Patty Sheehan
| Patty Sheehan | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Patty Sheehan |
| Born |
October 27, 1956 Middlebury, Vermont |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Reno, Nevada |
| Career | |
| College |
University of Nevada San Jose State University |
| Turned professional | 1980 |
| Current tour(s) | Legends Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1980–2006) |
| Professional wins | 42 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 35 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 6) |
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| ANA Inspiration | Won: 1996 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1983, 1984, 1993 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1992, 1994 |
| du Maurier Classic | 2nd: 1990 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1993 (member page) |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1981 |
| LPGA Tour Player of the Year |
1983 |
| LPGA Vare Trophy | 1984 |
| GWAA Female Player of the Year |
1984, 1993 |
| LPGA Patty Berg Award | 2002 |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year |
1987 |
Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Sheehan also hosts the Patty Sheehan & Friends, which is a tournament on the Legends Tour. Patty Sheehan & Friends helps aid women and children's charities all across Northern Nevada.
Sheehan was born in Middlebury, Vermont. She was rated one of the top junior snow skiers in the country as a 13-year-old. She attended Earl Wooster High School in Reno, Nevada. She won three straight Nevada high school championships (1972–74), three straight Nevada State Amateurs (1975–78) and two straight California Women's Amateurs (1977–78). She was the runner-up at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur, then was the 1980 AIAW (predecessor of the NCAA) national collegiate champion. She went 4-0 as a member of the 1980 U.S. Curtis Cup team. She won the Broderick Award in 1980. She attended University of Nevada and San Jose State University. She is a member of both the Collegiate Golf Hall of Fame and the National High School Hall of Fame.
Sheehan turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. She won LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 with her first professional victory coming at the Mazda Japan Classic. She was strong throughout the 1980s, winning four times in both 1983 and 1984, and winning the LPGA Championship in both seasons. She won LPGA Tour Player of the Year in 1983 and was one of several athletes named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1987. Sheehan suffered a loss personally in 1989, when her home and possessions were destroyed in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. She also suffered a professional loss in 1990, when after holding an 11-shot lead during the third round of the U.S. Women's Open, she lost the tournament to Betsy King.
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