Carolyn Hill
Appearance
Carolyn Hill | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | February 1, 1959
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Residence | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
Career | |
College | University of Miami University of Tulsa |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1980-1999) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T52: 1984 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T14: 1989 |
U.S. Women's Open | T24: 1995 |
du Maurier Classic | T28: 1980 |
Carolyn Hill (born February 1, 1959) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Career
[edit]Hill won the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur[1] and played on the 1978 U.S. Curtis Cup team.
Hill won once on the LPGA Tour[2] in 1994.[3] Hill's win came in her 359th start, the tour record for most starts before a first win. A 1996 car accident slowed her touring career and she became a club professional in California.[4]
Professional wins
[edit]LPGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 7, 1994 | McCall's LPGA Classic | –13 (69-72-65-69=275) | 3 strokes | Nancy Ramsbottom |
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1978 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived September 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Golfer Carolyn Hill: Holder of All-Time LPGA Record
External links
[edit]- Carolyn Hill at the LPGA Tour official site
- Carolyn Hill at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)
Categories:
- American female golfers
- Miami Hurricanes women's golfers
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships
- Golfers from Santa Monica, California
- Golfers from Florida
- Sportspeople from St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1959 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- American golf biography stubs