Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (born October 17, 1972) is an American professional golfer. Goetze was born in

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. Living in

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, she was voted "Player of the Year" from 1988 to 1990 by the

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. In 1989 she was still only 16 years old when she defeated

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to become the third youngest winner in the history of the U.S. Women's Amateur at the

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, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. She was named the 1989

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'' Amateur Player of the Year. Enrolled at the

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, in 1992 Goetze was the

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golfing champion. That year she defeated

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to win her second U.S. Women Amateur becoming the first teenager to ever hold both the NCAA and U.S. Women's Amateur championships simultaneously. She was a member of the U.S.

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team and the U.S. team at the 1990 and 1992

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. In 1991 and 1992 she earned her second and third Titleist/''Golfweek'' Amateur Player of the Year award. She was awarded the

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in 1992, recognizing her as the National Player of the Year and was also named the National Player of the Year in 1993 by the National Golf Coaches Association. Goetze was also honored as an

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n in 1992 and 1993. Goetze joined the

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in 1994. Although she has been competitive and twice was runner-up at the LPGA Corning Classic, Goetze has not achieved the same level of success as she had as an amateur and has yet to win an LPGA tournament. She married Jim Ackerman in 1997 and in 2005 gave birth to their first child, son Jacob Aiden Ackerman.

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

: 1990 (winners), 1992 *

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(winners), 1992

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List of National Honors for Georgia Golf
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