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| Cathy Gerring | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Cathy Kratzert Gerring |
| Born | April 28, 1961 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Spouse | Jim Gerring[1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Career | |
| College | Ohio State University |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour | LPGA Tour (1985–2006) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T8: 1987 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T28: 1987 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T9: 1990 |
| du Maurier Classic | T19: 1987 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
Cathy Kratzert Gerring (born April 28, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Born Cathy Kratzert, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she played college golf at Ohio State University.
Gerring won three times on the LPGA Tour,[2] all in 1990.[3] She played on the 1990 Solheim Cup team.
In April 1992, Gerring was severely burned in a hospitality tent at the LPGA's Sara Lee Classic in Nashville, Tennessee.[4][5] Due to her injuries, she did not play again on the LPGA Tour until 1996.
Gerring's brother, Billy Kratzert, won four times on the PGA Tour. They are one of only three brother/sister pairs to win on both tours.[1]
In 2004, Gerring became the first woman inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence.[6] In 2019, she was inducted into the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame.[7]
Professional wins
[edit]LPGA Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 3, 1990 | Lady Keystone Open | –8 (70-67-71=208) | 1 stroke |  Pat Bradley Elaine Crosby |
| 2 | Aug 12, 1990 | Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic | –7 (71-70-72-68=281) | Playoff | Caroline Keggi |
| 3 | Oct 14, 1990 | Trophee Urban World Championship | –10 (69-69-69-71=278) | 1 stroke | Beth Daniel |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Rail Charity Classic | Betsy King Alice Ritzman |
King won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1986 | Mazda Japan Classic | Becky Pearson Ai-Yu Tu Mary Beth Zimmerman |
Tu won with bogey on fourth extra hole Pearson and Zimmerman eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 3 | 1987 | Women's Kemper Open | Jane Geddes |
Lost to bogey on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1990 | Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic | Caroline Keggi |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1990 | MBS LPGA Classic | Nancy Lopez |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Team appearances
[edit]Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1990 (winners)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "LPGA biography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.
- ↑ "LPGA player burned while in buffet line". TimesDaily. Florence, Alabama. April 26, 1992. p. 2B. Retrieved June 30, 2010 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (May 15, 1995). "Seriously burned in 1992, Cathy Gerring longs to play". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Meet the Women of the Little League® Hall of Excellence". Little League. June 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Chalifoux, Gerring & Wicoff Inducted into Indiana Golf Hall of Fame". Indiana Golf Association. December 3, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Cathy Gerring at the LPGA Tour official site
- Cathy Gerring at the Legends Tour former site
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