Marnie McGuire (born 22 February 1969) is a former New Zealand professional golfer who played mostly on the

LPGA of Japan Tour The LPGA of Japan Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers' Association. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but ...

. McGuire won the

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in 1986 as a 17-year-old and was at the time the youngest champion in the tournament's history. She was also the individual winner of the 1991

Queen Sirikit Cup The Queen Sirikit Cup, officially the Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship, is an annual amateur team golf championship for women organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1979. The event is na ...

. She played college golf at

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where she was an All-American in 1990. While at Oklahoma State, she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma which led her to compete wearing long-sleeved shirts, a big floppy hat, and long slacks. McGuire won five times as a professional on the Japan Tour and was awarded the Sportswoman of the Year title at the 1996

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. She is the only New Zealander to have won the

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, and the British Ladies Amateur. She also played on the

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from 1999 to 2003.

Amateur wins

*1986

*1991

(individual title)

Professional wins (6)

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

*1994 Nasu Ogawa Ladies *1995 Goyo Kenetsu Open, Daikin Orchid Ladies *1996 Mitsukoshi Cup *1998 Suntory Ladies Open

ALPG Tour wins (1)

*1998

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Ladies European Tour wins (1)

*1998

¹ ¹ Co-sanctioned by ALPG Tour and Ladies European Tour

Team appearances

Amateur *

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 ...

(representing New Zealand):

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

Commonwealth Trophy The Astor Trophy is a women's team golf tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. It has been played every four years since 1959. From its foundation until 2007 it ...

(representing New Zealand): 1991 *

(representing New Zealand): 1986, 1991 (individual winner)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGuire, Marnie New Zealand female golfers Oklahoma State Cowgirls golfers LPGA of Japan Tour golfers LPGA Tour golfers ALPG Tour golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships 1969 births Living people