Patty Sheehan

Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956 in Middlebury, Vermont) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won 6 major championships and thirty-five LPGA Tour victories in all. Sheehan won three straight Nevada high school championships (1972-74), three straight Nevada State Amateurs (1975-78) and two straight California Women's Amateurs (1977-78). She was the runner-up at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur, then... more

Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956 in Middlebury, Vermont) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won 6 major championships and thirty-five LPGA Tour victories in all. Sheehan won three straight Nevada high school championships (1972-74), three straight Nevada State Amateurs (1975-78) and two straight California Women's Amateurs (1977-78). She was the runner-up at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur, then was the 1980 AIAW (predecessor of the NCAA) national collegiate champion. She went 4-0 as a member of the 1980 U.S. Curtis Cup team. She attended the University of Nevada and San Jose State University. Sheehan and joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. She won LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 with her first professional victory coming at the Mazda Japan Classic. She was strong throughout the 1980s, winning four times in both 1983 and 1984, and winning the LPGA Championship in both seasons. She won LPGA Tour Player of the Year in 1983 and was one... less