Juli Inkster

She became the first woman since 1934 to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles.

Juli Inkster (nee Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $14 million in career earnings.

She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, Simpson graduated from Harbor High School in 1978 and played college golf at nearby San Jose State, where she was an All-American in 1979, 1981, and 1982.

She was also All Nor-Cal 1979–1981 and SJSU Athlete of the Year in 1981, and is a member of the San Jose State Sports Hall of Fame.

Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning three in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s.

From 1980 to 1982, Inkster won three consecutive U.S. Women's Amateurs, her first victory coming three weeks after her marriage to Brian Inkster.

She was also a member of the winning U.S. team at the Espirito Santo Trophy in 1980 and 1982.

She won the 1981 California State Amateur Championship, was California’s 1981 Amateur of the Year, and 1982 Bay Area Athlete of the Year.

She was a member of the winning U.S. Curtis Cup team in 1982.

She won the Broderick Award, (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate golfer in 1982.

She turned professional and enjoyed success in her rookie year of 1983 with a victory at the Safeco Classic.

Inkster won a tournament in 16 out of 24 seasons from 1983 to 2006, but has never finished at the top of the money list; her best finishes were second in 1999, and third in both 1986 and 2002.

She won two major championships in 1984, her first full LPGA season, and was LPGA Rookie of the Year.

She has won 31 tournaments on the LPGA Tour, including seven majors and the career Grand Slam for ladies' golf.

she is fifth on the LPGA career money list.

Inkster played on the United States Solheim Cup team in 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011; she has won a total of 18.5 points, making her the winningest American Solheim Cup player as of 2011.

She was voted Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year in 1999 and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.

She was recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top-50 players and teachers.

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

She teamed with Pat Hurst, represented the United States at the 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf.

Inkster was a player and assistant captain on the 2011 Solheim Cup team.

She was the oldest player and the first playing assistant captain in Solheim Cup history.

In late 2011 at age 51, Inkster suffered the first major injury of her career, necessitating surgery in January 2012 to repair nerve and tendon damage in her right elbow.

The surgery kept her out of the 2012 season until late June.

^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

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In 2014, Inkster began a career as a golf commentator for the Golf Channel, gaining experience as both interviewer and analyst.

Inkster was the captain for the United States team in the 2015 Solheim Cup.

The United States started the final day down 10–6, but mounted a historic comeback to capture the victory by a final score of 14.5–13.5.

In 2015, she joined Fox Sports to serve as commentator for that network's coverage of USGA events.

LPGA Tour playoff record (6–4)

1 Defeated Bradley on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff

2 Defeated Croce on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff

Inkster captained the United States team again in the 2017 Solheim Cup set at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa, which the team won 16.5-11.5.

On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Inkster would captain the United States team for a third consecutive match in 2019 at Gleneagles.

Europe won the match against United States 14.5–13.5.

Inkster has won four tournaments in the Legends Tour and finished second in the 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open.

Results not in chronological order before 2019.