Nancy Scranton

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Nancy Scranton
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Nancy Scranton
Born	(1961-04-26) April 26, 1961 Centralia, Illinois
Nationality	United States
Career
College	Florida State University University of Kentucky
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1985–2008)
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Symetra Tour	1
Other	5
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T6: 1991
LPGA Championship	T3: 1999, 2000
U.S. Women's Open	T6: 1988
du Maurier Classic	Won: 1991
Women's British Open	CUT: 2001, 2002
Achievements and awards
LPGA Heather Farr Player Award	1999

Nancy Scranton (born April 26, 1961) is an American professional golfer.

Scranton was born in Centralia, Illinois. She attended Florida State University and the University of Kentucky. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1985. She has three tournament victories on the tour, including one major championship, the 1991 du Maurier Classic. Her best money list finish was 16th in 1991. She was a member of the United States team at the 2000 Solheim Cup.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 15, 1991	du Maurier Classic	−9 (72-75-64-68=279)	3 strokes	Debbie Massey
2	Sep 27, 1992	Los Coyotes LPGA Classic	−9 (73-68-73-65=279)	1 stroke	Meg Mallon
3	Jan 23, 2000	Subaru Memorial of Naples	−13 (66-71-68-70=275)	Playoff	Maria Hjorth

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2000	Subaru Memorial of Naples	Maria Hjorth	Won with par on second extra hole

Futures Tour wins (1)

1984 Willow Creek Classic

Legends Tour wins (5)

2006 BJ's Charity Championship (with Christa Johnson)
2007 BJ's Charity Championship (with Christa Johnson)
2010 Women's Senior National Invitational
2012 LPGA Legends Swing for the Cure
2013 Walgreens Charity Championship

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1991	du Maurier Classic	−9 (72-75-64-68=279)	3 strokes	Debbie Massey

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2000
Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013

External links

Nancy Scranton at the LPGA Tour official site
Nancy Scranton at the Legends Tour official site

v t e Canadian Women's Open (Peter Jackson/du Maurier Classic) champions

1979 Amy Alcott 1980 Pat Bradley 1981 Jan Stephenson 1982 Sandra Haynie 1983 Hollis Stacy 1984 Juli Inkster 1985 Pat Bradley 1986 Pat Bradley† 1987 Jody Rosenthal 1988 Sally Little 1989 Tammie Green 1990 Cathy Johnston 1991 Nancy Scranton 1992 Sherri Steinhauer 1993 Brandie Burton† 1994 Martha Nause 1995 Jenny Lidback 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Colleen Walker 1998 Brandie Burton 1999 Karrie Webb 2000 Meg Mallon

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 2000

Brandie Burton Beth Daniel Pat Hurst Juli Inkster Becky Iverson Rosie Jones Meg Mallon Dottie Pepper Michele Redman Kelly Robbins Nancy Scranton Sherri Steinhauer Pat Bradley (non-playing captain)

Lost: 11.5 – 14.5

Persondata
Name	Scranton, Nancy
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	April 26, 1961
Place of birth	Centralia, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death

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