Danielle Ammaccapane

Danielle Ammaccapane
Personal information
Born November 27, 1965 (1965-11-27) (age 46)
Babylon, New York
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional 1988
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 7
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship T11: 1989, 1991
LPGA Championship T14: 1990
U.S. Women's Open T3: 1990
du Maurier Classic T9: 1995
Women's British Open T25: 2001

Danielle Ammaccapane (born November 27, 1965) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.[1]

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Amateur career

Ammaccapane was born in Babylon, New York. She had a successful junior and amateur career and won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1985.[2] She played her collegiate golf at Arizona State University becoming NCAA National Champion in 1985,[3] All-American First team in 1985 and 1986 and All-American Second team in 1987. She was also All-Conference First team from 1984–1987 and won the PAC-10 championship in 1987.[4] She became a member of the Arizona State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.[5]

She represented the United States in the 1986 Curtis Cup.[6][7]

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 24, 1991 Standard Register PING -9 (74-70-70-69=283) 2 strokes Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak
Meg Mallon
2 Mar 22, 1992 Standard Register PING -13 (72-69-69-69=279) 2 strokes Kristi Albers
3 May 3, 1992 Centel Classic -12 (69-68-69-69=275) 1 stroke Michelle Estill
Liselotte Neumann
Colleen Walker
4 Jun 21, 1992 Lady Keystone Open -8 (68-71-69=208) 2 strokes Nancy Lopez
Muffin Spencer-Devlin
Lori West
5 Jun 15, 1997 Edina Realty LPGA Classic -8 (70-70-68=208) 1 stroke Jane Geddes
Mayumi Hirase
Hiromi Kobayashi
Catriona Matthew
6 May 3 1998 Mercury Titleholders Championship -12 (70-68-67-71=276) 1 stroke Michelle Estill
7 Sep 6, 1998 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship -12 (65-67-72=204) 1 stroke Emilee Klein

References

  1. ^ Danielle Ammaccapane's Daughter Lands Lead Role In Movie
  2. ^ "U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship Past Champions". USGA (United States Golf Association). http://www.uswapl.org/2003/history/past-champions/1985_danielle_ammaccapane.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21. 
  3. ^ "History - Past Champions". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2007-04-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070417072757/http://www.ncaasports.com/golf/womens/history. Retrieved 2007-04-21. 
  4. ^ "Honors and Accolades". Arizona State Sun Devils. http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/archive/asu-w-golf-honors.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 
  5. ^ "ASU Announces Hall of Fame Choices for 1997". Arizona State University. 1997-07-15. http://thesundevils.cstv.com/genrel/asu-genrel01.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21. 
  6. ^ "1986 Curtis Cup". USGA (United States Golf Association). http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/us_teams/1986.html. Retrieved 2007-04-21. 
  7. ^ "Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932-2002". USGA. http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/previous_matches.html. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 

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United States Solheim Cup team – 1992

Danielle Ammaccapane • Pat Bradley • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Juli Inkster • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Mochrie • Deb Richard • Patty Sheehan

Kathy Whitworth (non-playing captain)
Lost: 6.5 – 11.5