Cindy Figg-Currier (born February 23, 1960) is an American

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who joined the

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in October 1984. She was instructed by Paul Marchand and Harvey Penick. She also played under her maiden name, Cindy Figg, before her marriage on July 19, 1986. Figg was born in

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. She started playing golf at age seven. She was the 1976

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junior girls golf champion and the 1978 Michigan Prep golf champion while she was at Mount Pleasant High School. In 2003, she was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame. Figg played college golf at the

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where she was named Most Valuable Player as a senior. She led UT to three top-10

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(AIAW) national tournament finishes. She individually won the 1982 Women's Trans-National. She graduated in 1982 with a business-marketing degree. Figg-Currier won once on the

in 1997. She also has 31 top-10s on the LPGA Tour. She has also won three times on the

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and played in the

Handa Cup in 2008. Her career earnings exceed two million dollars. Figg-Currier is currently a board member for

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of Greater Austin.

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Legends Tour (3)

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BJ's Charity Championship (with

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), Wendy's Charity Challenge *

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Wendy's Charity Classic

Other wins (1)

*2010

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Team appearances

Professional *

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(representing the United States): 2008 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013

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* * * American female golfers Texas Longhorns women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Golfers from Michigan Golfers from Austin, Texas People from Mount Pleasant, Michigan People from Lakeway, Texas 1960 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub