Kathy Guadagnino

Kathy Guadagnino
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Kathy Baker Guadagnino
Born	(1961-03-20) March 20, 1961 Albany, New York
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Tulsa South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Turned professional	1983
Retired	1999
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1983-1999)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
ANA Inspiration	T11: 1989
Women's PGA C'ship	T26: 1995
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1985
du Maurier Classic	T8: 1993

Kathy Guadagnino (born March 20, 1961 in Albany, New York) is an American professional golfer. Up to 1987, she played under her maiden name of Kathy Baker. She attended the University of Tulsa and South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary and was the low amateur at the 1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore.^[1] She soon joined the LPGA Tour and in 1985, she was a surprise winner of the U.S. Women's Open at Baltusrol Golf Club.^[2]^[3] Guadagnino's only other LPGA Tour title came at the Konica San Jose Classic in 1988. Her best money list finish was 13th in 1985; she retired from the tour after the 1999 season.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1980 Women's Western Amateur

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 14, 1985	U.S. Women's Open	−8 (70-72-68-70=280)	3 strokes	Judy Clark
2	Oct 2, 1988	Konica San Jose Classic	−9 (69-71-67=207)	1 stroke	Cathy Marino

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1985	U.S. Women's Open	−8 (70-72-68-70=280)	3 strokes	Judy Clark

Team appearances

Amateur

Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1982 (winners)
Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 1982 (winners)

References

↑ "Scoreboard:Dinah Shore". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. April 4, 1983. p. 17.
↑ McDermott, Barry (July 22, 1985). "Opening in high style". Sports Illustrated. p. 28.
↑ Jenkins, Sally (July 15, 1985). "Baker shakes off pressure to win Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington Post). p. 1C.

External links

Kathy Guadagnino at the LPGA Tour official site

U.S. Women's Open champions

1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Pak Se-ri† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Ji Eun-hee 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 Ryu So-yeon† 2012 Choi Na-yeon 2013 Inbee Park 2014 Michelle Wie 2015 Chun In-gee 2016 Brittany Lang†

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

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