(1957-01-06) January 6, 1957 (age 67) Torrance, California, U.S.
Height
5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
The Villages, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Ed Russell (m. 2017) Ray Knight (1982–2009) Tim Melton (1979–1982)
Children
Ashley, Erinn, Torri
Career
College
University of Tulsa (two years)
Turned professional
1977
Current tour(s)
LPGA Tour
Professional wins
51
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour
48
LPGA of Japan Tour
1
Other
3
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 3)
Chevron Championship
T3: 1995
Women's PGA C'ship
Won: 1978, 1985, 1989
U.S. Women's Open
2nd/T2: 1975, 1977, 1989, 1997
du Maurier Classic
2nd/T2: 1979, 1981, 1996
Women's British Open
DNP
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
1987 (member page)
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year
1978
LPGA Tour Money Winner
1978, 1979, 1985
LPGA Tour Player of the Year
1978, 1979, 1985, 1988
LPGA Tour Vare Trophy
1978, 1979, 1985
GWAA Female Player of the Year
1978, 1979, 1985
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
1978, 1985
LPGA William and Mousie Powell Award
1987
Flo Hyman Memorial Award
1992
USGA Bob Jones Award
1998
Old Tom Morris Award
2000
Nancy Marie Lopez[1] (born January 6, 1957)[2] is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships.
^"Hollis Stacy Withstands The Pressure". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. July 25, 1977. p. 19. Retrieved July 27, 2011. Next to her was 20-year-old Nancy Marie Lopez...
^"UPI Almanac for Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019". United Press International. January 6, 2019. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019. Hall of Fame golfer Nancy Lopez in 1957 (age 62)
Nancy Marie Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour...
of the LPGA. American golfer NancyLopez, in 1978, is the only player to win all three awards in the same season. Lopez was also the Tour's top money...
Sweden's Maja Stark by two strokes. Only Annika Sörenstam (2004–2005) and NancyLopez (1978) have won five consecutive starts before Korda became the third...
5 Jun 1988 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic −11 (69-70-69-69=277) 3 strokes NancyLopez 4 18 Jun 1989 Lady Keystone Open −9 (67-73-67=207) 1 stroke Pat Bradley...
Retrieved 2021-09-17. "NancyLopez And Ray Knight Splitting After 27 Years". RadarOnline. Retrieved 2021-09-17. "Knight and Lopez honored with Albany streets"...
racing Chris Evert (3) Tennis 1978 Ron Guidry Major League Baseball NancyLopez Golf 1979 Willie Stargell Major League Baseball Tracy Austin Tennis 1980...
Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, and won the 2006 AJGA NancyLopez Award. She turned pro at age 17, and is the youngest-ever winner of a...
Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions −1 (72-75-71-69=287) 2 strokes NancyLopez Lauri Merten 9 Mar 12, 1995 PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson) −10 (70-68-72-68=278)...
Nancy Guadalupe Antonio López (born 2 April 1996) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who plays for UANL of the Liga MX Femenil. She played...
awarded the U.S. Women's Open for 1977. This was the first year that NancyLopez played in the championship as a professional, and she placed second....
Stark, and equaled an LPGA record with five consecutive wins, tying NancyLopez (1978) and Annika Sörenstam (2004–05). Players for the event are listed...
Horton Smith who set the PGA Tour mark of 21 years, 7 months in 1929, and NancyLopez who set the previous LPGA Tour record in 1979 at 22 years, 2 months,...
Donna Caponi JoAnne Carner Chako Higuchi NancyLopez Carner won with par on second extra hole Caponi, Lopez, and Stephenson eliminated by par on first...
win the LPGA Rookie of the Year award. Over the next five years, when NancyLopez was at her most dominant, she still managed to win 13 tournaments, including...
Championship – NancyLopez U.S. Women's Open – Kathy Baker Classique du Maurier Classic – Pat Bradley LPGA Tour money leader – NancyLopez – $416,472 North...
1970 Dow Jones Open Invitational Bobby Nichols 1979 Coca-Cola Classic NancyLopez 1980 Coca-Cola Classic Donna White 1983 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic...
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