Cynthia Susan (Kessler) Miller (born February 11, 1956) is an American

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who played on the

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from 1979 to 1981. Miller was born in

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. She is married to former

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golfer Allen Miller, and mother to three children. In addition to a professional golfer, she is also a golf professional, author, motivational speaker, CEO o
www.cindymillergolf.com
and Tee Shots, which embroiders sports apparel. Miller was a walk-on member of the Hurricanes golf team at the

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in 1974 and graduated an

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member of two

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teams (1977 and 1978). Miller qualified for the LPGA Tour in August 1979 and played through the 1981 season. Her best finish was tie for 18th in the 1981 Bent Tree Ladies Classic in

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. She became a golf instructor after her LPGA Tour career and was named LPGA Teacher of the Year in 2010. She was listed in ''Golf Digest'' as a top 50 Women Teacher in America., teaching thousands of people to "hit the ball straight on purpose" for over thirty years. Miller was a contestant on two series of the

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's reality show ''

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'': '' The Big Break III: Ladies Only'' and ''The Big Break VII: Reunion''. Miller has published ''Golf 101 for Executives'', currently in its second edition, and is currently working on: ''The Mulligan, A Second Chance'', due out at the end of 2013. She is also creator of The Fairy Golf Mother character and subsequent line of merchandise. Miller currently competes on the LPGA

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, and has finished in the top-10 five times. She has been a member of the LPGA for over 30 years.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Cindy American female golfers Miami Hurricanes women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers People from Silver Creek, New York 1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Dunkirk, New York 20th-century American sportswomen