Nancy Lopez

American professional golfer

Nancy Lopez

Personal information
Full name| Nancy Marie Lopez
Born|  (1957-01-06) January 6, 1957 (age 68)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sporting nationality|  United States
Residence| The Villages, Florida, U.S.
Spouse| Ed Russell (m. 2017)
Ray Knight (1982–2009)
Tim Melton (1979–1982)
Children| Ashley, Erinn, Torri
Career
College| University of Tulsa
(two years)
Turned professional| 1977
Current tour(s)| LPGA Tour
Professional wins| 51
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour| 48
LPGA of Japan Tour| 1
Other| 3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 3)
Chevron Championship| T3: 1995
Women's PGA C'ship| Won: 1978, 1985, 1989
U.S. Women's Open| 2nd/T2: 1975, 1977, 1989, 1997
du Maurier Classic| 2nd/T2: 1979, 1981, 1996
Women's British Open| DNP
Achievements and awards
| World Golf Hall of Fame| 1987 (member page)

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LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year| 1978
LPGA Tour
Money Winner| 1978, 1979, 1985
LPGA Tour
Player of the Year| 1978, 1979, 1985, 1988
LPGA Tour
Vare Trophy| 1978, 1979, 1985
GWAA Female
Player of the Year| 1978, 1979, 1985
Associated Press
Female Athlete of the Year| 1978, 1985
LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award| 1987
Flo Hyman Memorial Award| 1992
USGA Bob Jones Award| 1998
Old Tom Morris Award| 2000

Nancy Marie Lopez[1] (born January 6, 1957)[2] is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.

## Amateur career

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Lopez won the New Mexico Women's Amateur at age 12 in 1969, and the U.S. Girls' Junior in 1972 and 1974, at ages 15 and 17, respectively. Shortly after graduation from Goddard High School in Roswell, she played in the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur, first in 1974 and again in 1975 where she tied for second.

As a collegiate freshman in 1976, Lopez was named All-American and Female Athlete of the Year for her play at the University of Tulsa. That year she won the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national intercollegiate golf championship and was a member of the U.S. Curtis Cup and World Amateur teams. Lopez left college after her sophomore year and turned pro in 1977, and again was the runner-up at the U.S. Women's Open.[3]

## Professional career

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During her first full season on the LPGA Tour in 1978, Lopez won nine tournaments, including five consecutive. She appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in July,[4] won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, LPGA Rookie of the Year, LPGA Player of the Year and was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. She won another eight times in 1979, and won multiple times in each year from 1980 to 1984, although she played only half-seasons in 1983 and 1984 due to the birth of her first child.[3]

Playing full-time again in 1985, Lopez posted five wins, five seconds, five thirds, won the money title, the scoring title, the Player of the Year Award, and was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for a second time. She entered only four events in 1986, when her second daughter was born, but came back with multiple wins in 1987–89 - three times each in 1988 and 1989 \- and once again won Player of the Year honors in 1988. Lopez' schedule was curtailed again in the early 1990s when her third daughter was born. In 1992 she won twice. Lopez continued to play short schedules - from 11 to 18 tournaments - through 2002, then in 2003 cut back to just a half dozen or fewer events a year.[3]

Lopez was considered to be one of the greats of women's golf, and she was the game's best player from the late 1970s to late 1980s. She won three majors, and all were at the LPGA Championship, at the same course, in 1978, 1985, and 1989. Lopez never won the U.S. Women's Open, but finished second four times, the last in 1997 when she became the first in the event's history to score under 70 for all four rounds, yet lost to Alison Nicholas.[3] She won the Colgate-Dinah Shore in 1981, two years before it became a major, and was a runner-up three times at the du Maurier Classic in Canada.

Lopez was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1987. She was a member of the United States Solheim Cup team in 1990 and was captain of the team in 2005. Lopez retired from regular tournament play in 2002 and attempted a return in 2007 and 2008. In her return season, she played six tournaments, missed the cut in each, and only broke 80 in three of the 12 rounds.[3] In 2008, she played in three events, with a low score of 76, never making the cut. She was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[5]

Lopez is the only woman to win LPGA Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year, and the Vare Trophy in the same season (1978). Her company, Nancy Lopez Golf, makes a full line of women's clubs and accessories. She also does occasional television commentary.

## Personal life

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Lopez was married to Houston sportscaster Tim Melton from 1979 to 1982.[6][7] Shortly after her divorce, she married Major League All-Star baseball player Ray Knight, then a member of the Houston Astros, in October 1982 in Pelham, Georgia.[8] They were married for 27 years, divorcing in 2009, and have three daughters. While married, Lopez and Knight lived in Georgia in his hometown of Albany. Since 1986, she has hosted the Nancy Lopez Hospice Golf Classic at the Doublegate Country Club to raise money for Albany Community Hospice, returning yearly even after her divorce from Knight in 2009.[9] She currently resides in The Villages, Florida[10] where she hosts an annual golf tournament to benefit the charity AIM (Adventures in Movement), an organization that helps mentally challenged, visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically handicapped and other children and adults with special needs. She has hosted the tournament since 1981 and also serves as a national ambassador with AIM.[11] In 2017, Lopez married for a third time to Ed Russell.

## Amateur wins

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this list may be incomplete

* 1969 New Mexico Women's Amateur
* 1970 New Mexico Women's Amateur
* 1971 New Mexico Women's Amateur
* 1972 U.S. Girls' Junior, Women's Western Junior
* 1973 Women's Western Junior
* 1974 U.S. Girls' Junior, Women's Western Junior
* 1975 Mexican Amateur
* 1976 AIAW National Championship, Women's Western Amateur, Women's Trans National Amateur

## Professional wins (51)

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### LPGA Tour wins (48)

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| Legend

LPGA Tour major championships (3)
Other LPGA Tour (45)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | Feb 26, 1978 | Bent Tree Classic | +1 (71-72-73-73=289)  | 1 stroke  |  Jo Ann Washam
2  | Mar 12, 1978 | Sunstar Classic | −3 (72-72-70-71=285)  | 1 stroke  |  Debbie Austin
Debbie Massey
3  | May 14, 1978 | Greater Baltimore Classic | −7 (67-73-72=212)  | 3 strokes  |  Donna Caponi
4  | May 21, 1978 | Coca-Cola Classic | −3 (69-71-70=210)  | Playoff  |  JoAnne Carner
5  | May 29, 1978 | Golden Lights Championship | −11 (67-72-73-65=277)  | 1 stroke  |  Jane Blalock
6  | Jun 11, 1978 | LPGA Championship | −13 (71-65-69-70=275)  | 6 strokes  |  Amy Alcott
7  | Jun 18, 1978 | Bankers Trust Classic | −5 (72-73-69=214)  | 2 strokes  |  Jane Blalock
Debbie Massey
8  | Aug 6, 1978 | Colgate European Open | −7 (73-71-72-73=289)  | 3 strokes  |  JoAnne Carner
Mary Dwyer
Sally Little
9  | Nov 12, 1978 | Colgate Far East Open | E (75-69-72=216)  | 2 strokes  |  Silvia Bertolaccini
Kathy Whitworth
10  | Mar 11, 1979 | Sunstar Classic | −8 (70-71-70-69=280)  | 1 stroke  |  Hollis Stacy
11  | Mar 25, 1979 | Sahara National Pro-Am | −16 (72-67-66-69=274)  | 2 strokes  |  Donna Caponi
12  | May 6, 1979 | Women's International | −6 (72-71-71-68=282)  | 3 strokes  |  Donna White
13  | May 20, 1979 | Coca-Cola Classic | −3 (73-70-73=216)  | Playoff  |  Bonnie Bryant
Hollis Stacy
Jo Ann Washam
Mickey Wright
14  | Jun 3, 1979 | Golden Lights Championship | −8 (67-70-73-70=280)  | 4 strokes  |  Pat Bradley
15  | Jun 24, 1979 | Lady Keystone Open | −4 (72-68-72=212)  | 2 strokes  |  Sally Little
Kathy Whitworth
16  | Aug 5, 1979 | Colgate European Open | −6 (68-69-70-75=282)  | 4 strokes  |  Joyce Kazmierski
17  | Sep 30, 1979 | Mary Kay Classic | −14 (71-66-67-70=274)  | 2 strokes  |  Sandra Post
18  | Mar 30, 1980 | Women's Kemper Open | E (72-66-77-69=284)  | 2 strokes  |  Debbie Massey
Jo Ann Washam
19  | Jun 29, 1980 | The Sarah Coventry | −9 (73-67-72-71=283)  | 1 stroke  |  Pat Bradley
20  | Sep 1, 1980 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | −13 (65-71-71-68=275)  | 1 stroke  |  JoAnne Carner
21  | Mar 8, 1981 | Arizona Copper Classic | −14 (70-72-68-68=278)  | 4 strokes  |  Pat Bradley
22  | Apr 5, 1981 | Colgate-Dinah Shore | −11 (71-73-69-64=277)  | 2 strokes  |  Carolyn Hill
23  | Jun 28, 1981 | The Sarah Coventry | −3 (74-69-71-71=285)  | 2 strokes  |  Pat Bradley
24  | Mar 21, 1982 | J&B Scotch Pro-Am | −5 (70-67-69-73=279)  | 5 strokes  |  Sandra Haynie
25  | Nov 7, 1982 | Mazda Japan Classic | −9 (66-70-71=207)  | 6 strokes  |  Amy Alcott
26  | Feb 6, 1983 | Elizabeth Arden Classic | −3 (71-71-70-73=285)  | 1 stroke  |  Pat Bradley
JoAnne Carner
Stephanie Farwig
Betsy King
27  | Apr 10, 1983 | J&B Scotch Pro-Am | −6 (71-69-69-74=283)  | 1 stroke  |  Laura Baugh
28  | Mar 4, 1984 | Uniden LPGA Invitational | E (70-74-66-74=284)  | 3 strokes  |  Pat Bradley
29  | Aug 19, 1984 | Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf | −7 (69-74-65-73=281)  | 1 stroke  |  JoAnne Carner
30  | May 19, 1985 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | −9 (69-69-72=210)  | 3 strokes  |  Pat Bradley
31  | Jun 2, 1985 | LPGA Championship | −15 (65-71-72-65=273)  | 8 strokes  |  Alice Miller
32  | Jul 7, 1985 | Mazda Hall of Fame Championship | −7 (71-70-72-68=281)  | 3 strokes  |  JoAnne Carner
Allison Finney
33  | Aug 11, 1985 | Henredon Classic | −20 (66-67-69-66=268)  | 10 strokes  |  Val Skinner
34  | Sep 8, 1985 | Portland Ping Championship | −1 (69-76-70=215)  | Playoff  |  Lori Garbacz
35  | Feb 8, 1987 | Sarasota Classic | −7 (73-66-68-74=281)  | 3 strokes  |  Kathy Guadagnino
Anne Marie Palli
36  | Sep 13, 1987 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | −6 (72-67-71=210)  | 1 stroke  |  Kelly Leadbetter
Muffin Spencer-Devlin
Jan Stephenson
37  | Feb 7, 1988 | Mazda Classic | −5 (69-68-71-75=283)  | 2 strokes  |  Marta Figueras-Dotti
38  | Apr 17, 1988 | AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic | −6 (71-72-67=210)  | Playoff  |  Marta Figueras-Dotti
39  | May 15, 1988 | Chrysler-Plymouth Classic | −12 (68-70-66=204)  | 8 strokes  |  Jan Stephenson
40  | May 21, 1989 | Mazda LPGA Championship | −14 (71-69-68-66=274)  | 3 strokes  |  Ayako Okamoto
41  | Jul 30, 1989 | Atlantic City Classic | −10 (67-70-69=206)  | 1 stroke  |  Christa Johnson
Vicki Fergon
42  | Sep 24, 1989 | Nippon Travel-MBS Classic | −11 (73-69-65-70=277)  | 2 strokes  |  Alice Ritzman
Pamela Wright
43  | Sep 23, 1990 | MBS LPGA Classic | −7 (69-70-74-68=281)  | Playoff  |  Cathy Gerring
44  | May 5, 1991 | Sara Lee Classic | −10 (65-70-71=206)  | 2 strokes  |  Kris Monaghan
45  | Sep 7, 1992 | Rail Charity Golf Classic | −17 (67-68-64=199)  | Playoff  |  Laura Davies
46  | Sep 13, 1992 | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship | −7 (70-70-69=209)  | Playoff  |  Jane Crafter
47  | Jul 11, 1993 | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic | −13 (68-68-67=203)  | Playoff  |  Deb Richard
48  | Apr 27, 1997 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | −7 (71-66=137)  | 2 strokes  |  Tina Barrett
Deb Richard
Karrie Webb

Note: Lopez won the Colgate-Dinah Shore (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) before it became a major championship.

LPGA Tour playoff record (8–7)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 1978  | Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Classic |  Sally Little | Lost to par on first extra hole
2  | 1978  | Coca-Cola Classic |  JoAnne Carner | Won with par on first extra hole
3  | 1978  | Mizuno-Japan Classic |  Michiko Okada
Ai-Yu Tu | Okada won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Tu eliminated by birdie on second hole
4  | 1979  | Women's Kemper Open |  Donna Caponi
JoAnne Carner
Chako Higuchi
Jan Stephenson | Carner won with par on second extra hole
Caponi, Lopez, and Stephenson eliminated by par on first hole
5  | 1979  | Coca-Cola Classic |  Bonnie Bryant
Hollis Stacy
Jo Ann Washam
Mickey Wright | Won with birdie on second extra hole
Bryant, Stacy, and Washam eliminated by birdie on first hole
6  | 1980  | Mary Kay Classic |  Jerilyn Britz | Lost to birdie on second extra hole
7  | 1985  | Portland Ping Championship |  Lori Garbacz | Won with birdie on third extra hole
8  | 1988  | AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic |  Marta Figueras-Dotti | Won with par on second extra hole
9  | 1988  | Crestar Classic |  Juli Inkster
Rosie Jones
Betsy King | Inkster won with eagle on first extra hole
10  | 1988  | Rochester International |  Mei-Chi Cheng
Patty Sheehan | Cheng won with birdie on second extra hole
Sheehan eliminated by par on first hole
11  | 1990  | MBS LPGA Classic |  Cathy Gerring | Won with birdie on first extra hole
12  | 1992  | Rail Charity Classic |  Laura Davies | Won with par on first extra hole
13  | 1992  | Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship |  Jane Crafter | Won with par on second extra hole
14  | 1993  | Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic |  Deb Richard | Won with birdie on first extra hole
15  | 1998  | Sara Lee Classic |  Donna Andrews
Jenny Lidback
Barb Mucha | Mucha won with birdie on second extra hole

### LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

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* 1982 (1) Mazda Japan Classic1

1Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour

### Other wins (3)

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* 1979 Portland Ping Team Championship (with Jo Ann Washam)
* 1980 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Curtis Strange)
* 1987 Mazda Champions (with Miller Barber)

## Major championships

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### Wins (3)

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Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up

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1978 | LPGA Championship | −13 (71-65-69-70=275) | 6 strokes |  Amy Alcott
1985 | LPGA Championship | −15 (65-71-72-65=273) | 8 strokes |  Alice Miller
1989 | Mazda LPGA Championship | −14 (71-69-68-66=274) | 3 strokes |  Ayako Okamoto

### Results timeline

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Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980

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LPGA Championship |  |  |  |  | 1 | T10  | T19
U.S. Women's Open | T18  | T2LA | CUT  | 2  | T9  | T11  | T7
du Maurier Classic |  | 2  | T6
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990

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Kraft Nabisco Championship |  | T6  | T16  | T11  |  | T33  | T5  | T18  | CUT
LPGA Championship | T5  | T35  | T21  | T14  | 1 |  | T28  | T24  | 1 | T14
U.S. Women's Open | WD  | T7  |  | T35  | T4  |  | T21  | T12  | 2  | T14
du Maurier Classic | T2  | T9  | WD  | T8  |  |  | T21  | T45  | 9  |
Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000

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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T30  | CUT  | T8  | T9  | T3  | T15  | T23  | T13  | T21  | T43
LPGA Championship |  | T18  | T25  | WD  | T18  | T18  | T37  | T44  | WD  | T65
U.S. Women's Open |  | T16  | T7  | T35  | T28  | CUT  | 2  | CUT  | CUT  | T46
du Maurier Classic |  |  |  | T22  |  | T2  |  | T27  |  |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010

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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T63  | CUT  | CUT  | WD  | CUT  |  |  |  |  |
LPGA Championship | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  |  |  | CUT  |  |  | CUT
U.S. Women's Open |  | CUT  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Women's British Open ^  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half=way cut.
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied

## U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

* Curtis Cup: 1976 (winners)
* Espirito Santo Trophy: 1976 (winners)

Professional

* Solheim Cup: 1990 (winners), 2005 (non-playing captain, winners)
* Handa Cup: 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013

## See also

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* List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
* List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

## References

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1. ^ "Hollis Stacy Withstands The Pressure". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. July 25, 1977. p. 19. Retrieved July 27, 2011. "Next to her was 20-year-old Nancy Marie Lopez..."
2. ^ "UPI Almanac for Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019". United Press International. January 6, 2019. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019. "Hall of Fame golfer Nancy Lopez in 1957 (age 62)"
3. ^ a b c d e "Nancy Lopez at about.com". Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
4. ^ Deford, Frank (July 10, 1978). "Nancy With The Laughing Face". Sports Illustrated.
5. ^ "Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Members by Year" (PDF). Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
6. ^ "Golfer seeks divorce". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. May 13, 1982. p. 33.
7. ^ Lemon, Richard (April 25, 1983). "On the Beach No More, Nancy Lopez and Ray Knight Score a Tie for Golf and Baseball". People. Vol. 19, no. 16. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
8. ^ "Nancy Lopez marries Ray Knight". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 27, 1982. p. 12.
9. ^ "Lopez golf classic begins today". March 6, 2013.
10. ^ Glenn, Rhonda (December 7, 2012). "Catching Up With ... Nancy Lopez: 40 years after winning her first U.S. Girls' Junior, Hall of Famer is busy on and off course". USGA. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
11. ^ "AIM Ambassadors". Retrieved June 24, 2013.

## Further reading

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* Katherine M. Jamieson. "Reading Nancy Lopez: Decoding Representations of Race, Class, and Sexuality"
* Baca Zinn, Maxine and Bonnie Thornton Dill. "Theorizing Difference from Multiracial Feminism." Feminist Theory Reader. Carole R. McCann & Seung-Kyung Kim, eds. New York, NY: Routledge Press, 2003.

## External links

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* Official website
* Nancy Lopez at the LPGA Tour official site
* Nancy Lopez at the Legends Tour official site  (also at former site)
* Nancy Lopez biography in the New Georgia Encyclopedia
* Nancy Lopez at golf.about.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 26, 2017)
* Nancy Lopez at latinosportslegends.com Latino sports legends at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2006)

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Diana Golden-Brosnihan

|  Flo Hyman Memorial Award
1992  | Succeeded by

Lynette Woodard

* v
* t
* e

Women's PGA Championship champions

* 1955 Beverly Hanson‡
* 1956 Marlene Hagge†
* 1957 Louise Suggs
* 1958 Mickey Wright‡
* 1959 Betsy Rawls
* 1960 Mickey Wright
* 1961 Mickey Wright‡
* 1962 Judy Kimball‡
* 1963 Mickey Wright
* 1964 Mary Mills
* 1965 Sandra Haynie
* 1966 Gloria Ehret
* 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth‡
* 1968 Sandra Post†‡
* 1969 Betsy Rawls
* 1970 Shirley Englehorn†
* 1971 Kathy Whitworth
* 1972 Kathy Ahern
* 1973 Mary Mills
* 1974 Sandra Haynie
* 1975 Kathy Whitworth
* 1976 Betty Burfeindt
* 1977 Hisako Higuchi
* 1978 Nancy Lopez
* 1979 Donna Caponi
* 1980 Sally Little
* 1981 Donna Caponi
* 1982 Jan Stephenson‡
* 1983 Patty Sheehan
* 1984 Patty Sheehan
* 1985 Nancy Lopez‡
* 1986 Pat Bradley
* 1987 Jane Geddes
* 1988 Sherri Turner
* 1989 Nancy Lopez
* 1990 Beth Daniel
* 1991 Meg Mallon
* 1992 Betsy King‡
* 1993 Patty Sheehan
* 1994 Laura Davies
* 1995 Kelly Robbins
* 1996 Laura Davies
* 1997 Christa Johnson†
* 1998 Se-ri Pak‡
* 1999 Juli Inkster
* 2000 Juli Inkster†
* 2001 Karrie Webb
* 2002 Se-ri Pak
* 2003 Annika Sörenstam†
* 2004 Annika Sörenstam
* 2005 Annika Sörenstam
* 2006 Se-ri Pak†
* 2007 Suzann Pettersen
* 2008 Yani Tseng†
* 2009 Anna Nordqvist
* 2010 Cristie Kerr‡
* 2011 Yani Tseng‡
* 2012 Shanshan Feng
* 2013 Inbee Park†
* 2014 Inbee Park†
* 2015 Inbee Park
* 2016 Brooke Henderson†
* 2017 Danielle Kang
* 2018 Park Sung-hyun†
* 2019 Hannah Green‡
* 2020 Kim Sei-young
* 2021 Nelly Korda
* 2022 Chun In-gee
* 2023 Yin Ruoning
* 2024 Amy Yang
* 2025 Minjee Lee

† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire

Nancy Lopez in the Solheim Cup

* v
* t
* e

United States Solheim Cup team – 1990

* Pat Bradley
* Beth Daniel
* Cathy Gerring
* Rosie Jones
* Betsy King
* Nancy Lopez
* Dottie Mochrie
* Patty Sheehan

* Kathy Whitworth (non-playing captain)

Won: 11.5 - 4.5

* v
* t
* e

United States Solheim Cup team – 2005

* Paula Creamer
* Beth Daniel
* Laura Diaz
* Natalie Gulbis
* Pat Hurst
* Juli Inkster
* Rosie Jones
* Cristie Kerr
* Christina Kim
* Meg Mallon
* Michele Redman
* Wendy Ward

* Nancy Lopez (non-playing captain)
* Donna Caponi (non-playing assistant captain)

Won: 15.5 - 12.5

* v
* t
* e

United States Solheim Cup team – 2015

* Paula Creamer
* Cristie Kerr
* Brittany Lang
* Alison Lee
* Stacy Lewis
* Brittany Lincicome
* Gerina Piller
* Morgan Pressel
* Lizette Salas
* Angela Stanford
* Lexi Thompson
* Michelle Wie

* Juli Inkster (non-playing captain)
* Pat Hurst (non-playing assistant captain)
* Nancy Lopez (non-playing assistant captain)
* Wendy Ward (non-playing assistant captain)

Won: 14.5 – 13.5

* v
* t
* e

United States Solheim Cup team – 2017

* Paula Creamer
* Austin Ernst
* Danielle Kang
* Cristie Kerr
* Brittany Lang
* Stacy Lewis
* Brittany Lincicome
* Gerina Piller
* Lizette Salas
* Lexi Thompson
* Michelle Wie
* Angel Yin

* Juli Inkster (non-playing captain)
* Pat Hurst (non-playing assistant captain)
* Nancy Lopez (non-playing assistant captain)
* Wendy Ward (non-playing assistant captain)

Won: 16.5 – 11.5

* v
* t
* e

United States Solheim Cup team – 2019

* Marina Alex
* Brittany Altomare
* Danielle Kang
* Megan Khang
* Jessica Korda
* Nelly Korda
* Ally McDonald
* Annie Park
* Morgan Pressel
* Lizette Salas
* Lexi Thompson
* Angel Yin

* Juli Inkster (non-playing captain)
* Pat Hurst (non-playing assistant captain)
* Nancy Lopez (non-playing assistant captain)
* Wendy Ward (non-playing assistant captain)

Lost: 13.5 - 14.5

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* t
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Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year

* 1931: Helene Madison
* 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
* 1933: Helen Jacobs
* 1934: Virginia Van Wie
* 1935: Helen Wills
* 1936: Helen Stephens
* 1937: Katherine Rawls
* 1938: Patty Berg
* 1939: Alice Marble
* 1940: Alice Marble
* 1941: Betty Hicks
* 1942: Gloria Callen
* 1943: Patty Berg
* 1944: Ann Curtis
* 1945: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
* 1946: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
* 1947: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
* 1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen
* 1949: Marlene Hagge
* 1950: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
* 1951: Maureen Connolly
* 1952: Maureen Connolly
* 1953: Maureen Connolly
* 1954: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
* 1955: Patty Berg
* 1956: Pat McCormick
* 1957: Althea Gibson
* 1958: Althea Gibson
* 1959: Maria Bueno
* 1960: Wilma Rudolph
* 1961: Wilma Rudolph
* 1962: Dawn Fraser
* 1963: Mickey Wright
* 1964: Mickey Wright
* 1965: Kathy Whitworth
* 1966: Kathy Whitworth
* 1967: Billie Jean King
* 1968: Peggy Fleming
* 1969: Debbie Meyer
* 1970: Chi Cheng
* 1971: Evonne Goolagong
* 1972: Olga Korbut
* 1973: Billie Jean King
* 1974: Chris Evert
* 1975: Chris Evert
* 1976: Nadia Comăneci
* 1977: Chris Evert
* 1978: Nancy Lopez
* 1979: Tracy Austin
* 1980: Chris Evert
* 1981: Tracy Austin
* 1982: Mary Decker
* 1983: Martina Navratilova
* 1984: Mary Lou Retton
* 1985: Nancy Lopez
* 1986: Martina Navratilova
* 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
* 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner
* 1989: Steffi Graf
* 1990: Beth Daniel
* 1991: Monica Seles
* 1992: Monica Seles
* 1993: Sheryl Swoopes
* 1994: Bonnie Blair
* 1995: Rebecca Lobo
* 1996: Amy Van Dyken
* 1997: Martina Hingis
* 1998: Pak Se-ri
* 1999: United States women's national soccer team
* 2000: Marion Jones
* 2001: Jennifer Capriati
* 2002: Serena Williams
* 2003: Annika Sörenstam
* 2004: Annika Sörenstam
* 2005: Annika Sörenstam
* 2006: Lorena Ochoa
* 2007: Lorena Ochoa
* 2008: Candace Parker
* 2009: Serena Williams
* 2010: Lindsey Vonn
* 2011: Abby Wambach
* 2012: Gabby Douglas
* 2013: Serena Williams
* 2014: Mo'ne Davis
* 2015: Serena Williams
* 2016: Simone Biles
* 2017: Katie Ledecky
* 2018: Serena Williams
* 2019: Simone Biles
* 2020: Naomi Osaka
* 2021: Candace Parker
* 2022: Katie Ledecky
* 2023: Simone Biles
* 2024: Caitlin Clark

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* FAST
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Japan
* Israel

Other|

* IdRef
* SNAC

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