredon Classic, Portland PING Championship
  • 1987: Sarasota Classic, PING Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship
  • 1988: Mazda Classic, Ai Star/Centinela Hospital Classic, Chrysler-Plymouth Classic
  • 1989: LPGA Championship, Atlantic City Classic, Nippon Travel-MBS Classic.
  • 1990: MBS LPGA Classic
  • 1991: Sara Lee Classic
  • 1992: Rail Charity Golf Classic, PING Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship
  • 1993: Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic
  • 1997: Chick-fil-A Charity Championship

LPGA Majors are shown in bold.

[edit] Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
LPGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 T10 T19
U.S. Women's Open T18 T2LA CUT 2 T9 T11 T7
du Maurier Classic DNP DNP DNP T59 DNP 2 T6
Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP DNP T6 T16 T11 DNP T33 T5 T18 CUT
LPGA Championship T5 T35 T21 T14 1 DNP T28 T24 1 T14
U.S. Women's Open WD T7 DNP T35 T4 DNP T21 T12 2 T14
du Maurier Classic T2 T9 WD T8 DNP DNP T21 T45 9 DNP
Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T30 CUT T8 T9 T3 T15 T23 T13 T21 T43
LPGA Championship DNP T18 T25 WD T18 T18 T37 T44 WD T65
U.S. Women's Open DNP T16 T7 T35 T28 CUT 2 CUT CUT T46
du Maurier Classic DNP DNP DNP T22 DNP T2 DNP T27 DNP DNP
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Kraft Nabisco Championship T63 CUT CUT WD CUT DNP
LPGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
Women's British Open ^ DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half=way cut.
"T" = tied
WD = withdrew
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.


[edit] Accolades

4-time LPGA Player of the Year (1978-79,85,88); Rookie of Year (1978); 3-time winner of LPGA Championship; reached Hall of Fame by age 30 with 35 victories; 48 career wins.

In 1998, Lopez was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.

[edit] See also

  • Golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
  • Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

[edit] External links


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