Tammie Green | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Tammie Green |
Born |
Somerset, Ohio |
December 17, 1959
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | Marshall University |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) |
LPGA Tour (joined 1987) Futures Tour |
Professional wins | 21 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 7 |
LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
Symetra Tour | 11 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) |
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ANA Inspiration | T2: 1989 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 1993 |
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 1994 |
du Maurier Classic | Won: 1989 |
Women's British Open | DNP |
Achievements and awards | |
Futures Tour Player of the Year |
1985, 1986 |
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
1987 |
Tammie Green (born December 17, 1959) is an American professional golfer.
Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University where she played golf and basketball. She won four collegiate events, three during her senior year. She earned low-amateur honors at the 1981 LPGA Wheeling Classic.
She started her professional career on the Futures Tour, on which she won 11 tournaments and was Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. In 1986, she qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing tied for second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1987. She was named Most Improved Player by Golf Digest in 1989. She won seven times on the LPGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1989 du Maurier Classic. Her best placing on the money list was 5th in 1997, which was one of four top ten seasons. She played for the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994 and 1998. She was a member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee from 1992–94. In 2004, she was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame.
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–3)
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