| Sherri Steinhauer | |
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 Sherri Steinhauer at the 2007 LPGA Championship |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sherri Steinhauer |
| Born | December 27, 1962
Madison, Wisconsin |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Career | |
| College | University of Texas |
| Turned professional | 1985 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1986) |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (joined 1985) |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 8 |
| Best results in
LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 2) |
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| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T6th 1992 |
| LPGA Championship | T4th 1997 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T13th 1993 |
| du Maurier Classic | Won 1992 |
| Women's British Open | Won 2006 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Univ. Texas MVP Golfer | 1983, 1985 |
| Wis Golf Assn HOF | 2004 |
Sherri Steinhauer (born December 27, 1962) is an American golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major championships, the 1992 du Maurier Classic and 2006 Women's British Open. She also won the British Open in 1998 and 1999 before it became an LPGA major.
Steinhauer finished in the top ten on the money list twice, placing seventh in both 1994 and 1999 and played for the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994, 1998, 2000 and 2007.
Steinhauer was a long-time student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre.
On March 31, 2009, Steinhauer announced that she would not compete in 2009 while recovering from surgery in mid-February on one hip and preparing for similar surgery on the other hip to be performed in May. She stated that she expects to return to the Tour in 2010.[1][2]
Contents |
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | du Maurier Classic | -11 (67-73-67-70=277) | 2 strokes | Judy
Dickinson |
| 2006 | Women's British Open | -7 (73-70-66-72=281) | 3 strokes | Cristie Kerr,  Sophie
Gustafson |
| Tournament | 1983 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T36 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | T50 | CUT | T51 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T40LA | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | DNP | CUT | T31 | T13 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | T17 | T6 | T31 | T32 | T16 | CUT | T48 | T9 | T10 | T17 |
| LPGA Championship | T36 | T11 | T44 | CUT | T7 | CUT | T18 | T4 | T37 | T19 | T40 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | T36 | T13 | T22 | CUT | T36 | CUT | CUT | T25 | CUT |
| du Maurier Classic | T19 | T44 | 1 | T10 | T11 | DNP | WD | T24 | T9 | T34 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | T36 | CUT | T48 | T23 | T35 | T20 | CUT | DNP |
| LPGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T23 | CUT | T16 | T56 | T46 | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | T50 | T51 | CUT | T32 | CUT | T24 | T25 | T38 | DNP |
| Women's British Open ^ | CUT | CUT | CUT | T42 | T39 | 1 | T23 | T64 | DNP |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an
LPGA major in 2001.
Steinhauer won the British Open in 1998 and 1999 before it was
considered a major.
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10
finish.
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