Heather Daly-Donofrio

Heather Daly-Donofrio (born September 10, 1969) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Heather Daly-Donofrio
Personal information
Born (1969-09-10) September 10, 1969
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceFairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Career
CollegeYale University
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1998–2008)
Futures Tour (1991–97)
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Epson Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT31: 2008
Women's PGA C'shipT26: 2001
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 1995, 1997, 2000-03, 2005, 2008-09
du Maurier ClassicT49: 1999
Women's British OpenT47: 2002
Achievements and awards
LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award
2005

Early life and amateur career

Daly-Donofrio was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She attended Yale University and played on the Yale Golf Team. In 1991, she graduated with a degree in History.

Professional career

She turned professional in 1993. Daly-Donofrio played on the Futures Tour from 1995 to 1997, winning three times.[1]

Daly-Donofrio joined the LPGA Tour in 1998 and won twice,[2] in 2001 and 2004.[3] She also coached the Yale Bulldogs women's golf team from 1997 to 2000 while playing full-time.[4] She also served as president of the LPGA Tour Executive Committee in 2005 and 2006.[5]

Awards and honors

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 26, 2001 First Union Betsy King Classic −15 (65-71-68-69=273) 1 stroke United States Moira Dunn
Scotland Mhairi McKay
2 Nov 14, 2004 The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions −19 (69-64-66-70=269) 4 strokes United States Laura Diaz

Futures Tour wins (3)

  • 1995 Greater Lima Futures Open
  • 1997 Ronald McDonald House Futures Classic, Quail Heights Futures Classic

References

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