| Donna White | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Donna Horton White |
| Born | April 7, 1954 Kinston, North Carolina |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Florida |
| Retired | 1992 |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1977-1992) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T14: 1984 |
| LPGA Championship | T12: 1982 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 1982 |
| du Maurier Classic | 4th: 1984 |
Donna Horton White (born April 7, 1954), née Donna Horton, is a former American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour for fifteen years in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
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White was born in Kinston, North Carolina. She had a successful amateur golf career, and was a semi-finalist in the 1971 U.S. Girls' Junior.[1] In the U.S. Women's Amateur, she was a semi-finalist in 1973,[2] runner-up in 1975[3] and winner in 1976.[4] She also won the 1976 Trans-National Amateur.[5] She was a member of the winning Curtis Cup and Espirito Santo Trophy teams in 1976.[5]
She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Mimi Ryan's Florida Gators women's golf team in Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) competition in 1975 and 1976.[5] During her time as a Gator golfer, she was a four-time collegiate medalist. She graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance in 1976, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1978.[6]
White played on the LPGA Tour for sixteen years (1977–1992). She won three Tour events, including the 1980 Florida Lady Citrus, the 1983 Coca-Cola Classic and the 1983 Sarasota Classic.[7] Her best finish in a LPGA major was a tie for second in the 1982 U.S. Women's Open. She also finished 4th at the 1984 du Maurier Classic after opening the final round one shot out of the lead.[8] White retired after the 1992 season, with total career winnings of $908,589.
She married Mike White in December 1976.[5]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 20, 1980 | Florida Lady Citrus | –9 (70-73-70-70=283) | 1 stroke | Jane Blalock |
| 2 | May 18, 1980 | Coca-Cola Classic | –2 (75-70-72=217) | Playoff | Debbie Massey |
| 3 | Feb 13, 1983 | Sarasota Classic | –4 (71-69-76-68=284) | 1 stroke | JoAnne Carner, Nancy Lopez, Alice Miller |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | Coca-Cola Classic | Debbie Massey | Webb won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1983 | Rochester International | Ayako Okamoto, Kathy Whitworth | Okamoto won with birdie on third extra hole |