Juli Inkster | |||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Juli Simpson Inkster | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | June 24, 1960||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Los Altos, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Brian Inkster (m. 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||
Children | Hayley, Cori | ||||||||||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||||||||||
College | San Jose State University | ||||||||||||||||||
Turned professional | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1983) Legends Tour | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional wins | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||||
LPGA Tour | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 7) | |||||||||||||||||||
Chevron Championship | Won: 1984, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1999, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1999, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
du Maurier Classic | Won: 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's British Open | T4: 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Evian Championship | T26: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||||||
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(For a full list of awards, see here) |
Juli Inkster (nee Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $14 million in career earnings. She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning three in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s.