Tammie Green (born December 17, 1959) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University, where she played golf and basketball. She won four collegiate events, three during her senior year. She earned low-amateur honors at the 1981 LPGA Wheeling Classic.
Professional career She started her professional career on the Futures Tour, on which she won 11 tournaments and was Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. In 1986, she qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing tied for second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1987. She was named Most Improved Player by Golf Digest in 1989. She won seven times on the LPGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1989 du Maurier Classic. Her best placing on the money list was 5th in 1997, which was one of four top ten seasons. She played for the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994 and 1998. She was a member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee from 1992 to 1994. In 2004, she was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (21) LPGA Tour wins (7) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jul 2, 1989du Maurier Classic−9 (68-69-70-72=279)1 stroke Pat Bradley Betsy King2Feb 7, 1993HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic−8 (70-69-69=208)Playoff JoAnne Carner3Jun 20, 1993Rochester International−12 (74-69-63-70=276)1 stroke Patty Sheehan4Jul 3, 1994Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic−9 (67-69-70=206)2 strokes Colleen Walker5May 4, 1997Sprint Titleholders Championship−14 (66-67-69-72=274)2 strokes Annika Sörenstam6Jul 27, 1997Giant Eagle LPGA Classic−13 (64-71-68=203)Playoff Laura Davies7May 24, 1998LPGA Corning Classic−20 (67-70-66-65=268)7 strokes Brandie Burton Emilee Klein
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11988 Sara Lee Classic Patti Rizzo Sherri Turner Kim WilliamsRizzo won with birdie on fifth extra holeGreen and Williams eliminated by par on first hole21993 HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic JoAnne CarnerWon with birdie on first extra hole31994Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Kelly RobbinsLost to birdie on first extra hole41997LPGA Corning Classic Rosie JonesLost to birdie on first extra hole51997 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Laura DaviesWon with eagle on fifth extra hole Source:
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1) 1988 Karuizawa 72 Tokyu Ladies Open
Futures Tour wins (11) 1985 (4) Prescott Open, Decatur Visitors Bureau Classic, Seven-up Classic, Salisbury Classic 1986 (7) Bonita Bay Classic, Jupiter West Classic, Tapatio Springs Classic, St. George Open, Western Colorado Classic, Magna/Millikin Bank Classic, Salisbury Classic
Other wins (2) 1994 Diner's Club Matches (with Kelly Robbins) 1995 Diner's Club Matches (with Kelly Robbins)
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunners-up 1989 du Maurier Classic −9 (68-69-70-72=279) 1 stroke Pat Bradley, Betsy King
Results timeline Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT35T2LPGA ChampionshipT41T33T10U.S. Women's OpenCUTT14T15T19T43du Maurier Classic T531 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTT1116T123T7T16T24T33T62LPGA ChampionshipT5T56T26T4T17T8T63CUTT14T11U.S. Women's OpenT6T49T9CUT2T7T8T7T763du Maurier Classic T12T23T6T14CUT4T44T37T11T20CUT Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT2472T28T24CUTLPGA ChampionshipCUTT25CUTT64U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTWomen'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 1 1 2 3 10 17 15LPGA Championship 0 0 0 2 4 8 17 14U.S. Women's Open 0 1 0 1 7 10 17 13du Maurier Classic 1 0 0 2 3 8 13 11Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 1 2 1 7 17 36 64 53 Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (1990 du Maurier Classic – 1993 LPGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1995 Nabisco – 1995 du Maurier Classic) Source:
Team appearances Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1994 (winners), 1998 (winners)
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