Nancy Scranton
{{short description|American professional golfer}}
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| fullname = Nancy Scranton
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|26}}
| birth_place = Centralia, Illinois
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| nationality = {{USA}}
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| college = Florida State University
University of Kentucky
| yearpro = 1985
| tour =
| extour = LPGA Tour (1985–2008)
| prowins = 9
| lpgawins = 3
| futwins = 1
| otherwins = 5
| majorwins = 1
| nabisco = T6: 1991
| lpga = T3: 1999, 2000
| wusopen = T6: 1988
| dumaurier = Won: 1991
| wbritopen = CUT: 2001, 2002
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| award1 = LPGA Heather Farr
Player Award
| year1 = 1999
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Nancy Scranton (born April 26, 1961) is an American professional golfer.
Scranton was born in Centralia, Illinois. She attended Florida State University and the University of Kentucky. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1985. She has three tournament victories on the tour, including one major championship, the 1991 du Maurier Classic. Her best money list finish was 16th in 1991. She was a member of the United States team at the 2000 Solheim Cup.
Professional wins (9)
=LPGA Tour wins (3)=
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! Legend |
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|LPGA Tour major championships (1) |
Other LPGA Tour (2) |
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
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|1 |Sep 15, 1991 |−9 (72-75-64-68=279) | 3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Debbie Massey |
2
|Sep 27, 1992 |−9 (73-68-73-65=279) | 1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Meg Mallon |
3
|Jan 23, 2000 | −13 (66-71-68-70=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
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|1 |2000 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Hjorth |Won with par on second extra hole |
=Futures Tour wins (1)=
- 1984 Willow Creek Classic
=Legends Tour wins (5)=
- 2006 BJ's Charity Championship (with Christa Johnson)
- 2007 BJ's Charity Championship (with Christa Johnson)
- 2010 Women's Senior National Invitational
- 2012 LPGA Legends Swing for the Cure
- 2013 Walgreens Charity Championship
Major championships
=Wins (1)=
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!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up | ||||
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| 1991 | du Maurier Classic | −9 (72-75-64-68=279) | 3 strokes | {{flagicon|USA}} Debbie Massey |
Team appearances
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2000
- Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2012 (tie, Cup retained), 2013, 2014 (winners)
External links
- {{LPGA Tour player|nancy-scranton/81951}}
- {{Legends Tour player|id=nancy-scranton|old_id=141}}
{{Canadian Women's Open Champions}}
{{2000 United States Solheim Cup team}}
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Category:American female golfers
Category:Florida State Seminoles women's golfers
Category:Kentucky Wildcats women's golfers
Category:Winners of LPGA major golf championships
Category:Solheim Cup competitors for the United States
Category:Golfers from Illinois
Category:Sportspeople from Centralia, Illinois
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
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