Cathy Gerring
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| Cathy Gerring | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Cathy Kratzert Gerring |
| Born | April 28, 1961 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Career | |
| College | Ohio State University |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour | LPGA Tour (1985-2006) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T8: 1987 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T28: 1987 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T9: 1990 |
| du Maurier Classic | T19: 1987 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
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Cathy Kratzert Gerring (born April 28, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
Born Cathy Kratzert, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she played college golf at Ohio State University.
Gerring won three times on the LPGA Tour,[1] all in 1990.[2] She played on the 1990 Solheim Cup team.
In April 1992, Gerring was severely burned in a hospitality tent at the LPGA's Sara Lee Classic in Nashville, Tennessee.[3][4] Due to her injuries, she did not play again on the LPGA Tour until 1996.
Gerring's brother, Billy Kratzert, won four times on the PGA Tour. They are one of only three brother/sister pairs to win on both tours.[5]
Professional wins
[edit | edit source]LPGA Tour wins (3)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 3, 1990 | Lady Keystone Open | –8 (70-67-71=208) | 1 stroke | United States Pat Bradley United States Elaine Crosby |
| 2 | Aug 12, 1990 | Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic | –7 (71-70-72-68=281) | Playoff | United States Caroline Keggi |
| 3 | Oct 14, 1990 | Trophee Urban World Championship | –10 (69-69-69-71=278) | 1 stroke | United States Beth Daniel |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Rail Charity Classic | United States Betsy King United States Alice Ritzman |
King won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1986 | Mazda Japan Classic | United States Becky Pearson Taiwan Ai-Yu Tu United States Mary Beth Zimmerman |
Tu won with bogey on fourth extra hole Pearson and Zimmerman eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 3 | 1987 | Women's Kemper Open | United States Jane Geddes | Lost to bogey on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1990 | Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic | United States Caroline Keggi | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1990 | MBS LPGA Classic | United States Nancy Lopez | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Team appearances
[edit | edit source]Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1990 (winners)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived September 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ A Sad Fate: Seriously burned in 1992, Cathy Gerring longs to play competitive golf again
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Cathy Gerring at the LPGA Tour official site
- Cathy Gerring at the Legends Tour official siteLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (also at former site)