Sherri Steinhauer

Sherri Steinhauer (born December 27, 1962) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Legends Tour. She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2012 after a 26-year career. 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[1][2] and 2006 Women's British Open (she also has two, 1998 and 1999, titles recognized by the Ladies European Tour as majors but not by the LPGA Tour).[3]

Sherri Steinhauer
Steinhauer at the 2007 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Full name	Sherri Steinhauer
Born	(1962-12-27) December 27, 1962 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1986) Legends Tour (joined 2009)
Former tour(s)	Futures Tour (joined 1985)
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	8
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 2)
ANA Inspiration	T6: 1992
Women's PGA C'ship	T4: 1997
U.S. Women's Open	T13: 1993
du Maurier Classic	Won: 1992
Women's British Open	Won: 2006
Achievements and awards
Wisconsin Golf Hall of Fame 2004

Steinhauer finished as high as seventh on the money list twice. The first time came in 1994 where Steinhauer won the Sprint Championship[4][5][6] in addition to having seven other top 10 finishes. Steinhauer also qualified for the Solheim Cup for the first time in 1994. She would also make the team in 1998, 2000, and 2007.

With wins at the Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic and the Weetabix Women's British Open, Steinhauer finished seventh on the money list again in 1999. She also took part that year in a six player sudden playoff at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic in which Se Ri Pak defeated Steinhauer, Karrie Webb, Carin Koch, Mardi Lunn, and Kelli Kuehne.[7] It was the largest playoff in LPGA Tour history.[8]

Steinhauer was a student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre.[9]

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.[10] She returned to the Tour in 2010.[11]

Steinhauer announced her retirement from the regular tour after missing the cut at the 2011 Canadian Women's Open.[12] She returned in 2012 at the Kia Classic and also played that year in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.[13] She is eligible to participate in the 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open on account of her major wins.

Steinhauer was one of two assistant captains for the United States 2011 Solheim Cup team.[14]

Professional wins (10)

LPGA Tour wins (8)

Legend

LPGA Tour major championships (2)

Other LPGA Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 16, 1992	du Maurier Classic	−11 (67-73-67-70=277)	3 strokes	Judy Dickinson
2	May 1, 1994	Sprint Championship	−15 (68-68-67-70=273)	1 stroke	Kelly Robbins
3	Aug 16, 1998	Weetabix Women's British Open	[phone]=292)	1 stroke	Brandie Burton Sophie Gustafson
4	Jul 18, 1999	Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic	−11 (68-66-72=273)	Playoff	Lorie Kane
5	Aug 12, 1999	Weetabix Women's British Open	−9 (70-72-68-73=283)	1 stroke	Annika Sörenstam
6	Mar 23, 2004	Sybase Classic	−12 (67-70-66-69=272)	2 strokes	Grace Park
7	Aug 6, 2006	Weetabix Women's British Open	−7 (73-70-66-72=281)	3 strokes	Sophie Gustafson Cristie Kerr
8	Sep 2, 2007	LPGA State Farm Classic	−17 (67-66-71-67=271)	1 stroke	Christina Kim

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Jamie Farr Kroger Classic	Carin Koch Kelli Kuehne Mardi Lunn Se Ri Pak Karrie Webb	Pak won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1999	Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic	Lori Kane	Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Legends Tour wins (2)

• 2009 Legends Tour Open Championship
• 2013 Wendy's Charity Challenge

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1992	du Maurier Classic	-11 (67-73-67-70=277)	2 strokes	Judy Dickinson
2006	Weetabix Women's British Open	-7 (73-70-66-72=281)	3 strokes	Sophie Gustafson, Cristie Kerr

Results timeline

Tournament	1983	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Kraft Nabisco Championship					CUT	T36
LPGA Championship			CUT	T50	CUT	T51
U.S. Women's Open	T40LA	CUT			CUT
du Maurier Classic			CUT	T31	T13	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship		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		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
LPGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T23	CUT	T16	T56	T46
U.S. Women's Open	T50	T51	CUT	T32	CUT	T24	T25	T38
Women's British Open ^	CUT	CUT	CUT	T42	T39	1	T23	T64

Tournament	2010	2011	2012
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T67	CUT	CUT
LPGA Championship	T54	T75
U.S. Women's Open	T52	70
Women's British Open	T50	CUT

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Win

  Top 10

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

• Starts – 96
• Wins – 2
• 2nd-place finishes – 0
• 3rd-place finishes – 0
• Top 3 finishes – 2
• Top 5 finishes – 3
• Top 10 finishes – 9
• Top 25 finishes – 28
• Missed cuts – 32
• Most consecutive cuts made – 9
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2

Team appearances

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1994 (winners), 1998 (winners), 2000, 2007 (winners)
• Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2006
• Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2014 (winners)

References

1. Steinhauer takes du Maurier Title
2. Steinhauer fires another 67 to grab lead in du Maurier
3. Steinhauer goes from 81 to British Open champion
4. New putting drill nets Steinhauer win
5. Steinhaur Leads In Sprint Championship
6. Golf Roundup
7. Pak wins six player playoff
8. LPGA All-Time Records Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
9. Manuel de la Torre Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
10. Sherri Steinhauer will not compete in 2009
11. Sherri Steinhauer Will Return To The Tour In 2010
12. ESPN.com, LPGA veteran Sherri Steinhauer retires August 27, 2011. Accessed March 30, 2012.
13. LPGA.com, Sherri Steinhauer Profile Accessed March 30, 2012.
14. Inkster, Steinhauer named U.S. Solheim Cup Assistant Captains

External links

• Sherri Steinhauer at the LPGA Tour official site
• Sherri Steinhauer at the Legends Tour official site