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Hollis Stacy

American professional golfer

Hollis Stacy (born March 16, 1954) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the veterans category in 2012.

Contents

  • 1 Amateur career
  • 2 Professional career
  • 3 Amateur wins
  • 4 Professional wins
    • 4.1 LPGA Tour wins (18)
    • 4.2 LPGA of *an Tour wins (1)
    • 4.3 Legends Tour wins (1)
    • 4.4 Other wins
  • 5 Major championships
    • 5.1 Wins (4)
    • 5.2 Results timeline
    • 5.3 Summary
  • 6 Team appearances
  • 7 See also
  • 8 References
  • 9 External links

Amateur career

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Stacy won the U.S. Girls' Junior three consecutive times, the only player to accomplish this feat, in 1969, 1970, and 1971. In 1970, she won the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst, and played for the 1972 United States Curtis Cup team. She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974.

Professional career

Stacy won four major championships during her career: the U.S. Women's Open in 1977, 1978, and 1984, and the 1983 Peter Jackson Cl*ic (later known as the du Maurier Cl*ic). She had 18 LPGA wins; the last win came in 1991 at the Crestar-Farm Fresh Cl*ic. She played on the LPGA Tour through 2000, then became eligible to join the newly founded Women's Senior Golf Tour (now Legends Tour) in 2001. She won the Shopko Great Lakes Cl*ic in 2001.

Amateur wins

  • 1969 U.S. Girls' Junior
  • 1970 U.S. Girls' Junior, North and South Women's Amateur
  • 1971 U.S. Girls' Junior

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (18)

LPGA Tour playoff record (6–4)

LPGA of *an Tour wins (1)

1984 Nichirei Cup *an-US Women's Professional Golf Team Championship

Legends Tour wins (1)

  • 2001 Shopko Great Lakes Cl*ic

Other wins

  • 1977 Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Championship (with Jerry Pate)

Major championships

Wins (4)

Results timeline

::Win::Top 10::Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

  • Starts – 96
  • Wins – 4
  • 2nd-place finishes – 1
  • 3rd-place finishes – 0
  • Top 3 finishes – 5
  • Top 5 finishes – 7
  • Top 10 finishes – 16
  • Top 25 finishes – 37
  • Missed cuts – 28
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 25
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1972 (winners)

See also

  • List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
  • List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

References

    External links

    • Hollis Stacy at the LPGA Tour official site
    • Hollis Stacy at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)
    • Hollis Stacy at golf.about.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 16, 2008)