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Stephenson, Jan

Golf is an outdoor sport where player as an individual or from varied teams strike a ball targeting a hole using various clubs. The game basically originated from Scotland and has been played for atleast five centuries in the British Isles. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. LPGA, in is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, with headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida runs a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world from February to November each year. The LPGA was founded in 1950 by a group of 13 women. LPGA Tour's events are held in the United States.

Jan Stephenson, LPGA player was born on December 22, 1951, in Sydney, Australia. Her height is five foot five inches. Her rookie year is 1974. She captured the first of five consecutive New South Wales, NSW Schoolgirl Championship titles in 1964 and continued to win the NSW Junior from 1969-72. A two time winner of the NSW Amateur, Stephenson was named the 1971 NSW athlete of the year. Her amateur credentials also include three Australian Junior titles.

In 1973, she began her professional career in her homeland of Australia and won the Australian Open, a title she captured again in 1977. In 1974, she qualified for the Tour in January by finishing second at the LPGA final qualifying tournament to earn exempt status. She named rookie of the year on the strength of six top 10 finishes; best finish was a tie for fourth at both the Colgate American-European Open and Lady Errol Classic. In 1975, she top finish was third place at the American Defender Classic and Golf Inns of America Championship. In 1978, captured the Women’s International title and finished in the top 10 nine other times; recorded her sixth LPGA career hole-in-one during the National Jewish Hospital Open.

In 1989, her best finish was a tie for third at the Circle LPGA Tucson open and recorded her eighth LPGA career hole-in-one during the Mazda LPGA Championship. She is tied for second in the LPGA’s all-time records for most holes-in-one recorded during a career. She is a player known for her mental toughness owing to which many of her famous matches went the distance. Her superior approach and dedication to the game made her stand out from the crowd.

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