Pat Hurst (born May 23, 1969) is an American professional golfer who plays on the

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. Hurst's mother is originally from

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and her father is an American of German heritage. She was born in

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, and raised in the Bay Area.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Hurst won the 1986 U.S. Girls' Junior and the 1990 U.S. Women's Amateur. In 1989 Hurst was also a U.S. Women's Amateur medalist and was a member of the 1990 U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy team. Hurst played college golf at San José State University and won team and individual NCAA titles in 1989. In 1989, she won the Honda Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the best female collegiate golfer in the nation. She was All-American First team in 1989 and 1990, Big West Champion in 1988 and Big West Champion and Athlete of the Year in 1990. She is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Hurst left San Jose State in 1991 and turned professional. She entered LPGA Tour Qualifying School in 1991 and in 1992, missing both times, the second time by one stroke. Hurst spent the next few years working as a teaching pro at La Quinta Country Club and playing on the Players West Tour, where she won five times. She eventually quit playing golf at one point, taking a job at a Nevada Bob's store in her hometown of San Leandro. She entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament again in 1994 and tied for 20th to earn exempt status for the 1995 season. Hurst won Rookie of the Year honors in her debut season on the

in 1995. She has six career LPGA titles, including one

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, the Nabisco Dinah Shore in

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. Hurst lost a playoff to

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at the U.S. Women's Open in 2006, the last conducted over a full 18 holes. Hurst's win at the Nabisco Dinah Shore in 1998 makes her exempt for the U.S. Senior Women's Open for ten years (2020–2029). Hurst's best money list finish was sixth in

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, and she represented the U.S. in five Solheim Cups (

, 2002,

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, and

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). She was named the captain of the 2021 Solheim Cup team.

Professional wins (11)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

Players West Tour (5)

*1991–94 Five wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''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 WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (1998 Kraft Nabisco – 2001 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2006 LPGA – 2006 U.S. Open)

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur * Espirito Santo Trophy: 1990 (winners) Professional * Solheim Cup:

(winners),

, 2002 (winners),

(winners),

(winners) * World Cup: 2007, 2008 * Handa Cup: 2015 (winners)

Solheim Cup record

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurst, Pat American female golfers San Jose State Spartans women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of ladies' major amateur golf championships Winners of LPGA major golf championships Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from California American sportspeople of Japanese descent American people of German descent Sportspeople from San Leandro, California Sportspeople from Alameda County, California Sportspeople from Danville, California 1969 births Living people 20th-century American sportswomen