Donna Andrews (golfer)

Donna Andrews
Personal information
Full name Donna Andrews
Born April 12, 1967 (1967-04-12) (age 44)
Lynchburg, Virginia
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of North Carolina
Turned professional 1989
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1990)
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 6
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship Won: 1994
LPGA Championship T2: 1998
U.S. Women's Open T2: 1993
du Maurier Classic T6: 1992
Women's British Open CUT: 2002

Donna Andrews (born April 12, 1967) in Lynchburg, Virginia is an American golfer. She attended the University of North Carolina and as an amateur, won the 1988 North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship.

Andrews rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1990. She won six titles on the Tour between 1993 and 1998, including one major championship, the 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore. Her best finish on the money list was third in 1998 and she also made the top ten in 1993 (9th) and 1994 (5th). She represented the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994 and 1998 and is the captain of the 2007 United States Junior Solheim Team.

After her retirement from LPGA tournament play, Andrews became a golf instructor at Pine Needles Resort near Pinehurst, North Carolina and is co-owner of Andrews and James Real Estate.

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Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 12, 1993 Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship -8 (69-69-70=208) 1 stroke Tina Barrett
Missie McGeorge
2 Mar 13, 1994 PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson) -12 (66-68-69-73=276) 3 strokes Brandie Burton
Judy Dickinson
3 Mar 27, 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore -12 (70-69-67-70=276) 1 stroke Laura Davies
4 Jun 26, 1994 ShopRite LPGA Classic -6 (67-66-74=207) 2 strokes Michelle Estill
5 Mar 16, 1997 Welch's/Circle K Championship -15 (68-67-70-68=273) 1 stroke Tina Barrett
6 Apr 5, 1998 Longs Drugs Challenge -10 (70-69-70-69=278 1 stroke Carin Koch

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1992 The Phar-Mor in Youngstown Beth Daniel, Betsy King, Meg Mallon King won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Sara Lee Classic Jenny Lidback, Nancy Lopez, Barb Mucha Mucha won with birdie on second extra hole
3 1998 Michelob Light Classic Annika Sörenstam Lost to birdie on second extra hole

LPGA majors are shown in bold.

Other wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner-up
1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore -12 (70-69-67-70=276) 1 stroke Laura Davies

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