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Hollis Stacy

{{short description|American professional golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|3|16}}

| birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

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| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Denver, Colorado, U.S.

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| college = Rollins College

| yearpro = 1974

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| extour = LPGA Tour (1974-2000)

| prowins = 21

| lpgawins = 18

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| majorwins = 4

| nabisco = T5: 1993

| lpga = T7: 1976, 1982

| wusopen = Won: 1977, 1978, 1984

| dumaurier = Won: 1983

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Hollis Stacy (born March 16, 1954) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the veterans category in 2012.[https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/7247989/hollis-stacy-selected-world-golf-hall-fame Hollis Stacy selected for Hall of Fame]

Amateur career

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Stacy won the U.S. Girls' Junior three consecutive times, the only player to accomplish this feat, in 1969,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EtwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1870%2C4874148 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Pennsylvania |agency=AP wirephoto |title=National golf champion |date=August 10, 1969 |page=61 }} 1970, and 1971. In 1970, she won the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst, and played for the 1972 United States Curtis Cup team. She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974.

Professional career

Stacy won four major championships during her career: the U.S. Women's Open in 1977, 1978, and 1984, and the 1983 Peter Jackson Classic (later known as the du Maurier Classic). She had 18 LPGA wins; the last win came in 1991 at the Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic. She played on the LPGA Tour through 2000, then became eligible to join the newly founded Women's Senior Golf Tour (now Legends Tour) in 2001. She won the Shopko Great Lakes Classic in 2001.

Amateur wins

  • 1969 U.S. Girls' Junior
  • 1970 U.S. Girls' Junior,{{cite web |url=http://www.usga.org/news/2004/January/The-Apawamis-Club-To-Host-2005-USGA-Senior-Women-s-Amateur/ |title=The Apawamis Club To Host 2005 USGA Senior Women's Amateur |publisher=USGA |access-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512024010/http://www.usga.org/news/2004/January/The-Apawamis-Club-To-Host-2005-USGA-Senior-Women-s-Amateur/ |archive-date=May 12, 2011 }} North and South Women's Amateur
  • 1971 U.S. Girls' Junior

Professional wins

=LPGA Tour wins (18)=

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! Legend

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|LPGA Tour major championships (4)

Other LPGA Tour (14)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

1

|May 8, 1977

|Lady Tara Classic

|−7 (69-70-70=209)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner

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|2

|Jul 24, 1977

|U.S. Women's Open

| +4 (70-73-75-74=292)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez

3

|Sep 4, 1977

|Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic

|−17 (68-65-69-69=271)

|8 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Betty Burfeindt

4

|Apr 16, 1978

|Birmingham Classic

|−9 (70-69-68=207)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jane Blalock
{{flagicon|USA}} Pat Meyers

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|5

|Jun 23, 1978

|U.S. Women's Open

| +5 (70-75-72-72=289)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner
{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Sally Little

6

|Jul 8, 1979

|Mayflower Classic

|−3 (74-67-72=213)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Laura Baugh
{{flagicon|USA}} Judy Rankin

7

|May 4, 1980

|CPC Women's International

|−9 (70-68-71-70=279)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott

8

|Aug 9, 1981

|West Virginia Bank Classic

|−4 (68-70-74=212)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Susie McAllister
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Postlewait
{{flagicon|AUS}} Penny Pulz
{{flagicon|USA}} Alice Ritzman

9

|Oct 11, 1981

|Inamori Classic

|−6 (70-76-70-70=286)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott
{{flagicon|USA}} Donna Caponi
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jan Stephenson

10

|Jan 31, 1982

|Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek

|−6 (67-70-72-73=282)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner

11

|Feb 14, 1982

|S&H Golf Classic

|−12 (66-71-67=204)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan

12

|Jul 11, 1982

|West Virginia LPGA Classic

|−7 (71-66-72=209)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Postlewait

13

|Apr 24, 1983

|S&H Golf Classic

|−11 (70-66-69-72=277)

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Deedee Lasker
{{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan

14

|May 1, 1983

|CPC International

|−3 (67-71-74-73=285)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Beth Daniel

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|15

|Jul 3, 1983

|Peter Jackson Classic

|−11 (68-68-73-68=277)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner
{{flagicon|USA}} Alice Miller

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|16

|Jul 15, 1984

|U.S. Women's Open

| +2 (74-72-75-69=290)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Jones

17

|Jan 27, 1985

|Mazda Classic of Deer Creek

|−8 (72-71-70-67=280)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayako Okamoto

18

|May 12, 1991

|Crestar-Farm Fresh Classic

|−6 (70-71-72-69=282)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Elaine Crosby
{{flagicon|USA}} Tammie Green
{{flagicon|USA}} Patty Sheehan

LPGA Tour playoff record (6–4)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

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|1

|1978

|American Defender Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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|2

|1978

|Birmingham Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Janet Coles
{{flagicon|USA}} Gloria Ehret

|Coles won with birdie on third extra hole
Stacy eliminated by par on first hole

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|3

|1979

|Coca-Cola Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bonnie Bryant
{{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
{{flagicon|USA}} Jo Ann Washam
{{flagicon|USA}} Mickey Wright

|Lopez won with birdie on second extra hole
Bryant, Stacy, and Washam eliminated by birdie on first hole

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|4

|1979

|Mayflower Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Laura Baugh
{{flagicon|USA}} Judy Rankin

|Won with par on second extra hole
Rankin eliminated by par on first hole

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|5

|1980

|CPC Women's International

|{{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|6

|1981

|CPC Women's International

|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Sally Little
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Whitworth

|Little won with birdie on first extra hole

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|7

|1981

|West Virginia Bank Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Susie McAllister
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Postlewait
{{flagicon|AUS}} Penny Pulz
{{flagicon|USA}} Alice Ritzman

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|8

|1981

|Inamori Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Amy Alcott
{{flagicon|USA}} Donna Caponi
{{flagicon|AUS}} Jan Stephenson

|Won with birdie on first extra hole

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|9

|1982

|Whirlpool Championship of Deer Creek

|{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner

|Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

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|10

|1982

|West Virginia LPGA Classic

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Postlewait

|Won with par on first extra hole

=LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)=

1984 Nichirei Cup Japan-US Women's Professional Golf Team Championship

=Legends Tour wins (1)=

  • 2001 Shopko Great Lakes Classic

=Other wins=

Major championships

=Wins (4)=

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!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up

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| 1977

U.S. Women's Openalign=right|+4 (70-73-75-74=292)2 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Nancy Lopez
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| 1978

U.S. Women's Openalign=right|+5 (70-75-72-72=289)1 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner, {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Sally Little
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| 1983

Peter Jackson Classicalign=right|−11 (71-75-67-66=277)2 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner, {{flagicon|USA}} Alice Miller
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| 1984

U.S. Women's Openalign=right|+2 (74-72-75-69=290)1 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Jones

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament !! 1970 !! 1971 !! 1972 !! 1973 !! 1974 !! 1975 !! 1976 !! 1977 !! 1978 !! 1979 !! 1980

align=left|LPGA Championship

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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|T29

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T47

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

|CUT

|CUT

|CUT

|T25

|T14

|CUT

|T23

|style="background:lime;"|1

|style="background:lime;"|1

|T15

|style="background:yellow;"|2

align=left|du Maurier Classic

|style="background:#eeeeee;" colspan=9|

|T25

|T38

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!Tournament !! 1981 !! 1982 !! 1983 !! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990

align=left|Kraft Nabisco Championship

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|T35

|T28

|T13

|T14

|T11

|T35

|T31

|CUT

align=left|LPGA Championship

|T12

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T11

|20

|T25

|T28

|T14

|CUT

|T43

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|T49

|T32

|style="background:lime;"|1

|CUT

|T11

|T33

|T52

|T37

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

align=left|du Maurier Classic

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T16

|style="background:lime;"|1

|16

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|CUT

|T31

|T23

|T24

|T67

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!Tournament !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000

align=left|Kraft Nabisco Championship

|CUT

|T39

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|8

|T35

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T21

|CUT

align=left|LPGA Championship

|T26

|T18

|CUT

|45

|CUT

|CUT

|T53

|T63

|T36

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Women's Open

|T41

|CUT

|CUT

|CUT

|T37

|CUT

|CUT

|T15

|CUT

|CUT

align=left|du Maurier Classic

|T77

|T33

|T52

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T36

|T41

|T27

|CUT

|CUT

{{legend|lime|Win}}

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

=Summary=

  • Starts – 96
  • Wins – 4
  • 2nd-place finishes – 1
  • 3rd-place finishes – 0
  • Top 3 finishes – 5
  • Top 5 finishes – 7
  • Top 10 finishes – 16
  • Top 25 finishes – 37
  • Missed cuts – 28
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 25
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1972 (winners)

See also

References

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External links

  • {{LPGA Tour player|hollis-stacy/81918}}
  • {{Legends Tour player|id=hollis-stacy|old_id=32}}
  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216205508/http://golf.about.com/od/golferswomen/p/hollisstacy.htm |title=Hollis Stacy at golf.about.com |date=February 16, 2008 }}

{{U.S. Women's Open Champions}}

{{Canadian Women's Open Champions}}

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