Myra Blackwelder | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Myra VanHoose Blackwelder | ||
Born | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | May 9, 1955||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Residence | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | ||
Spouse | Worth Blackwelder | ||
Children | 2 | ||
Career | |||
College | University of Kentucky | ||
Turned professional | 1980 | ||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1980–1992) Legends Tour (2001–2006) | ||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
Chevron Championship | T7: 1985 | ||
Women's PGA C'ship | 7th: 1986 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | T6: 1983 | ||
du Maurier Classic | T21: 1989 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Myra VanHoose Blackwelder (born May 9, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour and the Legends Tour.[1][2] She turned professional in 1980 at age 24.[1][3] She now resides in Lexington, Kentucky where she is an instructor of golf at the High Performance Golf Academy at Keene Run Golf Course.[2]