Pat Bradley (golfer)

Pat Bradley
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Pat Bradley
Born	(1951-03-24) March 24, 1951 Westford, Massachusetts
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Hyannis, Massachusetts
Career
College	Florida International University
Turned professional	1974
Retired	1995
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Professional wins	36
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	31
LPGA of Japan Tour	1
Other	5
Best results in LPGA major championships (Wins: 6)
ANA Inspiration	Won: 1986
Women's PGA C'ship	Won: 1986
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1981
du Maurier Classic	Won: 1980, 1985, 1986
Women's British Open	DNP
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1991 (member page)
LPGA Tour Money Winner	1986, 1991
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	1986, 1991
LPGA Tour Vare Trophy	1986, 1991
GWAA Female Player of the Year	1986
LPGA William and Mousie Powell Award	1991
LPGA Patty Berg Award	2001

Pat Bradley (born March 24, 1951) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won 31 tour events, including six major championships. Bradley is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Early life and family

Born in Westford, Massachusetts, Bradley was the only daughter among six children of Richard and Kay Bradley. Her father was an avid golfer, and her brothers include Mark, a PGA club professional in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, whose son Keegan Bradley won the PGA Championship in 2011. The Bradleys were named "Golf Family of the Year" in 1989 by the National Golf Foundation.^[1]

Amateur career

Bradley won the New Hampshire Amateur in 1967 and 1969 and the New England Amateur from 1972-73. As a member of the Florida International University golf team, she was named an All-American in 1970. Bradley tied for 12th as an amateur at the 1973 Burdine's Invitational on the LPGA Tour.^[2]

Professional career

Bradley joined the LPGA Tour in 1974 and got her first win at the Girl Talk Classic in 1976 (she also finished second six times that year). Her breakout year was 1978, when she won three times. Bradley's most fertile years came in the early to mid-1980s. She led the LPGA in wins in 1983 (4) and 1986 (5). Her first major came at the 1980 Peter Jackson Classic, then she added the 1981 U.S. Women's Open and the du Maurier Classic in 1985.^[2]

In 1986, she won three of the four LPGA majors - the du Maurier Classic, Nabisco Dinah Shore, and LPGA Championship.^[3] She finished fifth in the U.S. Women's Open, three strokes back, to narrowly miss the grand slam. Bradley won the money title and Vare Trophy that year, as well. In 1988, she was diagnosed with Graves' disease, and she played 17 tournaments, but made the cut in only eight. But she returned to form in 1989, winning once. Three more wins followed in 1990.^[2]

Bradley won four times in 1991 and captured her second money and scoring titles, and also was named LPGA Tour Player of the Year for a second time. She was also inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. A New York Times survey of other LPGA Tour players published July 22, 1992 ranked Bradley as the tour's best long putter and best course manager as well as the best player on tour. The last of her LPGA victories came in 1995.

Sports psychologist Bob Rotella wrote in his 1996 book, Golf Is a Game of Confidence, that Bradley was the most mentally tough athlete he knew. She won a total of 31 tournaments on the LPGA Tour.^[2] She was the third woman, behind Mickey Wright and Louise Suggs, to have completed the LPGA "Career Grand Slam". Bradley played on three U.S. Solheim Cup teams (1990, 1992, 1996) and captained the team in 2000.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour (31)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (6)
Other LPGA Tour (25)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 6, 1976	Girl Talk Classic	+1 (72-73-72=217)	Playoff	Bonnie Lauer Sandra Post Judy Rankin
2	Jul 10, 1977	Bankers Trust Classic	−6 (75-68-70=213)	2 strokes	JoAnne Carner Carol Mann Kathy Whitworth
3	Jun 25, 1978	Lady Keystone Open	−10 (70-69-67=206)	4 strokes	Jane Blalock
4	Jul 30, 1978	Hoosier Classic	−10 (69-69-68=206)	3 strokes	JoAnne Carner
5	Sep 4, 1978	Rail Charity Classic	−12 (67-66-73-71=276)	4 strokes	Sharon Miller
6	Jul 20, 1980	Greater Baltimore Golf Classic	−13 (69-70-67=206)	1 stroke	Nancy Lopez
7	Aug 10, 1980	Peter Jackson Classic	−15 (65-72-69-71=277)	1 stroke	JoAnne Carner
8	Mar 29, 1981	Women's Kemper Open	E (71-75-68-70=284)	5 strokes	Debbie Massey
9	Jul 26, 1981	U.S. Women's Open	−9 (71-74-68-66=279)	1 stroke	Beth Daniel
10	Jan 30, 1983	Mazda Classic of Deer Creek	−16 (68-69-69-66=272)	7 strokes	Beth Daniel
11	May 22, 1983	Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic	−7 (73-73-66=212)	1 stroke	Stephanie Farwig
12	Aug 28, 1983	Columbia Savings Classic	−11 (71-69-70-67=277)	Playoff	Beth Daniel
13	Nov 13, 1983	Mazda Japan Classic	−10 (72-70-64=206)	7 strokes	Laurie Rinker
14	Jun 16, 1985	Rochester International	−8 (74-67-67-72=280)	2 strokes	Nancy Lopez
15	Jul 28, 1985	du Maurier Classic	−10 (70-73-67-68=278)	1 stroke	Jane Geddes
16	Aug 25, 1985	LPGA National Pro-Am	−4 (71-74-71-68=284)	Playoff	Amy Alcott
17	Apr 6, 1986	Nabisco Dinah Shore	−8 (68-72-69-71=280)	2 strokes	Val Skinner
18	Apr 27, 1986	S&H Golf Classic	−16 (69-67-71-65=272)	1 stroke	Janet Coles
19	Jun 1, 1986	LPGA Championship	−11 (67-72-70-68=277)	1 stroke	Patty Sheehan
20	Jul 27, 1986	du Maurier Classic	−12 (73-70-67-66=276)	Playoff	Ayako Okamoto
21	Aug 17, 1986	Nestle World Championship	−9 (72-72-72-63=279)	2 strokes	Betsy King Nancy Lopez
22	Mar 29, 1987	Standard Register Turquoise Classic	−6 (75-74-67-70=286)	2 strokes	Christa Johnson
23	Apr 16, 1989	AI Star/Centinela Hospital Classic	−8 (72 69-67=208)	1 stroke	Nancy Lopez Hollis Stacy
24	Feb 4, 1990	Oldsmobile LPGA Classic	−7 (66-65-74-76=281)	Playoff	Dale Eggeling
25	Mar 25, 1990	Standard Register Turquoise Classic	−12 (70-71-68-71=280)	1 stroke	Ayako Okamoto
26	May 27, 1990	LPGA Corning Classic	−10 (69-70-66-69=274)	3 strokes	Patty Sheehan
27	May 19, 1991	Centel Classic	−10 (70-68-69-71=278)	1 stroke	Ayako Okamoto
28	Sep 3, 1991	Rail Charity Golf Classic	−19 (67-65-65=197)	6 strokes	Danielle Ammaccapane
29	Sep 22, 1991	Safeco Classic	−8 69-67-72-72=280)	Playoff	Rosie Jones
30	Sep 29, 1991	MBS LPGA Classic	−11 (72-70-67-68=277)	1 stroke	Michelle Estill
31	Jan 22, 1995	HealthSouth Inaugural	−5 (71-72-68=211)	1 stroke	Beth Daniel

LPGA Tour playoff record (6–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1975	Greater Ft. Myers Classic	Sandra Haynie	Lost to par on second extra hole
2	1976	Girl Talk Classic	Bonnie Lauer Sandra Post Judy Rankin	Won with par on second extra hole Lauer and Post eliminated with birdie on first hole
3	1976	Wheeling Classic	Jane Blalock	Lost to par on first extra hole
4	1983	Columbia Savings Classic	Beth Daniel	Won with birdie on first extra hole
5	1984	Nabisco Dinah Shore	Juli Inkster	Lost to par on first extra hole
6	1985	LPGA National Pro-Am	Amy Alcott	Won with birdie on second extra hole
7	1985	Konica San Jose Classic	Val Skinner	Lost to par on first extra hole
8	1986	du Maurier Classic	Ayako Okamoto	Won with birdie on first extra hole
9	1990	Oldsmobile LPGA Classic	Dale Eggeling	Won with birdie on first extra hole
10	1991	Safeco Classic	Rosie Jones	Won with birdie on second extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour (1)

1983 Mazda Japan Classic (co-sanctioned with LPGA)

Legends Tour (1)

2005 BJ's Charity Championship (with Patty Sheehan; tie with Cindy Rarick and Jan Stephenson)

Other (4)

1975 Colgate Far East Ladies Tournament
1978 JCPenney Mixed Team Classic (with Lon Hinkle)
1989 JCPenney Classic (with Bill Glasson)
1992 JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game

Major championships

Wins (6)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1980	Peter Jackson Classic	−15 (65-72-69-71=277)	1 stroke	JoAnne Carner
1981	U.S. Women's Open	−9 (71-74-68-66=279)	1 stroke	Beth Daniel
1985	du Maurier Classic	−10 (70-73-67-68=278)	1 stroke	Jane Geddes
1986	Nabisco Dinah Shore	−8 (68-72-69-71=280)	2 strokes	Val Skinner
1986	LPGA Championship	−11 (67-72-70-68=277)	1 stroke	Patty Sheehan
1986	du Maurier Classic	−12 (73-70-67-66=276)	Playoff¹	Ayako Okamoto

¹Won in a sudden-death playoff on the first playoff hole with a birdie.

Results timeline

Tournament	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980
LPGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T22	T26	DNP	T2	T54	T10	T15
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T15	T17	T4	T12	T26	T16
du Maurier Classic	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	T19	1

Tournament	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Kraft Nabisco Championship	...	...	T15	2	6	1	3	T74	T6	T9
LPGA Championship	T24	T12	T6	T2	T3	1	T21	DNP	T4	T9
U.S. Women's Open	1	T21	T8	T13	T12	T5	CUT	CUT	T3	T19
du Maurier Classic	T2	T38	T5	T19	1	1	T25	T39	T2	T8

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T3	T17	T12	T19	T16	T23	T35	T42	T13	CUT
LPGA Championship	T2	T15	CUT	T3	T8	T51	T11	T44	65	T23
U.S. Women's Open	2	T29	T4	T25	T3	T3	T28	T46	DNP	CUT
du Maurier Classic	T23	DNP	CUT	T52	CUT	T53	CUT	CUT	T66	T33

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Kraft Nabisco Championship	DNP	DNP	77	CUT	CUT
LPGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DQ	T56	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Women's British Open ^	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" = tied
DQ = disqualified
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship	1	1	2	4	7	14	21	18
LPGA Championship	1	3	2	7	10	19	28	25
U.S. Women's Open	1	1	3	8	10	18	26	22
du Maurier Classic	3	2	0	6	7	11	21	17
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	6	7	7	25	34	63	96	82

Most consecutive cuts made – 38 (1974 LPGA – 1987 LPGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 11 (1989 Kraft Nabisco – 1991 U.S. Open)

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1990 (winners), 1992, 1996 (winners)
Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners)

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W-L-H	Singles W-L-H	Foursomes W-L-H	Fourballs W-L-H	Points won	Points %
Career	8	2-5-1	1-2-0	0-2-0	1-1-1	3.0	37.5%
1990	3	2-1-0	1-0-0 def. T. Johnson 8&7	0-1-0 lost w/ N. Lopez 2&1	1-0-0 won w/ N. Lopez 2&1	2.0	66.6%
1992	3	0-2-1	0-1-0 lost to P. Wright 4&3	0-1-0 lost w/ D. Mochrie 2&1	0-0-1 halved w/ D. Mochrie	0.5	16.6%
1996	2	0-2-0	0-1-0 lost to A. Sörenstam 2&1	0-0-0	0-1-0 lost w/ K. Robbins 6&5	0.0	0.0%

References

↑ Palm Beach Post, Jupiter resident Keegan Bradley, nephew of Hall of Famer Pat Bradley, is bound for PGA Tour October 19, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
1 2 3 4 Pat Bradley at about.com
↑ McDermott, Barry (September 29, 1986). "Now they call her Payday Pat". Sports Illustrated. p. 82. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

External links

Pat Bradley at the LPGA Tour official site
Pat Bradley at the Legends Tour official site
Pat Bradley bio at about.com
LPGA Hall of Fame

Pat Bradley in the major championships

Dinah Shore/Kraft Nabisco Championship/ANA Inspiration champions

1983 Amy Alcott 1984 Juli Inkster† 1985 Alice Miller 1986‡ Pat Bradley 1987‡ Betsy King 1988 Amy Alcott 1989‡ Juli Inkster 1990 Betsy King† 1991‡ Amy Alcott 1992 Dottie Mochrie† 1993 Helen Alfredsson 1994 Donna Andrews 1995 Nanci Bowen 1996 Patty Sheehan 1997 Betsy King 1998‡ Pat Hurst 1999 Dottie Pepper 2000‡ Karrie Webb 2001 Annika Sörenstam 2002 Annika Sörenstam 2003 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 2004 Grace Park 2005 Annika Sörenstam 2006 Karrie Webb† 2007 Morgan Pressel 2008 Lorena Ochoa 2009 Brittany Lincicome 2010 Yani Tseng 2011 Stacy Lewis 2012 Yoo Sun-young† 2013 Inbee Park 2014 Lexi Thompson 2015 Brittany Lincicome

† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire

Women's PGA Championship champions

1955‡ Beverly Hanson 1956 Marlene Hagge† 1957 Louise Suggs 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Mickey Wright 1961‡ Mickey Wright 1962‡ Judy Kimball 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Mary Mills 1965 Sandra Haynie 1966 Gloria Ehret 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth 1968‡ Sandra Post† 1969 Betsy Rawls 1970 Shirley Englehorn† 1971 Kathy Whitworth 1972 Kathy Ahern 1973 Mary Mills 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Kathy Whitworth 1976 Betty Burfeindt 1977 Hisako Higuchi 1978 Nancy Lopez 1979 Donna Caponi 1980 Sally Little 1981 Donna Caponi 1982‡ Jan Stephenson 1983 Patty Sheehan 1984 Patty Sheehan 1985‡ Nancy Lopez 1986 Pat Bradley 1987 Jane Geddes 1988 Sherri Turner 1989 Nancy Lopez 1990 Beth Daniel 1991 Meg Mallon 1992‡ Betsy King 1993 Patty Sheehan 1994 Laura Davies 1995 Kelly Robbins 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Christa Johnson† 1998‡ Se-ri Pak 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Juli Inkster† 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Se-ri Pak 2003 Annika Sörenstam† 2004 Annika Sörenstam 2005 Annika Sörenstam 2006 Se-ri Pak† 2007 Suzann Pettersen 2008 Yani Tseng† 2009 Anna Nordqvist 2010‡ Cristie Kerr 2011‡ Yani Tseng 2012 Shanshan Feng 2013 Inbee Park† 2014 Inbee Park† 2015 Inbee Park

† event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire

U.S. Women's Open champions

1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Pak Se-ri† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Ji Eun-hee 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 Ryu So-yeon† 2012 Choi Na-yeon 2013 Inbee Park 2014 Michelle Wie 2015 Chun In-gee

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

Canadian Women's Open (Peter Jackson/du Maurier Classic) champions

1979 Amy Alcott 1980 Pat Bradley 1981 Jan Stephenson 1982 Sandra Haynie 1983 Hollis Stacy 1984 Juli Inkster 1985 Pat Bradley 1986 Pat Bradley† 1987 Jody Rosenthal 1988 Sally Little 1989 Tammie Green 1990 Cathy Johnston 1991 Nancy Scranton 1992 Sherri Steinhauer 1993 Brandie Burton† 1994 Martha Nause 1995 Jenny Lidback 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Colleen Walker 1998 Brandie Burton 1999 Karrie Webb 2000 Meg Mallon

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Women's Career Grand Slam Champion Golfers

1957 Louise Suggs (1) 1962 Mickey Wright (1) 1963 Mickey Wright (2) 1986 Pat Bradley (1) 1999 Juli Inkster (1) 2001 Karrie Webb (1) 2003 Annika Sörenstam (1) 2015 Inbee Park (1)

Female golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year

1946 Louise Suggs (2)
1948 Patty Berg (2)
1949 Louise Suggs (2)
1950 Babe Zaharias (3)
1955 Patty Berg (2)
1957 Patty Berg (2)
1958 Mickey Wright (2)
1959 Betsy Rawls (2)
1961 Mickey Wright (3)
1962 Mickey Wright (2)
1963 Mickey Wright (2)
1967 Kathy Whitworth (2)
1974 Sandra Haynie (2)
1984 Juli Inkster (2)
1986 Pat Bradley (3)
1990 Betsy King (2)
1991 Meg Mallon (2)
1996 Laura Davies (2)
1998 Se-ri Pak (2)
1999 Juli Inkster (2)
2000 Karrie Webb (2)
2001 Karrie Webb (2)
2003 Annika Sörenstam (2)
2005 Annika Sörenstam (2)
2010 Yani Tseng (2)
2011 Yani Tseng (2)
2013 Inbee Park (3)
2015 Inbee Park (2)

Pat Bradley in the Solheim Cup

United States Solheim Cup team – 1990

Pat Bradley Beth Daniel Cathy Gerring Rosie Jones Betsy King Nancy Lopez Dottie Mochrie Patty Sheehan Kathy Whitworth (non-playing captain)

Won: 11.5 – 4.5

United States Solheim Cup team – 1992

Danielle Ammaccapane Pat Bradley Brandie Burton Beth Daniel Juli Inkster Betsy King Meg Mallon Dottie Mochrie Deb Richard Patty Sheehan Kathy Whitworth (non-playing captain)

Lost: 6.5 – 11.5

United States Solheim Cup team – 1996

Pat Bradley Brandie Burton Beth Daniel Jane Geddes Rosie Jones Betsy King Meg Mallon Michelle McGann Dottie Pepper Kelly Robbins Patty Sheehan Val Skinner Judy Rankin (non-playing captain)

Won: 17 – 11

United States Solheim Cup team – 2000

Brandie Burton Beth Daniel Pat Hurst Juli Inkster Becky Iverson Rosie Jones Meg Mallon Dottie Pepper Michele Redman Kelly Robbins Nancy Scranton Sherri Steinhauer Pat Bradley (non-playing captain)

Lost: 11.5 – 14.5

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