Kathy Guadagnino (born March 20, 1961) is an American
professional golfer. Up to
1987
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, she played under her
maiden name
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of Kathy Baker.
Career
She was born in
Albany, New York
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. She attended the
University of Tulsa and
South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary and was the low amateur at the
1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore
The 1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 31 to at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was the twelfth edition of what is now the ANA Inspiration and its first year as a major ch ...
.
In 1982, while attending Tulsa, Guadagnino won the inaugural
NCAA individual title, while leading her team to both the
AIAW
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and NCAA national titles.
She joined the
LPGA Tour
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and in 1985, she was a surprise winner of the
U.S. Women's Open
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at
Baltusrol Golf Club
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.
Guadagnino's only other LPGA Tour title came at the
Konica San Jose Classic in
1988
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. Her best money list finish was 13th in
1985
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Events January
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; she retired from the tour after the
1999
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season.
Amateur wins
''this list may be incomplete''
*1980
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*1982
NCAA individual championship
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (2)
Major championships
Wins (1)
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
*
Curtis Cup
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: 1982 (winners)
*
Espirito Santo Trophy
The Espirito Santo Trophy (World Women's Amateur Team Championships) is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for women organised by the International Golf Federation.
The inaugural event was held in 1964. It was instituted by the Fre ...
:
1982 (winners)
References
External links
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American female golfers
Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Winners of LPGA major golf championships
Golfers from New York (state)
Sportspeople from Albany, New York
1961 births
Living people
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