Patty Sheehan

Professional
2001 Highlights
Named captain of the 2002 U.S. Solheim Cup Team.
Career Highlights
In 1999, best finish was a tie for 15th at The Office Depot.
In 1998, posted three top-10 finishes, including a tie for second at the SAFECO Classic.
In 1997, posted five top-10 finishes, including a third place at the SAFECO Classic.
In 1996, captured her 35th career victory at the Nabisco Dinah Shore to earn her sixth major championship title; won the Michelob Light Front Runner Award for leading the most rounds (5) throughout the season; crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings.
In 1995, won her fourth Rochester International title and her third SAFECO Classic title.
In 1994, captured her second U.S. Women's Open title in three years.
In 1993, qualified for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame after capturing her 30th career victory at the Standard Register PING; also won the Mazda LPGA Championship, her fourth major championship title; crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings.
In 1992, won three titles â?? Rochester International, where she tied her career-low round of 63 during the third round, Jamie Farr Toledo Classic and the U.S. Women's Open, where she birdied the final two holes of regulation to force an 18-hole playoff with Juli Inkster; won the Weetabix Women's British Open on the European Tour, becoming the only woman to win the U.S. Women's Open and the Weetabix Women's British Open in the same year; recorded her third career hole-in-one during the Phar-Mor at Inverrary.
In 1991, won the Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open; crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings; recorded the second ace of her career at the Women's Kemper Open.
In 1990, won five titles and became the second player ever to cross $700,000 in season earnings; came close to a sixth title of the season, losing in a sudden-death playoff to Beth Daniel at the Phar-Mor in Youngstown.
In 1989, won the Rochester International in a playoff against Ayako Okamoto and recorded a double eagle on the 17th hole during the third round; became the sixth player in LPGA history to cross the $2 million mark in career earnings.
In 1988, captured two tournament titles â?? the Sarasota Classic and Mazda LPGA Championship, which she won in a playoff against newly-crowned U.S. Women's Open winner Liselotte Neumann; finished second at the Rochester International after a playoff loss to Mei-Chi Chang.
In 1987, experienced her first winless season in seven years, but finished second on three occasions: lost to Betsy King in a playoff at the Nabisco Dinah Shore and tied for second at the LPGA Corning Classic and Mayflower Classic.
In 1986, won the Kyocera Inamori Classic; successfully defended her title at the Sarasota Classic; and won a four-way sudden-death playoff over Amy Alcott, Betsy King and Ayako Okamoto at the Konica San Jose Classic.
In 1985, won the Sarasota Classic and J&B Scotch Pro-Am; lost two sudden-death playoffs, one to Betsy King at the Samaritan Turquoise Classic and the other to Amy Alcott at the Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf; crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings.
In 1984, won four tournaments for the second year in a row, including another LPGA Championship, where she tied her career-low score of 63 during the third round; won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average.
In 1983, captured four tournament titles, including a successful title defense at the Inamori Classic, the LPGA Corning Classic, where she fired a career-low 63 during the final round, and her first major championship victory at the LPGA Championship; earned Player of the Year honors.
In 1982, recorded her first multiple-win season with victories at the Orlando Lady Classic, where she defeated Kathy Postlewait in a sudden-death playoff, the SAFECO Classic and Inamori Classic; lost in a playoff against Sandra Spuzich at the LPGA Corning Classic.
In 1981, waited until the last official event of the season to collect her first LPGA victory, the Mazda Japan Classic; lost in a five-way sudden-death playoff to Beth Daniel at the Florida Lady Citrus; won LPGA Rookie of the Year.
In 1980, qualified for the LPGA Tour in July; best finish in six starts was fifth place at the Dallas Civitan Open; recorded the first hole-in-one of her LPGA career at the Rail Charity Golf Classic.

Amateur
Winner of the Nevada State Amateur from 1975-78 and the California Amateur in 1978-79, Sheehan reached the pinnacle of her amateur career when she claimed the 1980 AIAW National Championship title. She was the runner-up, behind Carolyn Hill, at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. Sheehan also was a member of the U.S. Curtis Cup Team in 1980, where she won all four of her matches.

Personal
Credits her parents, Leslie and BoBo, and Ed Jones as the individuals most influencing her careerâ?¦Rated one of the top junior snow skiers in the country as a 13-year-oldâ?¦ Inducted into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on Nov. 13, 1993â?¦ Has two children: daughter, Bryce and son, Blakeâ?¦