Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
| Wendy Ward | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Ward at the 2009 Women's British Open | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | May 6, 1973 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Edwall, Washington[1] | ||
| Spouse | Nate Hair (m. 1998)[1] | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Arizona State University (graduated 1995) | ||
| Turned professional | 1995 | ||
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1996–2013) | ||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| LPGA Tour | 4 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| Chevron Championship | T28: 2004 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T3: 2000, 2001 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T14: 2010 | ||
| du Maurier Classic | T16: 1997 | ||
| Women's British Open | T6: 2003 | ||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life, education and amateur career
editWard was born in San Antonio, Texas.
She attended Arizona State University[2] where she had a successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career. She was a two-time Honda Sports Award winner,[3][4] a three-time first team All-American, the Pac-10 Champion in 1993 and 1995 and led ASU to team titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. She graduated in 1995 with a degree in business Management.[5][6]
In 1994, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and represented the U.S. in the Curtis Cup, the biennial team competition between amateur golfers from the United States and those from Great Britain and Ireland.
Professional career
editWard turned professional in 1995 and qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt to become a rookie in 1996. Her first win came at the 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic where she set both the all-time 54 and 72-hole LPGA scoring records; both records have since been broken.[7]
She won four tournaments on the tour. Her best season was 2001, when she finished 12th on the official LPGA Tour money list.
Ward was a member of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup teams. She was also selected as an assistant captain to Juli Inkster for the 2015 Solheim Cup team.
Personal life
editWard lives on a 300-acre (1.2 km2) cattle ranch in Edwall, Washington where she operates a cow/calf beef operation with her husband, Nate Hair.[1]
Professional wins (4)
editLPGA Tour wins (4)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 28, 1997 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | −23 (66-65-64-70=265) | 2 strokes[7] | Jane Geddes Rosie Jones |
| 2 | Feb 21, 1998 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | −4 (65-69-70=204) | Playoff[8] | Dana Dormann |
| 3 | Aug 12, 2001 | Wendy's Championship for Children | −21 (65-62-68=195) | 3 strokes[9] | Moira Dunn Annika Sörenstam |
| 4 | Apr 16, 2005 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | −16 (65-68-67=200) | 2 strokes[10][11] | Lorena Ochoa |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Dana Dormann | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | LPGA Champions Classic | Wendy Doolan | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 3 | 2003 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Hee-Won Han | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T33 | T43 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T25 | T4 | CUT | T3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19 | CUT | T19 | T40 | |
| du Maurier Classic | T53 | T16 | T34 | T20 | T55 |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T36 | T36 | T48 | T28 | T50 | T35 | WD | T58 | T36 |
| Women's PGA Championship | T3 | CUT | T11 | T30 | CUT | T16 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T36 | T41 | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T56 | T6 | T56 | CUT | T67 | T23 | T59 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ... | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T33 | T56 | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | T14 | T34 | CUT | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | T67 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | CUT | |||||
| The Evian Championship ^^ | ||||||
^ 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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
edit- Starts – 63
- Wins – 0
- 2nd-place finishes – 0
- 3rd-place finishes – 2
- Top 3 finishes – 2
- Top 5 finishes – 3
- Top 10 finishes – 4
- Top 25 finishes – 14
- Missed cuts – 23
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
U.S. national team appearances
editAmateur
- Curtis Cup: 1994 (tie)
- Espirito Santo Trophy: 1994 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup: 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners)
Solheim Cup record
edit| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 11 | 2–8–1 | 0–2–1 | 2–3–0 | 0–3–0 | 2.5 | 23% |
| 2002 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ A. Sörenstam | 2–0–0 won w/ B. Daniel 1 up, won w/ E. Klein 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Daniel 4&3 | 2.5 | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 4 | 0–4–0 | 0–1–0 lost to I. Tinning 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/ J. Inkster 5&3, lost w/ H. Bowie 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ R. Jones 4&3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2005 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to C. Matthew 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ L. Diaz 5&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ P. Hurst 2&1 | 0 | 0% |
References
edit- ^ a b c "An LPGA Golfer's Passion for Pets". Doctors Foster and Smith Pet Blog. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Ward and Munoz finish in Top 20 at U.S. Women's Open". Arizona State University. July 12, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "ASU golf great Wendy Ward inducted to NGCA Hall of Fame". ASU Now. December 4, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "Women's golf looks to defend NCAA title". Arizona State University. May 13, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Seven former Sun Devil golfers set for U.S. Women's Open". Arizona State University. July 7, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ward sets record; King finishes fifth". Reading Eagle. September 29, 1997. p. D5. Retrieved August 4, 2010 – via Google News Archives.
- ^ "LPGA Tour 1998 At a Glance". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "2001 Wendy's Championship for Children Leaderboard". The Golf Channel. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Takefuji Classic Past Winners". Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Wendy Ward Event Results 2005". The Golf Channel. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
External links
edit- Wendy Ward at the LPGA Tour official site
- Wendy Ward at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)