Cathy Morse
Cathy Morse | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Catherine C. Morse |
Born |
Rochester, New York | June 15, 1955
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Nationality | United States |
Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
Career | |
College | University of Miami |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1978-1993) |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | T6: 1989 |
Women's PGA C'ship | 6th: 1987 |
U.S. Women's Open | 5th: 1983 |
du Maurier Classic | T5: 1986 |
Catherine C. Morse (born June 15, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Morse was born in Rochester, New York. She won the 1972 New York State Junior Amateur, and the New York State Women's Amateur in 1974 and 1976. She was runner-up to Nancy Lopez in the 1972 U.S. Girls' Junior.[1]
Morse played college golf at the University of Miami. In 1977, she won the AIAW Championship and led her team to the team title. She was inducted into the university's Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
Morse joined the LPGA Tour in 1978 and won just once, at the 1982 Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic.[3][4][5] She dedicated the win to her late fiancé, Jim Meyer, who died four months earlier.[6]
Professional wins
LPGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | May 23, 1982 | Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic | Even (70-72-74=216) | 3 strokes | Sally Little |
References
- ↑ 1972 U.S. Girls' Junior
- ↑ University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees
- ↑ Cathy Morse gains 1st LPGA Tour win
- ↑ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Triumph is Bittersweet
External links
- Cathy Morse at the LPGA Tour official site
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