American professional golfer
Amy Alcott
(born February 22, 1956) is an American
professional golfer
[1]
and golf course designer. She became a member of the
LPGA Tour
in 1975, and won five
major championships
and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the
World Golf Hall of Fame
. She was a part of the architectural team that designed the golf course for the
2016 Summer Olympics
in
Rio de Janeiro
.
[2]
Professional career
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Alcott was born in
Kansas City, Missouri
, and is
Jewish
.
[3]
She won the
U.S. Girls' Junior
in 1973,
[4]
She turned pro in 1975 at age 18, directly upon graduating from
Palisades High School
in
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
.
[5]
Her first victory came in her third start as a professional at the Orange Blossom Classic on the LPGA Tour.
[6]
She went on to be named
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year
.
[4]
Alcott won four tournaments in a year three times, in 1979, 1980, and 1984. Her best year came in 1980, when in addition to those four victories she also won the
LPGA Vare Trophy
for lowest scoring average, finished second five times and was in the Top 10 in 21 out of 28 tournaments played.
[7]
Alcott's first major championship victory came at the 1979
Peter Jackson Classic
(later renamed the du Maurier Classic). She went on to win the
U.S. Women's Open
in 1980 and the
Nabisco Dinah Shore
in three times, in 1983, 1988, and 1991. The 1991 Nabisco Dinah Shore was her final victory on the LPGA Tour. After her win at the 1988 Dinah Shore, Alcott initiated what is now a tradition of the winner leaping into
Poppie's Pond
to celebrate.
[8]
That win was the 29th of her career.
[4]
At the time, the LPGA Hall of Fame required at least 30 career wins for entry. Alcott chased for the 30th win in vain over the next several years.
[1]
In 1999, the LPGA switched to a points-based criteria under which Alcott gained admission and she was inducted into the
World Golf Hall of Fame
.
[7]
Alcott is also a member of the
National Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame
, and the
Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
.
[9]
From 2002 to 2004, the
Office Depot Championship
Hosted by Amy Alcott was a part of the LPGA Tour.
Following the end of her touring days, Alcott started working in golf course design and also hosted a satellite radio program. She has written an instructional book and taped an instructional video.
In July 2007, Alcott accepted the position as girls' golf coach at
Harvard-Westlake School
in
North Hollywood, California
.
[7]
Professional wins (33)
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LPGA Tour wins (29)
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Legend
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LPGA Tour major championships (5)
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Other LPGA Tour (24)
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Winning score
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Margin of
victory
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Runner(s)-up
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1
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Feb 23,
1975
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Orange Blossom Classic
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?9 (68-69-71=207)
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1 stroke
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Sandra Post
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2
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May 23,
1976
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'76 LPGA Classic
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?4 (71-71-67=209)
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1 stroke
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Jane Blalock
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3
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Nov 27,
1976
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Colgate Far East Open
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?5 (72-72-67=211)
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1 stroke
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Donna Caponi
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4
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Oct 9,
1977
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Houston Exchange Clubs Classic
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?8 (68-70-70=208)
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5 strokes
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Carol Mann
Kathy Postlewait
Donna White
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5
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Apr 23,
1978
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American Defender Classic
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?10 (71-67-68=206)
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Playoff
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Hollis Stacy
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6
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Feb 18,
1979
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Elizabeth Arden Classic
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?3 (70-70-72-73=285)
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Playoff
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Sandra Post
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7
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Jul 29,
1979
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Peter Jackson Classic
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?7 (75-70-70-70=285)
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3 strokes
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Nancy Lopez
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8
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Oct 14,
1979
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United Virginia Bank Classic
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?2 (70-70-73-73=286)
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1 stroke
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Susie McAllister
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9
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Nov 3,
1979
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Mizuno Japan Classic
1
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?11 (71-73-67=211)
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1 stroke
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Sandra Post
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10
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Apr 13,
1980
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American Defender/WRAL Classic
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?10 (68-69-69=206)
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4 strokes
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Donna Caponi
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11
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Jul 6,
1980
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Mayflower Classic
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?13 (69-65-72-69=275)
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3 strokes
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JoAnne Carner
Sally Little
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12
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Jul 13,
1980
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U.S. Women's Open
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?5 (70-70-68-72=280)
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9 strokes
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Hollis Stacy
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13
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Oct 12,
1980
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Inamori Golf Classic
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?12 (69-69-72-70=280)
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4 strokes
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Beth Daniel
Patty Hayes
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14
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Feb 22,
1981
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Bent Tree Ladies Classic
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?12 (71-67-71-67=276)
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1 stroke
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JoAnne Carner
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15
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May 10,
1981
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Lady Michelob
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?7 (69-74-66=209)
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1 stroke
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Sally Little
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16
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Mar 28,
1982
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Women's Kemper Open
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?6 (72-74-69-71=286)
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1 stroke
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JoAnne Carner
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17
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Apr 3,
1983
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Nabisco Dinah Shore
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?6 (70-70-70-72=282)
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2 strokes
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Beth Daniel
Kathy Whitworth
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18
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May 13,
1984
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United Virginia Bank Classic
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?6 (71-70-69=210)
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2 strokes
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Cathy Marino
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19
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Jul 1,
1984
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Lady Keystone Open
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?8 (74-69-65=208)
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1 stroke
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Juli Inkster
Martha Nause
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20
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Sep 9,
1984
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Portland Ping Championship
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?4 (69-73-71=212)
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3 strokes
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Kathy Guadagnino
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21
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Sep 23,
1984
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San Jose Classic
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?8 (69-70-72=211)
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2 strokes
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Betsy King
Beverly Klass
Pat Meyers
Kathy Whitworth
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22
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Feb 24,
1985
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Circle K Tucson Open
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?9 (74-69-69-67=279)
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1 stroke
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Betsy King
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23
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May 5,
1985
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Moss Creek Women's Invitational
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?4 (72-70-73-69=284)
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4 strokes
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Juli Inkster
Nancy Lopez
Kathy Postlewait
Patty Sheehan
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24
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Aug 18,
1985
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Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf
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?14 (65-70-70-69=274)
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Playoff
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Patty Sheehan
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25
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Jul 6,
1986
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Mazda Hall of Fame Championship
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?4 (70-70-72-72=284)
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Playoff
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Lauren Howe
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26
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Aug 3,
1986
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LPGA National Pro-Am
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?5 (72-69-72-70=283)
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1 stroke
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Pat Bradley
Christa Johnson
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27
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Apr 3,
1988
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Nabisco Dinah Shore
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?14 (71-66-66-71=274)
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2 strokes
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Colleen Walker
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28
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Jul 23,
1989
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Boston Five Classic
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?16 (68-68-68-68=272)
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3 strokes
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Cathy Marino
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29
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Mar 31,
1991
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Nabisco Dinah Shore
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?15 (67-70-68-68=273)
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8 strokes
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Dottie Mochrie
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Co-sanctioned by the
LPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (4?5)
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (3)
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1
Co-sanctioned by the
LPGA Tour
Other wins (2)
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- 1981 Mr. Goodwrench Invitational (with Larry Nelson)
- 1986 Mazda Champions (with
Bob Charles
)
Legends Tour wins (1)
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- 2019
ANA Inspiration Legends Day
Major championships
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Wins (5)
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Results timeline
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Results not in chronological order before 2015.
^ 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.
Win
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
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Team appearances
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Professional
- Handa Cup
(representing the United States): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners)
See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
Hyman, Paula; Moore, Deborah Dash (1997).
Jewish Women in America: A-L
. Taylor & Francis.
ISBN
9780415919340
. Retrieved
March 2,
2011
.
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The Larkin Group,
Amy Alcott
Archived
December 7, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine
. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
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"AMY ALCOTT"
. Jewish Women’s Archive
. Retrieved
September 29,
2012
.
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a
b
c
Siegman, Joseph (2000).
Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame
. Brassey's.
ISBN
9781574882841
. Retrieved
March 2,
2011
.
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Featured Articles about Amy Alcott ? Page 4 ? latimes
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19-year-old wins women's tee
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a
b
c
"Amy Alcott"
. Golf.about.com.
Archived
from the original on December 2, 2010
. Retrieved
January 6,
2011
.
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Alcott, Caddy Take Plunge After Winning Dinah Shore
- ^
"Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home"
. Archived from
the original
on August 10, 2022
. Retrieved
July 31,
2020
.
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† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play
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