Kristy McPherson
McPherson at the2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born	(1981-05-28)May 28, 1981 (age 44) Conway, South Carolina, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Career
College	South Carolina
Turned professional	2003
Current tours	LPGA Tour (joined2007) Symetra Tour (joined 2003)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Epson Tour	2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T2:2009
Women's PGA C'ship	T5:2009
U.S. Women's Open	T19: 2010
Women's British Open	7th:2009
Evian Championship	T54: 2014
Achievements and awards
Honda Inspiration Award 2003

Kristy McPherson (born May 28, 1981) is anAmericanprofessional golfer, currently playing on theLPGA Tour.

A native ofSouth Carolina, McPherson was diagnosed withStill's disease at age 11, which is a form of juvenileidiopathic arthritis. Confined mostly to bed and unable to walk for a year, she was told she would no longer be able to compete in any sport that required jumping or running.^[1] As a result, she took up golf and played on the boys' golf team at her high school. She earned a golfscholarship to theUniversity of South Carolina, and recorded seven victories in her four-year collegiate career. McPherson graduated in 2003 with abachelor's degree in sports and entertainment management. In 2003, McPherson was awarded theHonda Inspiration Award, which is given to a collegiate athlete "who has overcome hardship and was able to return to play at the collegiate level".^[2][3] She overcame Still's disease, and rebounded to become an accomplished golfer.^[4]

While on the Futures Tour, McPherson appeared on theGolf Channel reality showThe Big Break VI, which was filmed during a two-week period in late June and early July 2006. McPherson was the fifth player eliminated from the show.

After graduating from college, McPherson turned professional and competed on theFutures Tour for four years. From 2003 to 2006 she competed in 60 events, never missed a cut, and won twice. Her fourth-place finish on the Futures Tour money list in 2006 earned her anLPGA Tour card for the2007 season.

Her first season on the LPGA brought limited success, with a best finish a tie for 18th; she finished the season 97th on the money list. In2008, her second year, she recorded six top-10 finishes, and finished 47th on the official money list. In2009, McPherson recorded a T-2 in a LPGA major, theKraft Nabisco Championship, followed by a T-5 three months later at the next major, theLPGA Championship.

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

• Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2008 LPGA – 2010 Kraft Nabisco)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2009 Kraft Nabisco – 2009 LPGA)

Official through the 2024 season^[5]

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing the United States):2009 (winners)

• Official website
• Kristy McPherson at theLPGA Tour official site
• Kristy McPherson at theLPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
• Kristy McPherson at theWomen's World Golf Rankings official site
• Kristy McPherson at golf.about.comArchived December 23, 2007, at theWayback Machine

• American female golfers
• LPGA Tour golfers
• Solheim Cup competitors for the United States
• Golfers from South Carolina
• Golfers from Tampa, Florida
• South Carolina Gamecocks women's golfers
• People from Conway, South Carolina
• Sportspeople from Horry County, South Carolina
• 1981 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American women

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