| Juli Inkster | |||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Inkster in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juli Simpson Inkster | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1960-06-24)June 24, 1960 (age 65) Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 tours | 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, seehere) | |||||||||||||||||||
Juli Inkster (neeSimpson; born June 24, 1960) is an Americanprofessional golfer who plays on theLPGA 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 inSolheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of theWorld 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.
Born and raised inSanta Cruz, California, Simpson graduated fromHarbor High School in 1978 and played college golf at nearbySan Jose State,[1] where she was anAll-American in 1979, 1981, and 1982. She was also All Nor-Cal 1979–1981 and SJSU Athlete of the Year in 1981, and is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame.[2] From 1980 to 1982, Inkster won three consecutiveU.S. Women's Amateurs, her first victory coming three weeks after her marriage to Brian Inkster. She became the first woman since 1934 to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles.[3]
She was a member of the winning U.S.Curtis Cup team in 1982.[4] She was also a member of the winning U.S. team at theEspirito Santo Trophy in1980 and 1982.
She won the 1981California Women's Amateur Championship, was California's 1981 Amateur of the Year, and 1982 Bay Area Athlete of the Year. She won the Broderick Award, (now theHonda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate golfer in 1982.[5]
She turned professional and enjoyed success in her rookie year of1983 with a victory at theSafeco Classic. She won twomajor championships in1984, her first full LPGA season, and was LPGA Rookie of the Year. She has won 31 tournaments on theLPGA Tour, including seven majors and thecareer Grand Slam for ladies' golf. As of 2012[update] she is fifth on the LPGA career money list.[6] Inkster won a tournament in 16 out of 24 seasons from 1983 to 2006, but has never finished at the top of the money list; her best finishes were second in 1999, and third in both 1986 and 2002.[7][8]
Inkster played on the United StatesSolheim Cup team in1992,1998,2000,2002,2003,2005,2007,2009, and2011; she has won a total of 18.5 points, making her the winningest American Solheim Cup player as of 2011. She teamed withPat Hurst, represented the United States at the 2007Women's World Cup of Golf.[9] She was voted Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year in 1999[10] and was inducted into theWorld Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.[11] She was recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top-50 players and teachers.
Inkster was a player and assistant captain on the 2011 Solheim Cup team.[12] She was the oldest player and the first playing assistant captain in Solheim Cup history.
In late 2011 at age 51, Inkster suffered the first major injury of her career, necessitating surgery in January 2012 to repair nerve and tendon damage in her right elbow. The surgery kept her out of the 2012 season until late June.[13]
Inkster was the captain for the United States team in the2015 Solheim Cup. The United States started the final day down 10–6, but mounted a historic comeback to capture the victory by a final score of 14.5–13.5. Inkster captained the United States team again in the2017 Solheim Cup set at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa, which the team won 16.5-11.5. On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Inkster would captain the United States team for a third consecutive match in 2019 at Gleneagles.[14] Europe won the match against United States 14.5–13.5.
Inkster has won four tournaments in theLegends Tour and finished second in the2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open.
In 2014, Inkster began a career as a golf commentator for theGolf Channel, gaining experience as both interviewer and analyst. In 2015, she joinedFox Sports to serve as commentator for that network's coverage of USGA events.[15][16]
| Legend |
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| LPGA Tour major championships (7) |
| Other LPGA Tour (24) |
LPGA Tour playoff record (6–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Nabisco Dinah Shore |  Pat Bradley | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1986 | Lady Keystone Open | Cindy HillDebbie Massey | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1988 | Crestar Classic | Rosie JonesBetsy KingNancy Lopez | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1988 | Atlantic City Classic | Beth Daniel | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1992 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | Dottie Mochrie | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 1992 | U.S. Women's Open | Patty Sheehan | Lost 18-hole playoff (Sheehan:72, Inkster:74) |
| 7 | 1997 | Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf |  Helen AlfredssonKelly Robbins | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 8 | 2000 | LPGA Championship |  Stefania Croce | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 9 | 2007 | SemGroup Championship |  Mi-Hyun Kim | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 10 | 2008 | SemGroup Championship | Paula Creamer | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| No. | Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | −8 (70-73-69-68=280) | Playoff1 | Pat Bradley |
| 2 | 1984 | du Maurier Classic | −9 (69-68-75-67=279) | 1 stroke |  Ayako Okamoto |
| 3 | 1989 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | −9 (66-69-73-71=279) | 5 strokes | JoAnne Carner,Tammie Green |
| 4 | 1999 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | −16 (68-66-69-65=268) | 4 strokes | Liselotte Neumann |
| 5 | 1999 | U.S. Women's Open | −16 (65-69-67-71=272) | 5 strokes | Sherri Turner |
| 6 | 2000 | McDonald's LPGA Championship | −3 (72-69-65-75=281) | Playoff2 | Stefania Croce |
| 7 | 2002 | U.S. Women's Open | −4 (67-72-71-66=276) | 2 strokes | Annika Sörenstam |
1 Defeated Bradley on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff
2 Defeated Croce on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 1978 | 1979 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 1 | T19 | T5 | T17 | T12 | 1 | |||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T7 | T25 | T3 | T9 | T61 | T65 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T23 | CUT | CUT | T29 | T21 | T27 | CUT | T69 | T40 | T8 | |
| du Maurier Classic | 1 | T43 | T22 | T39 | T16 | ||||||
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T11 | T30 | 2 | T40 | T16 | T19 | T16 | T24 | 6 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | 9 | 9 | T65 | T14 | T47 | T5 | T53 | T16 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | 2 | T39 | T18 | T37 | T34 | T14 | CUT | 1 |
| du Maurier Classic | CUT | T36 | 3 | T52 | CUT | 3 | T12 | T5 | T14 | 3 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T17 | T15 | T19 | T11 | T28 | 7 | 5 | DQ | T58 | CUT |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | T15 | T4 | T37 | T6 | T13 | T34 | T21 | T44 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T23 | T12 | 1 | 8 | T58 | T38 | 6 | CUT | CUT | T26 |
| Women's British Open ^ | T5 | CUT | CUT | T41 | T25 | T15 | T4 | T33 | T14 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | CUT | T15 | CUT | T64 | T64 | T36 | T63 | CUT | CUT | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T15 | ||||||
| Women's PGA Championship | T62 | T34 | CUT | T30 | T53 | T50 | CUT | ||||
| The Evian Championship ^^ | T37 | T50 | T38 | CUT | T26 | NT | |||||
| Women's British Open | T21 | CUT | T23 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
DQ = disqualified
NT = no tournament
T = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 28 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 23 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 29 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
| du Maurier Classic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 65 | 137 | 106 |
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top tens | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T23 | n/a | 74.75 | ||
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | 81.50 | |||
| 1980 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 73.80 | |||
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 78.00 | |||
| 1982 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T14 | 74.56 | |||
| 1983 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52,220 | 30 | 72.92 | |
| 1984 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 186,501 | 6 | 73.07 | |
| 1985 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 99,651 | 19 | 73.13 | |
| 1986 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 285,293 | 3 | 72.15 | |
| 1987 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | T4 | 140,739 | 14 | 72.27 | |
| 1988 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 235,344 | 10 | 71.78 | |
| 1989 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 180,848 | 14 | 72.98 | |
| 1990 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 54,251 | 73 | 73.32 | |
| 1991 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 213,096 | 17 | 72.28 | |
| 1992 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 392,063 | 7 | 71.43 | |
| 1993 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 116,583 | 47 | 72.50 | 52 |
| 1994 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 113,829 | 49 | 72.00 | 23 |
| 1995 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 195,739 | 33 | 72.46 | 36 |
| 1996 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 259,660 | 21 | 71.64 | 11 |
| 1997 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 557,988 | 6 | 70.64 | 4 |
| 1998 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 656,012 | 6 | 70.78 | 6 |
| 1999 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1,337,253 | 2 | 70.04 | 2 |
| 2000 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 980,330 | 4 | 70.73 | 4 |
| 2001 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 445,087 | 22 | 71.34 | 14 |
| 2002 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1,154,349 | 3 | 70.82 | 6 |
| 2003 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1,028,205 | 5 | 70.55 | 6 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | T2 | 654,967 | 13 | 70.87 | 12 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 579,240 | 24 | 71.33 | 7 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1,326,442 | 7 | 70.48 | 5 |
| 2007 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 736,521 | 18 | 72.09 | 22 |
| 2008 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 441,484 | 38 | 71.78 | 25 |
| 2009 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T10 | 259,339 | 51 | 72.08 | 39 |
| 2010 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 402,974 | 29 | 71.93 | 30 |
| 2011 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T4 | 298,123 | 36 | 72.38 | 35 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T23 | 48,815 | 100 | 73.31 | n/a |
| 2013 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T13 | 150,628 | 69 | 72.53 | 69 |
| 2014 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T15 | 125,505 | 82 | 72.83 | 109 |
| 2015 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T7 | 133,489 | 80 | 72.07 | 60 |
| 2016 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T19 | 104,433 | 97 | 71.63 | 51 |
| 2017 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 69,693 | 120 | 71.74 | 73 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T69 | 3,050 | 176 | 73.33 | 149 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | 0 | n/a | 74.17 | n/a |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T70 | 3,274 | 172 | 72.71 | n/a |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | 5,084 | 178 | 72.80 | n/a |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | 0 | n/a | 78.00 | n/a |
* Includes match play and other events without a cut.
Amateur
Professional
| Year | Total matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 34 | 15–12–7 | 6–1–2 | 6–6–3 | 3–5–2 | 18.5 | 54.4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 1–0–0 def.A. Nicholas 3&2 | 0–0–1 halved w/P. Sheehan | 0–1–0 lost w/P. Sheehan 1 up | 1.5 | 50.0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 3–1–0 | 0–1–0 lost toH. Alfredsson 2&1 | 2–0–0 won w/D. Pepper 3&1, won w/D. Pepper 1 up | 1–0–0 won w/M. Mallon 2&1 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 1–0–0 def.A. Sörenstam 5&4 | 0–1–1 lost w/D. Pepper 4&3, halved w/S. Steinhauer | 0–1–0 lost w/S. Steinhauer 3&2 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 1–0–0 def.R. Carriedo 4&3 | 1–1–0 lost w/L. Diaz 2 up, won w/M. Mallon 2&1 | 0–1–0 lost w/K. Kuehne 3&2 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3–1–0 | 1–0–0 def.C. Koch 5&4 | 0–1–0 lost w/W. Ward 5&3 | 2–0–0 won w/B. Daniel 1 up, won w/B. Daniel 5&4 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 1–0–0 def.S. Gustafson 2&1 | 1–0–0 won w/P. Creamer 3&2 | 0–1–1 lost w/P. Creamer 4&3, halved w/B. Daniel | 2.5 | 62.5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2–0–2 | 1–0–0 def.I. Tinning 4&3 | 1–0–1 won w/P. Creamer 2&1, halved w/P. Creamer | 0–0–1 halved w/S. Prammanasudh | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1–2–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/G. Nocera | 1–1–0 won w/P. Creamer 2&1, lost w/P. Creamer 4&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/A. Stanford 1 up | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/L. Davies | 0–2–0 lost w/B. Lang 1 dn, lost w/B. Lang 3&2 | 0–0–0 | 0.5 | 16.7 |
