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Home > Golf > LPGA Tour Players > Wilkins, Donna
Wilkins, Donna
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. The two basic forms of playing golf are match play and stroke play. 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.
Donna was born on 4 September 1963 in Miami. Her career earnings and rank is 90,738 dollars and 349 respectively. She had completed her education from University of Miami. In 1987, her rookie season, she carded her career-best finish at the Golf Classic with a tie for fifth. In 1988, she underwent knee surgery and did not compete during July and her top finish of the season was a tie for 21st at the Sara Lee Classic. In 1989, she tied for 16th at the Boston Five Classic.
Wilkins was a member of the University of Miami’s in 1984 NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship team. She won the round-up and Florida State Intercollegiate Championship in 1984. She earned second team All-America honors and was voted for Collegiate Player of the Year by Golfweek magazine. Wilkins took runner-up honors at the 1983 Women’s Eastern Open and qualified for the 1983 U.S. Women’s Open as an amateur.
Wilkins with all her perseverance and superior approach towards the sport of golf, achieved many aspirations in her overall professional career and became an international celebrity and a symbol of hope to millions.
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