Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career Ward was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1973

Ward attended Arizona State University. She had a successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career. She was a two-time Honda Sports Award 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. In 1995, she graduated with a degree in business Management.

In 1994, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and represented the U.S. in the Curtis Cup, 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 LPGA Tour on her first attempt to become a rookie in 1996. Her first win came at the 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic 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 teams. She was also selected as an assistant captain to Juli Inkster for the 2015 Solheim Cup team.

Personal life Ward lives on a cattle ranch in Edwall, Washington where she operates a cow/calf beef operation with her husband, Nate Hair.

Professional wins (4) LPGA Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Sep 28, 1997Fieldcrest Cannon Classic−23 (66-65-64-70=265)2 strokes Jane Geddes Rosie Jones2Feb 21, 1998Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open−4 (65-69-70=204)Playoff Dana Dormann3Aug 12, 2001Wendy's Championship for Children−21 (65-62-68=195)3 strokes Moira Dunn Annika Sörenstam4Apr 16, 2005LPGA Takefuji Classic−16 (65-68-67=200)2 strokes Lorena Ochoa

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11998Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Dana DormannWon with par on first extra hole 22001LPGA Champions Classic Wendy DoolanLost to birdie on fifth extra hole32003Wendy's Championship for Children Hee-Won HanLost to birdie on third extra hole

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000Chevron ChampionshipCUTT33T43Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTT25T4CUTT3U.S. Women's OpenT19CUTT19T40du Maurier Classic T53T16T34T20T55

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Chevron ChampionshipT36T36T48T28T50T35WDT58T36Women's PGA ChampionshipT3CUTT11T30CUTT16CUTCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenT19CUTCUTCUTT36T41CUTWomen's British Open ^CUTT56T6T56CUTT67T23T59CUT

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 ... 2024Chevron ChampionshipCUTT33T56U.S. Women's OpenT14T34CUTWomen's PGA ChampionshipT67CUTCUTCUTCUTWomen's British OpenCUTThe Evian Championship ^^ ^ 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 – 63 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 – 23 Most consecutive cuts made – 8 Longest streak of top-10s – 1

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Curtis Cup: 1994 (tie) Espirito Santo Trophy: 1994 (winners)

Professional Solheim Cup: 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners)

Solheim Cup record Year Totalmatches TotalW–L–H SinglesW–L–H FoursomesW–L–H FourballsW–L–H Pointswon Points%Career112–8–10–2–12–3–00–3–02.523%200242–1–10–0–1 halved w/ A. Sörenstam2–0–0 won w/ B. Daniel 1 up, won w/ E. Klein 3&20–1–0 lost w/ B. Daniel 4&32.562.5%200340–4–00–1–0 lost to I. Tinning 2&10–2–0 lost w/ J. Inkster 5&3, lost w/ H. Bowie 3&20–1–0 lost w/ R. Jones 4&300%200530–3–00–1–0 lost to C. Matthew 3&20–1–0 lost w/ L. Diaz 5&30–1–0 lost w/ P. Hurst 2&100%

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