Pat Hurst
Pat Hurst | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
San Leandro, California, U.S. | May 23, 1969
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Danville, California, U.S.[1] |
Spouse | Jeff Heitt (since 1995) |
Children |
Jackson (b. 1999) Reilly (b. 2002) |
Career | |
College |
San Jose State University (three years) |
Turned professional | 1991 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1994) |
Professional wins | 11 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 6 |
Other | 5 |
Best results in LPGA Major Championships | |
Kraft Nabisco C'ship | Won: 1998 |
LPGA Championship | T5: 2006 |
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 2006 |
du Maurier Classic | 5th: 1996 |
Women's British Open | T11: 2004 |
The Evian Championship | DNP |
Achievements and awards | |
LPGA Rookie of the Year | 1995 |
Pat Hurst (born May 23, 1969) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in San Leandro, California and raised in California.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Hurst won the 1986 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 1990 U.S. Women's Amateur. She was also the 1989 U.S. Women's Amateur medalist and was a member of the 1990 U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy team.[2]
Hurst attended San JosΓ© State University and won team and individual NCAA titles in 1989. She was All-American First team in 1989 and 1990, Big West Champion in 1988 and Big West Champion and Athlete of the Year in 1990. She is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Professional career
Hurst left San Jose Sate University in 1991 and turned professional. She entered LPGA Tour Qualifying School in 1991 and in 1992, missing both times, the second time by one stroke. She spent the next few years working as a teaching pro at the La Quinta Country Club and playing on the Players West Tour, where she won five times. She eventually quit playing golf at one point, taking a job at a Nevada Bob's store in her hometown of San Leandro, California.[4]
In 1994 she entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament again. This time she tied for 20th to earn exempt status for the 1995 season.
In 1995, Hurst won Rookie of the Year honors in her debut season on the LPGA Tour. She has six career LPGA titles, including one major, the 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore. Her best money list finish was 6th in 2000. She has represented the United States in the Solheim Cup five times: in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2007.
Professional wins (11)
LPGA Tour (6)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jun 8, 1997 | Oldsmobile Classic | β9 (68-70-71-70=279) | 1 stroke | Juli Inkster[5] |
2 | Mar 29, 1998 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | β7 (68-72-70-71=281) | 1 stroke | Helen Dobson |
3 | May 14, 2000 | Electrolux USA Championship | β13 (65-68-72-70=275) | 4 strokes | Juli Inkster[6][7] |
4 | Sep 4, 2005 | State Farm Classic | β17 (67-69-65-70=271) | 3 strokes | Cristie Kerr |
5 | Aug 20, 2006 | Safeway Classic | β10 (69-69-68=206) | 1 stroke | Kim Saiki Jeong Jang |
6 | Mar 22, 2009 | MasterCard Classic | β10 (68-70-68=206) | 1 stroke | Lorena Ochoa Yani Tseng |
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
LPGA Tour playoff record (0β4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1997 | ITT LPGA Tour Championship | Lorie Kane, Annika SΓΆrenstam | SΓΆrenstam won with par on third extra hole Hurst eliminated with par on first hole |
2 | 2000 | Welch's/Circle K Championship | Annika SΓΆrenstam | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
3 | 2000 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Dorothy Delasin | Lost to par on second extra hole |
4 | 2009 | U.S. Women's Open | Annika SΓΆrenstam | Lost 18-hole playoff (SΓΆrenstam:70, Hurst: 74) |
Players West Tour (5)
- 1991-1994 (5) Five wins
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1998 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | β7 (68-72-70-71=281) | 1 stroke | Helen Dobson |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T16 | 1 | T43 | T10 |
LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 | T34 | T75 | T21 | DNP | T17 |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | T47 | CUT | T21 | T4 | DNP | T12 |
du Maurier Classic | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 | 5 | CUT | T11 | DNP | T23 |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T9 | T36 | T51 | T35 | T23 | T17 | T37 | T55 | T8 | T48 |
LPGA Championship | T17 | T41 | T43 | T13 | T7 | T5 | T25 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | T34 | CUT | CUT | T7 | CUT | 2 | T61 | T24 | WD | CUT |
Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T13 | T24 | T11 | 20 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | T43 | CUT |
LPGA Championship | T8 | T62 | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | DNP |
Women's British Open ^ | T49 | DNP | DNP |
The Evian Championship ^^ | DNP |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
Summary
- Starts β 75
- Wins β 1
- 2nd place finishes β 1
- 3rd place finishes β 0
- Top 3 finishes β 2
- Top 5 finishes β 5
- Top 10 finishes β 11
- Top 25 finishes β 29
- Missed cuts β 25
- Most consecutive cuts made β 12
- Longest streak of top-10s β 2
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 1990 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup: 1998 (winners), 2000, 2002 (winners), 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)
- World Cup: 2007, 2008
Solheim Cup record
Year | Total matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points won | Points % |
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Career | 20 | 10β7β3 | 3β1β1 | 5β2β2 | 2β4β0 | 11.5 | 57.5% |
1998 | 4 | 3β1β0 | 0β1β0 lost to L. Davies 1up | 2β0β0 won w/ K. Robbins 1up, won w/ K. Robbins 1up | 1β0β0 won w/ R. Jones 7&5 | 3.0 | 75.0% |
2000 | 4 | 2β1β1 | 0β0β1 halved w/ L. Neumann | 1β1β0 lost w/ K. Robbins 4&3, won w/ K. Robbins 1up | 1β0β0 won w/ K. Robbins 2&1 | 2.5 | 62.5% |
2002 | 3 | 1β2β0 | 1β0β0 def. M. McKay 3&2 | 0β1β0 lost w/ K. Robbins 4&2 | 0β1β0 lost w/ K. Kuehne 1up | 1.0 | 33.3% |
2005 | 5 | 2β2β1 | 1β0β0 def. T. Johnson 2&1 | 1β0β1 halved w/ C. Kim, won w/ M. Redman 1up | 0β2β0 lost w/ W. Ward 2&1, lost w/ C. Kim 4&2 | 2.5 | 50.0% |
2007 | 4 | 2β1β1 | 1β0β0 def. S. Gustafson 2&1 | 1β0β1 halved w/ C. Kerr, won w/ A. Stanford 4&2 | 0β1β0 lost w/ B. Lincicome 4&2 | 2.5 | 62.5% |
References
- β Miami Herald, Resurgent Hurst just one back at LPGA Championship 2001-06-24, Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- β "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- β "Women's Golf Record Book". San Jose State University. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
- β Salsig, Ron (July 14, 2006). "Pat Hurst, Palm Springs and the US Open". Alameda Sun. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- β LPGA, LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999 Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- β LPGA, LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008 Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- β CNNSi.com, Pat Hurst 2000 LPGA Tour Tournament Record December 25, 2000. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
External links
- Pat Hurst at the LPGA Tour official site
- Winning Mom AAGolf Magazine, September 1, 2006
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