Wendy Ward
Wendy Ward | |
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— Golfer — | |
Ward at the 2009 Women's British Open | |
Personal information | |
Born |
San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | May 6, 1973
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Edwall, Washington[1] |
Spouse | Nate Hair (m. 1998)[1] |
Career | |
College |
Arizona State University (graduated 1995) |
Turned professional | 1995 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1996) |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 4 |
Best results in LPGA Major Championships | |
Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T28: 2004 |
LPGA Championship | T3: 2000, 2001 |
U.S. Women's Open | T14: 2010 |
du Maurier Classic | T16: 1997 |
Women's British Open | T6: 2003 |
The Evian Championship | DNP |
Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
Early life, education and amateur career
Ward was born in San Antonio, Texas.
She attended Arizona State University[2] where she had a successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career. She was a two-time Honda Award winner, a three-time first team All American, the Pac-10 Champion in 1993 and 1995 and led ASU to team titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. She graduated in 1995 with a degree in business Management.[3][4]
In 1994, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and represented the U.S. in the Curtis Cup, the biennial team competition between amateur golfers from the United States and those from Great Britain and Ireland.
Professional career
Ward turned professional in 1995 and qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt to become a rookie in 1996. Her first win came at the 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic where she set both the all-time 54 and 72-hole LPGA scoring records; both records have since been broken.[5]
She has won four tournaments on the tour. Her best season to date has been 2001, when she finished 12th on the official LPGA money list.
Ward was a member of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup teams.
Personal life
Ward lives on a 300-acre (1.2 km2) cattle ranch in Edwall, Washington where she operates a cow/calf beef operation with her husband, Nate Hair.[1]
Professional wins (4)
LPGA Tour (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 28, 1997 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | -23 (66-65-64-70=265) | 2 strokes[5] | Rosie Jones Jane Geddes |
2 | Feb 21, 1998 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | -4 (65-69-70=204) | Playoff[6] | Dana Dormann |
3 | Aug 12, 2001 | Wendy's Championship for Children | -21 (65-62-68=195) | 3 strokes[7] | Moira Dunn Annika Sörenstam |
4 | Apr 16, 2005 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | -16 (65-68-67=200) | 2 strokes[8][9] | Lorena Ochoa |
Results in LPGA majors
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | T33 | T43 |
LPGA Championship | CUT | T25 | T4 | CUT | T3 |
U.S. Women's Open | T19 | CUT | T19 | T40 | DNP |
du Maurier Classic | T53 | T16 | T34 | T20 | T55 |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T36 | T36 | T48 | T28 | T50 | T35 | WD | T58 | T36 |
LPGA Championship | T3 | CUT | T11 | T30 | CUT | T16 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | T19 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T36 | T41 | CUT | DNP | DNP |
Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T56 | T6 | T56 | CUT | T67 | T23 | T59 | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | T33 | T56 | DNP |
LPGA Championship | T67 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | T14 | T34 | CUT | DNP |
Women's British Open | DNP | CUT | 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
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
- Starts – 62
- Wins – 0
- 2nd place finishes – 0
- 3rd place finishes – 2
- Top 3 finishes – 2
- Top 5 finishes – 3
- Top 10 finishes – 4
- Top 25 finishes – 14
- Missed cuts – 22
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1994 (tie)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 1994 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners)
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 | 11 | 2-8-1 | 0-2-1 | 2-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 2.5 | 23% |
2002 | 4 | 2-1-1 | 0-0-1 halved w/ A. Sörenstam | 2-0-0 won w/ B. Daniel 1 up, won w/ E. Klein 3&2 | 0-1-0 lost w/ B. Daniel 4&3 | 2.5 | 62.5% |
2003 | 4 | 0-4-0 | 0-1-0 lost to I. Tinning 2&1 | 0-2-0 lost w/ J. Inkster 5&3, lost w/ H. Bowie 3&2 | 0-1-0 lost w/ R. Jones 4&3 | 0 | 0% |
2005 | 3 | 0-3-0 | 0-1-0 lost to C. Matthew 3&2 | 0-1-0 lost w/ L. Diaz 5&3 | 0-1-0 lost w/ P. Hurst 2&1 | 0 | 0% |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Doctors Foster and Smith Pet Blog, An LPGA Golfer’s Passion for Pets 2010-02-18. Accessed 2010-08-04
- ↑ Arizona State University, Ward and Munoz finish in Top 20 at U.S. Women's Open 2010-07-12. Accessed 2010-08-04
- ↑ Arizona State University, Women's golf looks to defend NCAA title 2010-05-13. Accessed 2010-08-04.
- ↑ Arizona State University, Seven former Sun Devil golfers set for U.S. Women's Open 2010-07-07. Accessed 2010-08-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Reading Eagle, Ward sets record; King finishes fifth 1997-09-29. Accessed 2010-08-04
- ↑ Golf Digest,LPGA Tour 1998 At a Glance Accessed 2010-08-04
- ↑ The Golf Channel,2001 Wendy's Championship for Children Leaderboard Accessed 2010-08-04
- ↑ Takefuji Classic Past Winners Accessed 2010-08-04
- ↑ The Golf Channel, Wendy Ward Event Results 2005 Accessed 2010-08-04.
External links
- Wendy Ward at the LPGA Tour official site
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