Becky Pearson

Becky Pearson
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1956-01-22) January 22, 1956
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Florida International University
Status Professional
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1980-1994)
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T10: 1986
Women's PGA C'ship T20: 1984
U.S. Women's Open T21: 1983
du Maurier Classic T31: 1987

Becky Pearson (born January 22, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Golfing career

Before turning professional, Pearson was a two-time winner of the Minnesota Junior Girls State Championship.[1] Pearson, while living in North Branch, Minnesota made the quarter-finals at the United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship in 1973 after defeating defending champion Nancy Lopez in the second round.[2] Pearson twice won All-American honors while attending Florida International University[3] and was runner-up to Lori Castillo at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.[4]

Pearson won once on the LPGA Tour[5] in 1986 at the Chrysler-Plymouth Classic.[6]

The North Chisago Historical Society awarded Pearson in 2008 along with two others their Women in History Award.[7]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning ScoreMargin of
Victory		Runners-up
1 May 18, 1986 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic –7 (71-70-71=212) 1 stroke United States Betsy King
United States Deb Richard

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1986 Mazda Japan Classic United States Cathy Gerring
Taiwan Ai-Yu Tu
United States Mary Beth Zimmerman		 Tu won with bogey on fourth extra hole
Pearson and Zimmerman eliminated with birdie on first hole

References

  1. ↑ Minnesota Junior Girls State Championship
  2. ↑ 1973 United States Girls' Junior Championship
  3. ↑ Lpga Touring Pros To Play For Charity In L.v. Tomorrow
  4. ↑ Before Wie, Planos big hit at women's Publinx
  5. ↑ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Pearson earns 1st pro win
  7. ↑ Women in History Award

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