Hollis Stacy (born March 16, 1954) is an American

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. She became a member of the

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in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was inducted into the

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in the veterans category in 2012.Hollis Stacy selected for Hall of Fame
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Amateur career

Born and raised in

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, Stacy won the

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three consecutive times, the only player to accomplish this feat, in 1969, 1970, and 1971. In 1970, she won the

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at Pinehurst, and played for the 1972 United States

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team. She attended

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and became a member of the

in 1974.

Professional career

Stacy won four major championships during her career: the U.S. Women's Open in 1977, 1978, and 1984, and the 1983

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(later known as the du Maurier Classic). She had 18 LPGA wins; the last win came in 1991 at the

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. She played on the LPGA Tour through 2000, then became eligible to join the newly founded Women's Senior Golf Tour (now

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) in 2001. She won the Shopko Great Lakes Classic in 2001.

Amateur wins

*1969

*1970

*1971

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (18)

LPGA Tour playoff record (6–4)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

1984 Nichirei Cup Japan-US Women's Professional Golf Team Championship

Legends Tour wins (1)

*2001 Shopko Great Lakes Classic

Other wins

*1977

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(with

Jerry Pate Jerome Kendrick Pate (born September 16, 1953) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour. As a 22-year-old rookie, he won the U.S. Open in 1976. Early years Born in Macon, Georgia, Pate grew up in the ...

)

Major championships

Wins (4)

Results timeline

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Starts – 96 *Wins – 4 *2nd-place finishes – 1 *3rd-place finishes – 0 *Top 3 finishes – 5 *Top 5 finishes – 7 *Top 10 finishes – 16 *Top 25 finishes – 37 *Missed cuts – 28 *Most consecutive cuts made – 25 *Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing the United States): 1972 (winners)

References

External links

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