Rinker was born and raised in Stuart, Florida. She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Mimi Ryan's Florida Gators women's golf team from 1980 to 1982. She was recognized as an All-American in 1980 and 1982, and qualified for the LPGA Tour in the summer between her junior and senior year of college. She completed her education by traveling to the University of Florida during off weeks, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1983.[1][2]
Professional career
Rinker's best years in professional golf came in the mid-1980s, and included two LPGA Tour wins: the 1984 Boston Five Classic and the 1986 LPGA Corning Classic. Her best finishes in the LPGA majors included a seventh place in the 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore, a tie for third in the 1987 LPGA Championship, and a tie for seventh in the 1995 du Maurier Classic. The most lucrative year of her career was 1987, when she earned $158,916 and had nine top-10 finishes.[2] To date, she has won over $1,200,000 as a professional golfer.
As the winner of the 2015 LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals Championship, she is qualified for the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2018 through 2020 as an eligible winner of the past five editions of the said tournament.
Family
Rinker's two brothers, Larry and Lee, have played on the PGA Tour.[1] She competed under her married name, Laurie Rinker-Graham, from 1992 to 2003. She has two sons, Brent and Timothy.[2]
laurie, rinker, laurie, anne, rinker, born, september, 1962, american, professional, golfer, played, lpga, tour, 1980s, 1990s, early, 2000s, personal, informationfull, namelaurie, anne, rinkerborn, 1962, september, 1962, stuart, floridaheight5, sporting, natio. Laurie Anne Rinker born September 28 1962 is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1980s 1990s and early 2000s Laurie RinkerPersonal informationFull nameLaurie Anne RinkerBorn 1962 09 28 September 28 1962 age 60 Stuart FloridaHeight5 ft 6 in 1 68 m Sporting nationality United StatesCareerCollegeUniversity of FloridaTurned professional1982Former tour s LPGA TourProfessional wins8Number of wins by tourLPGA Tour2LPGA of Japan Tour1Other5Best results in LPGA major championshipsChevron Championship7th 1984Women s PGA C shipT3 1987U S Women s OpenT21 1986du Maurier ClassicT7 1995Women s British OpenCUT 2005 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Family 4 Amateur wins 5 Professional wins 5 1 LPGA Tour wins 2 5 2 LPGA of Japan Tour wins 1 5 3 Other wins 5 4 Legends Tour wins 4 6 Team appearances 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksAmateur career EditRinker was born and raised in Stuart Florida She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville Florida where she played for coach Mimi Ryan s Florida Gators women s golf team from 1980 to 1982 She was recognized as an All American in 1980 and 1982 and qualified for the LPGA Tour in the summer between her junior and senior year of college She completed her education by traveling to the University of Florida during off weeks and graduated with a bachelor s degree in finance in 1983 1 2 Professional career EditRinker s best years in professional golf came in the mid 1980s and included two LPGA Tour wins the 1984 Boston Five Classic and the 1986 LPGA Corning Classic Her best finishes in the LPGA majors included a seventh place in the 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore a tie for third in the 1987 LPGA Championship and a tie for seventh in the 1995 du Maurier Classic The most lucrative year of her career was 1987 when she earned 158 916 and had nine top 10 finishes 2 To date she has won over 1 200 000 as a professional golfer As the winner of the 2015 LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals Championship she is qualified for the inaugural U S Senior Women s Open in 2018 through 2020 as an eligible winner of the past five editions of the said tournament Family EditRinker s two brothers Larry and Lee have played on the PGA Tour 1 She competed under her married name Laurie Rinker Graham from 1992 to 2003 She has two sons Brent and Timothy 2 Amateur wins Edit1980 U S Girls Junior 1982 Doherty Challenge CupProfessional wins EditLPGA Tour wins 2 Edit No Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runners up1 Jun 24 1984 Boston Five Classic 2 65 68 76 77 286 3 strokes Jackie Bertsch Ayako Okamoto2 May 25 1986 LPGA Corning Classic 10 72 70 70 66 278 3 strokes Pat Bradley Beth DanielLPGA of Japan Tour wins 1 Edit 1984 Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies OpenOther wins Edit 1985 JCPenney Classic with brother Larry Rinker 2015 LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals Championship Legends Tour wins 4 Edit 2011 Women s Senior National Invitational 2013 ISPS Handa Legends Open Championship 2014 The Legends Championship 2015 Chico s Patty Berg MemorialTeam appearances EditProfessional Handa Cup representing the United States 2013 2014 winners 2015 winners See also Edit Biography portalList of Florida Gators women s golfers on the LPGA Tour List of University of Florida alumniReferences Edit a b Biographical information from golfpodium com Retrieved 2008 01 15 a b c Biographical information from LPGA s official site PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2009 12 29 Retrieved 2008 01 15 External links EditLaurie Rinker at the LPGA Tour official site Laurie Rinker at the Legends Tour former site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurie Rinker amp oldid 997543104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
