Amy Alcott

Alcott was born in Kansas City, Mo. Alcott met Walter Keller when she was 8, and he remained her coach and mentor throughout her LPGA career. Keller went on to became a legendary instructor in the Southern California area and owned a well-known golf school in West Los Angeles. Alcott's first big win was the U.S. Girls' Junior in 1973. She turned pro in 1975 at age 18, directly upon graduating from Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Her first victory came in just her third start as a professional at the Orange Blossom Classic. She went on to be named LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year. Alcott won four tournaments in a year three times, in 1979, 1980, and 1984. Her best year came in 1980, when in addition to those four victories she also won the LPGA Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, finished second five times and was in the top 10 in 21 out of 28 tournaments played and earned $220,087. The year was vital since she also won the U.S. Women's Open.
Alcott's first major championship victory came at the 1979 Peter Jackson Classic (later renamed the du Maurier Classic). She went on to win the U.S. Women's Open in 1980 and the Nabisco Dinah Shore three times, in 1983, 1988, and 1991. The 1991 Nabisco Dinah Shore was her final victory on the LPGA Tour. After her win at the 1988 Dinah Shore, Alcott initiated what is now a tradition of the winner leaping into Poppie's Pond to celebrate.
That win was the 29th of her career. At the time, the LPGA Hall of Fame required at least 30 career wins for entry. Alcott chased for the 30th win over the next several years. In 1999, the LPGA switched to points-based criteria under which Alcott gained admission, and she was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Alcott played a total of 628 LPGA events and made the cut in 517 of them. She was in the top 10 207 times or 33% of her starts. Alcott played for 30 years and in that time earned $3,419,391.
From 2001 to 2004, the Office Depot Championship hosted by Amy Alcott was a part of the LPGA Tour. Following the end of her touring days, Alcott started working in golf course design and also hosted a satellite radio program. She has written an instructional book and taped an instructional video called "Winning at Golf with Amy Alcott". In 2009, Amy published "The Leaderboard: Conversations on Golf and Life". Alcott is also a member of the National Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame. In July 2007, Alcott accepted the position as girls' golf coach at Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, Calif.
After she left competitive golf Amy's success and colorful personality set the course for her role as spokesperson for a distinctive list of blue-chip companies and charity organizations such as Elizabeth Arden; Sunkist; Ralph Lauren; Quaker Oats; Countrywide; Andersen Consulting and Office Depot.
Amy leads her own Santa Monica, Calif. based event consulting and course design company, Amy Alcott/GOLF. She has partnered with world-renowned architect Gil Hanse on several courses around the world, including the 2016 golf venue in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Amy shot 77-80-78-77=312 (+20) to finish T-42nd in the first U.S. Senior Women's Open