Leslie Spalding (born February 22, 1969) is an American

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and golf coach, who played on the

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from 1995 to 2005.

Early career

Spalding was born in

Billings Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Met ...

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. As a high school student, she was the 1986-87 Montana State Class AA High School champion. After being a runner up in 1987 and 1990, she went on to win the 1991 and 1992 Montana State Women's Amateur Championships. At the

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(where she studied telecommunications and film), she was the 1990 Neva McCall/Alabama Intercollegiate champion and the 1991 Women's Southern Intercollegiate (WSIC) champion. Spalding turned professional in August 1992. In 1993-94, prior to joining the LPGA, she competed on the

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. In 1995, she competed on the Golf Coast Tour and qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 16th at the

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, to earn exempt status for the 1996 season. Some notable LPGA Tour results: * She has two career holes-in-one. * Her lowest score was a 64. * Her best result was tied for third place at the

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in 2001.

Later career

Spalding retired from professional golf in 2005 to become an independent golf teacher, she was first contracted by the Peter Yegen Golf Club in Billings, Montana.

Current life

Spalding was head coach of the

Montana State University – Bozeman Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 field ...

Bobcat women's golf team from 2007 to 2011.Montana State Bobcats profile
On August 1, 2011, it was announced that Spalding resigned from Montana State in order to accept a position at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spalding, Leslie American female golfers Alabama Crimson Tide women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers College golf coaches in the United States Golfers from Montana Sportspeople from Billings, Montana Sportspeople from Bozeman, Montana 1969 births Living people