Lori Garbacz (born August 11, 1958) is an American

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who played on the LPGA Tour for sixteen years.

College career

From South Bend, Indiana, Garbacz attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach

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's Florida Gators women's golf team in 1977 and 1978. The 1978 team was the runner-up at the

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(AIAW) national championship tournament. Garbacz was recognized as a first-team All-American in 1978.

Professional career

Garbacz turned professional in 1979, and played on the LPGA Tour until

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. After taking much of the

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season off, her only win on the tour came the next year in

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at the

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. In major championships, she finished in third place twice: at the

1984 U.S. Women's Open The 1984 U.S. Women's Open was the 39th U.S. Women's Open, held July 12–15 at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Massachusetts. Hollis Stacy won her third U.S. Women's Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Rosie Jones. It was Stacy's fourth and fi ...

and at the

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. Garbacz gained a measure of notoriety at the U.S. Women's Open in

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when she protested the slow play at the event, primarily due to inexperienced qualifiers. She asked her caddy to call Domino's Pizza from a

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near the 14th hole and had a

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delivered to the 17th tee, which she shared with her group and the one ahead, which was still waiting to play. Rounds took well over five hours. Her career winnings as a professional golfer totaled $911,483.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

References

External links

Garbacz's Profile on UF sports siteResults at golfobserver.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garbacz, Lori American female golfers Florida Gators women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers 1958 births Living people