Jan Stephenson

Jan Stephenson
Personal information
Full nameJan Lynn Stephenson
Born (1951-12-22) 22 December 1951 (age 72)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceNew Port Richey, Florida, US
Career
CollegeHales College
Turned professional1973
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 1974)
ALPG Tour (joined 1973)
Professional wins27
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour16
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour2
ALPG Tour2
Other6
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 3)
Chevron Championship2nd: 1985
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 1982
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 1983
du Maurier ClassicWon: 1981
Women's British OpenDNP
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2019 (member page)
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
1974

Jan Lynn Stephenson (born 22 December 1951) is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events. She has 41 worldwide victories including (10) LPGA Legends Tour wins and 8 worldwide major championships. She has 15 holes-in-one with nine in competition. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019.[1]

  1. ^ "World Golf Hall of Fame introduces the Class of 2019: Peggy Kirk Bell, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson and Dennis Walters to be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame on June 10, 2019 in Pebble Beach". PGA Tour. 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.