Sherri Turner (born October 4, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1984 and won three LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.
Early life In 1956, Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina. She started playing golf at the age of 4. Turner was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 14. Turner was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion.
Amateur career Turner attended Furman University where she was a medalist at three tournaments, including the Women's Southern Intercollegiate. She was selected to the All-American Team in 1979.
Professional career Always one of the longest hitters on Tour, Turner joined the LPGA Tour in 1984. She won three events on the tour, including one major, the 1988 Mazda LPGA Championship. In 1988, she topped the money list and was named Female Player of the Year by Golf Writers Association of America, Golf Illustrated, Golf World, and Golf Magazine. The following year she was tenth on the money list, but from that point on her form faded, and she only finished in the top forty in two more years. In 1999, she was a runner up at the U.S. Women's Open. She also had over 100 top-10 finishes in her LPGA career.
She was a member of the LPGA Player Executive Committee from 1997 to 1999.
Awards and honors In 1979, while at Furman University she was selected to the All-American Team. In 1988, Turner led the LPGA money list. In 1988, she was named Female Player of the Year by Golf Writers Association of America. In 1988, she was also named Female Golfer of the Year by a number of magazines: Golf Illustrated, Golf World, and Golf Magazine. In 1989, Turner was inducted into the Furman Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1990, she became the first inductee into the NutraSweet Hall of Fame. She is also an honorary member of the South Carolina Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (6) LPGA Tour wins (3) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1May 22, 1988Mazda LPGA Championship−7 (70-71-73-67=281)1 stroke Amy Alcott2May 29, 1988LPGA Corning Classic−15 (71-63-69-70=273)2 strokes JoAnne Carner Ok-Hee Ku3Feb 18, 1989Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open−11 (70-69-66=205)4 strokes Sara Anne McGetrick
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11988Sara Lee Classic Tammie Green Patti Rizzo Kim WilliamsRizzo won with birdie on fifth extra holeGreen and Williams eliminated by par on first hole21988Lady Keystone Open Shirley FurlongLost to par on first extra hole Source:
Legends Tour wins (3) 2008 BJ's Charity Championship (with Cindy Figg-Currier) 2012 Hannaford Community Challenge 2013 Swing for the Cure with Legends of the LPGA
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1988 Mazda LPGA Championship −7 (70-71-73-67=281) 1 stroke Amy Alcott
Results timeline Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT58T2671CUTT17T18LPGA ChampionshipCUTT12T281T8U.S. Women's Open62T39T21T21T29CUTdu Maurier Classic T13T64T8CUT3T36 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTT46CUTT30T28T3CUTT48CUTT51T62LPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT52CUTCUTT26CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenT9CUTT42T51T51T582CUTdu Maurier Classic T17T57CUTCUTT9CUT Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT62CUTLPGA ChampionshipT33T33CUTCUTCUTCUTT41CUTU.S. Women's OpenT4T5849T16T46T53Women's British Open ^ ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 0 0 1 1 1 3 19 13LPGA Championship 1 0 0 1 2 3 24 9U.S. Women's Open 0 1 0 2 3 6 20 17du Maurier Classic 0 0 1 1 3 5 12 8Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 1 1 2 5 9 17 75 47 Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (1984 U.S. Open – 1986 du Maurier Classic) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1988 LPGA – 1988 du Maurier Classic) Source:
U.S. national team appearances Professional Handa Cup: 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013, 2014 (winners)
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