Kris Tschetter (born December 30, 1964) is an American professional golfer, who played on the

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Amateur career

Tschetter was born in

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. As an amateur, she won the 1983

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Tournament of Champions and was a four-time winner of the South Dakota State Women's Amateur Championship (1983–86). In 1984, she qualified for the

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and the following year was a quarterfinalist at the Trans-National. Tschetter attended

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graduating in 1987 as a Radio, Television and Film Major. She was a three-time member of the All-Southwest Conference Team. Tschetter, as a freshman, was a member of Shady Oaks Golf Club in Fort Worth where she developed a relationship with the late

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. Tschetter one day convinced Hogan to play nine holes of golf with two of her teammates from TCU. He duck-hooked the first tee shot but finished at even par. This, according to Tschetter, is the last time that Hogan ever played golf. They remained friends until his death in 1997. Tschetter has written a book called ''Mr. Hogan, the Man I Knew: An LPGA Player Looks Back on an Amazing Friendship and Lessons She Learned from Golf's Greatest Legend'' recounting her times with Hogan.

Professional career

Tschetter turned pro in 1988. In 1992, she won her only LPGA event. She won the

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by three shots over

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. Tschetter also took part in a playoff at the 1997

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. She and Lori Kane losing to Cindy Figg-Currier on the first hole of sudden death. Tschetter twice finished second in major championships. The first of which was the 1996 U.S. Women's Open, where she finished six shots behind

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. At the

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, Tschetter finished two strokes behind

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Personal life

Tschetter was married to Kirk Lucas, her coach, and they have two daughters, Lainey and Kyra. She founded the Kris Tschetter Celebrity Golf Benefit for Kids in 1991, an event that raises money for children’s charities in the

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area. While on Tour, she has represented the

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clothing for 11 straight years and since its inception in 1999, Private Club Links.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (1)

*1991

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(with

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)

Legends Tour wins (1)

* 2015

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Results in LPGA majors

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001. WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Starts – 64 *Wins – 0 *2nd-place finishes – 2 *3rd-place finishes – 0 *Top 3 finishes – 2 *Top 5 finishes – 2 *Top 10 finishes – 4 *Top 25 finishes – 16 *Missed cuts – 21 *Most consecutive cuts made – 9 *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

U.S. national team appearances

Professional *

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: 2015 (winners)

References

External links

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Golf PodiumGolf Profile at CBS Sportsline
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