Shelley Hamlin
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Shelley Lee Hamlin is an American professional golfer
who played on the LPGA Tour
.
Hamlin was born in San Mateo, California
. As an amateur golfer she won the California Women's Amateur four times. She played at Stanford University
and won the 1971 AIAW National Collegiate Championship. She played on the 1968 and 1970 Curtis Cup
teams and the 1966 and 1968 Espirito Santo Trophy
teams. In 1969, she lost in the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur
to Catherine Lacoste
.
Hamlin turned professional in 1972 and joined the LPGA Tour. She won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1978 and 1993.
Hamlin was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971.
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
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Hamlin was born in San Mateo, California
San Mateo, California
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of approximately 100,000 , it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south,...
. As an amateur golfer she won the California Women's Amateur four times. She played at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and won the 1971 AIAW National Collegiate Championship. She played on the 1968 and 1970 Curtis Cup
Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match . It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland"...
teams and the 1966 and 1968 Espirito Santo Trophy
Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation. The inaugural event was held in 1964 and recent tournaments have featured teams from around forty countries. It is a strokeplay event, in which the best two...
teams. In 1969, she lost in the finals of the U.S. Women's Amateur
United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...
to Catherine Lacoste
Catherine Lacoste
Catherine Lacoste is a French amateur golfer. She won the 1967 U.S. Women's Open as a 22-year-old amateur, playing in just her third professional golf tournament...
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Hamlin turned professional in 1972 and joined the LPGA Tour. She won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1978 and 1993.
Hamlin was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971.
Amateur wins
- 1967 California Women's Amateur
- 1968 California Women's Amateur
- 1969 California Women's Amateur
- 1970 California Women's Amateur
- 1971 AIAW National Collegiate Championship
LPGA Tour wins
- 19781978 LPGA TourThe 1978 LPGA Tour was the 29th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 10 to November 12. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $189,814.There were four...
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