Who's who: Martha Nause

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  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
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  • Marco Simone GC

Who's who: Martha Nause

  • Name:

    Martha Nause
  • Country:

    USA
  • Born:

    Sept 10, 1954 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
  • Original/Home Club:

  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer and college golf coach.
  • Turned Pro:

    1978

Roll of Honour

MAJORS (1): du Maurier Classic (1994). Total LPGA Tour wins (3).

Did you know?

Former LPGA Tour player, who retired from the Tour in 1999. Nause was a student of Manuel de la Torre, the legendary Spanish golf instructor, who was the long-time teaching professional at Milwaukee Country Club in Wisconsin. De la Torre favoured club-focused instruction rather than the prevailing method of most instructors, which is body-focused.

Top tournaments won by Martha Nause

1994
Majors
Ottawa Hunt Club
279 (-9)
$120,000
du Maurier

Category

Majors

Winner (holder)

Nause, Martha

Venue

Ottawa Hunt Club

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

$120,000

Title sponsor

du Maurier

Played as the du Maurier Classic (Aug 25-28). Second-placed Michelle McGann (USA) finished 1 shot behind Martha Nause (USA), who recorded her first major championship win, and last of her three LPGA Tour titles. [Ottawa H&GC, Ottawa, Ontario].

1991
America
Oak Brook GC
275 (-13)
$63,500
Chicago Sun-Times

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Nause, Martha

Venue

Oak Brook GC

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

$63,500

Title sponsor

Chicago Sun-Times

Played as the LPGA Chicago Sun-Times Shoot-Out. Second-placed Kris Monaghan (USA) finished 1 shot behind Nause (USA), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Oak Brook GC, Oak Brook, nr Chicago, Illinois].

1988
America
Willow Creek, NC
14 pts
$62,500
Planters

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Nause, Martha

Venue

Willow Creek, NC

Score

14 pts

Prize money

$62,500

Title sponsor

Planters

Played as the Planters Pat Bradley International. Second-placed Debbie Massey (USA) and Judy Dickinson (USA) finished 1 point behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Nause (USA). [Willow Creek CC, High Point, North Carolina; now known as the Willow Creek course of High Point CC].

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

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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