Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American

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who played on the

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Early life, education and amateur career

Ward was born in

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. She attended

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where she had a successful

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(NCAA) career. She was a two-time

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winner, a three-time first team All-American, the Pac-10 Champion in 1993 and 1995 and led ASU to team titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. She graduated in 1995 with a degree in business Management. In 1994, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and represented the U.S. in the

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, the biennial team competition between amateur golfers from the United States and those from Great Britain and Ireland.

Professional career

Ward turned professional in 1995 and qualified for the

on her first attempt to become a

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in 1996. Her first win came at the 1997

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where she set both the all-time 54 and 72-hole LPGA scoring records; both records have since been broken. She won four tournaments on the tour. Her best season was 2001, when she finished 12th on the official LPGA Tour money list. Ward was a member of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 U.S.

Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force beh ...

teams. She was also selected as an assistant captain to

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for the 2015 Solheim Cup team.

Personal life

Ward lives on a cattle ranch in

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where she operates a cow/calf beef operation with her husband, Nate Hair.

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

Results in LPGA majors

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary

*Starts – 62 *Wins – 0 *2nd-place finishes – 0 *3rd-place finishes – 2 *Top 3 finishes – 2 *Top 5 finishes – 3 *Top 10 finishes – 4 *Top 25 finishes – 14 *Missed cuts – 22 *Most consecutive cuts made – 8 *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

: 1994 (tie) *

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 Fren ...

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(winners) Professional *

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(winners),

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(winners)

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Wendy American female golfers Arizona State Sun Devils women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from San Antonio Golfers from Washington (state) People from Lincoln County, Washington 1973 births Living people