Dorothy Delasin
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Dorothy DelasinCountry:
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Aug 26, 1980 in Lubbock, Texas.Original/Home Club:
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Professional golferTurned Pro:
1999US Women's Amateur champion (1999). Multiple winner on the LPGA Tour. US LPGA Rookie of the Year (2000).
At age 19, playing in her LPGA Tour rookie season, Delasin became the Tour's youngest winner in 25 years. She beat Pat Hurst in a playoff to claim the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. Not content with setting that milestone, she successfully defended the title in 2001.
America
Mobile
Played as the Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions. Delasin (USA) beat Hee-Won Han (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
America
Samsung
Played as the Samsung World Championship (Oct 4-7). Second-placed Karrie Webb (Aus) and Se Ri Pak (S Kor) finished 4 shots behind Delasin (USA). [Hiddenbrooke GC, Vallejo, California].
America
Giant Eagle
Played as the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic (July 27-29). Second-placed Tammie Green (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Delasin (USA). [Squaw Creek CC, Vienna, Ohio].
America
Giant Eagle
Played as the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic (July 28-30). First-time LPGA Tour winner Delasin (USA) beat Pat Hurst (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Avalon Lakes course, Avalon G&CC, Warren, Ohio; at the time known as Avalon Lakes CC].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Delasin (USA) won the LPGA Tour 2000 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Delasin finished 25th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $339,112.
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (99th). Delasin (USA) beat Jimin Kang (USA) 4 and 3 in the final. [Biltmore Forest CC, Asheville, NC].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Delasin (USA) beat Grace Park (S Kor) 5 and 4 in the final. [Westward Ho CC, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; now called the CC of Sioux Falls].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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