List of Florida Gators golfers
This List of Florida Gators golfers includes notable athletes who played for the Florida Gators men's golf and Florida Gators women's golf teams that represent the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and who play or have played golf professionally. Among them are Doug Sanders, winner of twenty PGA Tour events, and 1997 LPGA Rookie of the Year, Lisa Hall.
[edit] LPGA Tour golfers
These alumni played on the LPGA Tour or competed in other major tournaments.
| Name | LPGA Tour wins |
Other wins | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Brown | - | - | Current head golf coach at Daytona State College 1991 All-American |
| Jeanne-Marie Busuttil | - | 1 | 1995 & 1996 All-American |
| Lynn Connelly | - | 4 | Won 1984 Thailand Open, 3 Futures Tour events in 1983 |
| Karen Davies | - | 2 | Three-time All-American (1985–1987) |
| Beverley Davis | - | 1 | Instructor at LPGA International |
| Page Dunlap | - | 3 | 1986 Broderick Award recipient |
| Lori Garbacz | 1 | - | 1978 All-American |
| Mary Hafeman | - | 1 | Current Director for LPGA International |
| Sandra Gal | 1 | 2 | Three-time All-American (2005–2008) |
| Lisa Hall | - | 6 | 1997 LPGA Rookie of the Year |
| Riko Higashio | - | 4 | Winner of the 1999 SNET Women's Classic |
| Donna Horton | 3 | 4 | Winner of 1976 U.S. Women's Amateur, 15 year LPGA Tour veteran |
| Paula Martí | - | 3 | Winner of the 2002 Australian LPGA Tournament of Champions |
| Deb Richard | 5 | 2 | Winner of 1984 U.S. Women's Amateur, 20 year LPGA Tour veteran |
| Laurie Rinker | 2 | 2 | 25 year veteran of the LPGA Tour |
| Nancy Rubin Sharff | - | 3 | 15 year veteran of the LPGA Tour |
| Naree Song | - | 1 | Winner of the 2001 Kosaido Thailand Ladies Open |
| Michelle Vinieratos | - | 3 | Winner of the 1998 Capitol Region Futures Classic |
[edit] PGA Tour golfers
These alumni played on the PGA Tour and/or on the affiliated Nationwide Tour or Champions Tour. The table lists their wins on these tours and other notable golfing achievements.
| Name | PGA Tour wins |
Nationwide Tour wins |
Champions Tour wins |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Aaron | 3 | - | 1 | won the 1973 Masters Tournament |
| Pat Bates | - | 5 | n/a | |
| Andy Bean | 11 | - | 3 | has been ranked in the top 10 of the OWGR |
| Frank Beard | 11 | - | 1 | topped the PGA Tour money list in 1969 |
| Woody Blackburn | 2 | - | - | |
| Bill Britton | 1 | - | - | |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 13 | - | 1 | won the 1989 British Open |
| Chris Couch | 1 | 5 | n/a | |
| Bubba Dickerson | - | 1 | n/a | won the 2001 U.S. Amateur |
| Chris DiMarco | 3 | 1 | n/a | has been ranked in the top 10 of the OWGR |
| Scott Dunlap | - | 2 | n/a | |
| Matt Every | - | 1 | n/a | |
| Brian Gay | 3 | - | n/a | |
| Ken Green | 5 | - | - | |
| Phil Hancock | 1 | - | - | |
| Dudley Hart | 2 | - | n/a | has been ranked in the top 50 of the OWGR |
| Guy Hill | - | - | n/a | |
| Billy Horschel | - | - | n/a | shot 60 at the 2006 U.S. Amateur |
| Gary Koch | 6 | - | - | won 1970 U.S. Junior Amateur |
| David Jackson | - | 1 | n/a | |
| Steve Melnyk | - | - | - | won the 1969 U.S. Amateur, 1971 British Amateur |
| Bob Murphy | 5 | - | 11 | won the 1965 U.S. Amateur, 1966 NCAA championship |
| Andy North | 3 | - | 1 | won the 1978 and 1985 U.S. Opens |
| David Peoples | 2 | - | - | |
| Dave Ragan | 3 | - | - | |
| Doug Sanders | 20 | - | 1 | |
| Dan Sikes | 6 | - | 3 | |
| Mike Sullivan | 3 | - | - | |
| Paul Tesori | - | - | n/a | |
| Camilo Villegas | 3 | - | n/a | has been ranked in the top 10 of the OWGR |
[edit] See also
- Florida Gators
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
- List of University of Florida Olympians
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