Cindy Figg-Currier (born February 23, 1960) is an American
professional golfer
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who joined the
LPGA Tour
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in October 1984. She was instructed by Paul Marchand and Harvey Penick. She also played under her maiden name, Cindy Figg, before her marriage on July 19, 1986.
Figg was born in
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in Central Michigan, the city is the county seat of Isabella County. The population was 21,688 as of the 2020 United States census. It is surrounded by Union Township but is polit ...
. She started playing golf at age seven. She was the 1976
Toledo, Ohio
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junior girls golf champion and the 1978 Michigan Prep golf champion while she was at Mount Pleasant High School. In 2003, she was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.
Figg played college golf at the
University of Texas
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where she was named Most Valuable Player as a senior. She led UT to three top-10
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
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(AIAW) national tournament finishes. She individually won the 1982 Women's Trans-National. She graduated in 1982 with a business-marketing degree.
Figg-Currier won once on the
LPGA Tour
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in 1997. She also has 31 top-10s on the LPGA Tour. She has also won three times on the
Legends Tour and played in the
Legends Tour Handa Cup in 2008. Her career earnings exceed two million dollars.
Figg-Currier is currently a board member for
The First Tee
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of Greater Austin.
Professional wins (5)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Legends Tour (3)
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2008
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BJ's Charity Championship (with
Sherri Turner), Wendy's Charity Challenge
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2010
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Wendy's Charity Classic
Other wins (1)
*2010
Texas Women's Open
Team appearances
Professional
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Handa Cup
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(representing the United States): 2008 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013
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American female golfers
Texas Longhorns women's golfers
LPGA Tour golfers
Golfers from Michigan
Golfers from Austin, Texas
People from Mount Pleasant, Michigan
People from Lakeway, Texas
1960 births
Living people
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