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Barb Mucha
Personal information
Born (1961-12-01) December 1, 1961 (age 62)
Parma Heights, Ohio
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
Career
CollegeMichigan State University
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1987-2007)
Professional wins12
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour5
Epson Tour6
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT11: 1995
Women's PGA C'shipT9: 1997
U.S. Women's OpenT17: 1993
du Maurier ClassicT6: 1992
Women's British OpenDNP

Barb Mucha (born December 1, 1961) is an American professional golfer.

Mucha was born in Parma Heights, Ohio. She played college golf at Michigan State University.

Prior to joining the LPGA Tour in 1987, Mucha won six events on the Futures Tour.[1] Mucha won five LPGA Tour events[1][2] between 1990 and 1998.[3]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 5, 1990 Boston Five Classic –11 (71-70-67-69=277) Playoff United States Lenore Rittenhouse
2 May 31, 1992 Oldsmobile Classic –12 (70-70-65-71=276) 1 stroke United States Dottie Pepper
3 Sep 5, 1994 State Farm Rail Classic –13 (67-69-67=203) 1 stroke United States Kim Shipman
4 Apr 21, 1996 Chick-fil-A Charity Championship –8 (68-70-70=208) 2 strokes Sweden Liselotte Neumann
United States Dottie Pepper
5 May 10, 1998 Sara Lee Classic –11 (67-69-69=205) Playoff United States Donna Andrews
Peru Sweden Jenny Lidback
United States Nancy Lopez

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1990 Boston Five Classic United States Lenore Rittenhouse Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1998 Sara Lee Classic United States Donna Andrews
Peru Sweden Jenny Lidback
United States Nancy Lopez
Won with birdie on second extra hole

Futures Tour wins (6)

  • 1985 (1) St. George Invitational
  • 1986 (5) Ravines Classic, Turkey Creek Classic, River Edge Classic, Prescott Classic, TECH Futures Classic

Legends Tour wins (1)

  • 2012 Wendy's Charity Challenge

Team appearances

Professional

  • Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)

References