Cathy Johnston-Forbes ( Johnston; born December 16, 1963) is an American professional golfer.
She was born in High Point, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina.
Professional career Johnston's rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. Her only victory on the tour came in 1990 at one of the LPGA majors, the du Maurier Classic. She had her best finish on the money list that same year, placing 21st.
In 1997, Johnston-Forbes tied for second in the Susan G. Komen International and posted her career low score of 64 during the second round of the Welch's/Circle K Championship. Along with her second-place finish in the Susan B. Komen International, she has posted two additional runner-up finishes on the LPGA tour. In 2000, she tied for fourth at the Nabisco Championship and crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic.
During her 23-year professional career, Johnston-Forbes has worked with some of the most respected golf instructors in the world. Her teachers have included Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers Chuck Cook, Mike McGetrick, Tom Patri, and short game guru Dave Pelz. In addition, she has worked with five time Top Teachers in Pennsylvania award winner, Bob Kramer and Kirk Lucas, and longtime Carolinas PGA Section Professional, Jerry McGraw.
Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (1) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (0)
No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 1, 1990du Maurier Classic−16 (65-70-70-71=276)2 strokes Patty Sheehan Source:
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1990 du Maurier Classic −16 (65-70-70-71=276) 2 strokes Patty Sheehan
Results timeline Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT69CUTT36LPGA ChampionshipCUTT46T52CUTU.S. Women's Opendu Maurier Classic 76CUTCUT Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT60CUTCUTCUTT65T41CUTCUTT62T4LPGA ChampionshipT9CUTCUTT8T66T61T74T75T18CUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTT19CUTCUTdu Maurier Classic 1CUTCUTCUTT72CUTCUTT52T48T59CUT Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT48LPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTU.S. Women's OpenCUTWomen'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 0 1 1 1 14 8LPGA Championship 0 0 0 0 2 3 18 9U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1du Maurier Classic 1 0 0 1 1 1 14 6Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 1 0 0 2 4 6 54 24 Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (four times) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1990 du Maurier Classic – 1990 LPGA) Source:
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