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| residence = [[Windermere, Florida]]
| residence = [[New Port Richey, Florida]], US
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| extour = [[LPGA Tour]] (joined 1974)<br>[[ALPG Tour]] (joined 1973)
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| nabisco = 2nd: [[1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore|1985]]
| nabisco = 2nd: [[1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore|1985]]
| lpga = '''Won''': [[1982 LPGA Championship|1982]]
| lpga = '''Won''': [[1982 LPGA Championship|1982]]
| wusopen = '''Won''': [[1983 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship|1983]]
| wusopen = '''Won''': [[1983 U.S. Women's Open|1983]]
| dumaurier = '''Won''': [[1981 Peter Jackson Classic|1981]]
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| award1 = [[LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year|LPGA Tour<br>Rookie of the Year]]
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'''Jan Lynn Stephenson''' (born 22 December 1951) is an Australian [[professional golfer]]. She became a member of the [[LPGA Tour]] in 1974 and won three [[women's majors|major championships]] and 16 [[LPGA Tour]] events. She has 41 worldwide victories including (10) LPGA Legends Tour wins and 8 worldwide major championships. She has 15 holes-in-one with nine in competition. She was elected to the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]], class of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/10/10/world-golf-hall-of-fame-2019-inductees-peggy-kirk-bell-retief-goosen-billy-payne-jan-stephenson-dennis-walters.html |title=World Golf Hall of Fame introduces the Class of 2019: Peggy Kirk Bell, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson and Dennis Walters to be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame on June 10, 2019 in Pebble Beach |publisher=PGA Tour |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150519/https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/10/10/world-golf-hall-of-fame-2019-inductees-peggy-kirk-bell-retief-goosen-billy-payne-jan-stephenson-dennis-walters.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Jan Lynne Stephenson''' (born 22 December 1951) is an Australian [[professional golfer]]. She became a member of the [[LPGA Tour]] in 1974 and won three [[women's majors|major championships]] and 16 [[LPGA Tour]] events in all.


==Early life and amateur career==
==Career==
Stephenson was born in Sydney. While a teenager, she won five consecutive New South Wales Schoolgirl Championships in Australia, beginning in 1964, and followed that up with three straight wins in the New South Wales Junior Championship. She turned professional in 1973 and won the [[Wills Australian Ladies Open]] that year. Stephenson joined the LPGA Tour in 1974 and was named [[LPGA#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Rookie of the Year]].<ref name="about">[http://golf.about.com/cs/womensgolf/p/janstephenson.htm Jan Stephenson at About.com]</ref>
Stephenson was born on 22 December 1951 in Sydney. While a teenager, she won five consecutive New South Wales Schoolgirl Championships in Australia, beginning in 1964, and followed that up with three straight wins in the New South Wales Junior Championship.

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==Professional career==

Stephenson turned professional in 1973 and won the Wills Australian Ladies Open that year. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1974 and was named [[LPGA#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Rookie of the Year]].<ref name="about">{{Cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/cs/womensgolf/p/janstephenson.htm |title=Jan Stephenson Brought Glam to 1980s LPGA Tour |website=about.com |first=Brent |last=Kelley |access-date=3 May 2007 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052248/http://golf.about.com/cs/womensgolf/p/janstephenson.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>


Stephenson's first LPGA victory was the 1976 Sarah Coventry Naples Classic. Her most productive period was the early 1980s, when she won all of her majors in consecutive years: 1981 [[Canadian Women's Open|Peter Jackson Classic]], the 1982 [[LPGA Championship]] and the 1983 [[U.S. Women's Open]].<ref name="about"/>
Stephenson's first LPGA victory was the 1976 Sarah Coventry Naples Classic. Her most productive period was the early 1980s, when she won all of her majors in consecutive years: 1981 [[Canadian Women's Open|Peter Jackson Classic]], the 1982 [[LPGA Championship]] and the 1983 [[U.S. Women's Open]].<ref name="about"/>
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Stephenson was one of the first LPGA stars to openly embrace and champion a sex-sells approach to marketing. Stephenson became as famous for her sex appeal as her golf during the early to mid-1980s, when she posed in a bathtub – covered up only by the golf balls filling the tub – and later in a pinup calendar. She urged the LPGA Tour to fully embrace her approach to marketing.<ref name="about"/>
Stephenson was one of the first LPGA stars to openly embrace and champion a sex-sells approach to marketing. Stephenson became as famous for her sex appeal as her golf during the early to mid-1980s, when she posed in a bathtub – covered up only by the golf balls filling the tub – and later in a pinup calendar. She urged the LPGA Tour to fully embrace her approach to marketing.<ref name="about"/>


On the golf course, Stephenson won three times each in 1981, 1983 and 1987, those wins in 1987 being her final ones on the LPGA. Stephenson continued playing LPGA events throughout the 1990s, but was hampered by an injury incurred during a mugging in Miami in 1990. Her left ring finger was broken in two places, an injury that still bothers her play in cold or wet weather.<ref name="about"/>
On the golf course, Stephenson won three times each in 1981, 1983 and 1987, those wins in 1987 being her final ones on the LPGA. Stephenson continued playing LPGA events throughout the 1990s, but was hampered by an injury incurred during a mugging in Miami in 1990. Her left ring finger was broken in two places, an injury that still bothers her play in cold or wet weather.<ref name="about"/>


Stephenson went on to win on the Women's Senior Golf Tour, a tour she helped found. In 2003, she became the first woman to play on the Champions Tour at the Turtle Bay Championship. Stephenson is among the few women in the course design business, and produced an exercise video for people with arthritis. Her many charitable efforts include being an honorary chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.<ref name="about"/>
Stephenson went on to win on the Women's Senior Golf Tour, a tour she helped found. In 2003, she became the first woman to play on the [[Champions Tour]] at the [[Turtle Bay Championship]], where she finished in last place. Stephenson is among the few women in the course design business, and produced an exercise video for people with arthritis. Her many charitable efforts include being an honorary chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.<ref name="about"/>


Stephenson was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame/member-profile/?memberID=442&memberType=athlete|title=Jan Stephenson|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref> She was a contestant in the 2011 season of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian Season 11)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' on [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]].
Stephenson was inducted into the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/jan-stephenson/|title=Jan Stephenson|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023015309/https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/jan-stephenson/|url-status=live}}</ref> She was a contestant in the 2011 season of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian Season 11)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' on [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]].


Stephenson is an Ambassador for blind and disabled golf through ISPS Handa and has acquired Tarpon Woods Golf Club in Palm Harbor through her Foundation (Jan Stephenson's Crossroads Foundation) www.jscrossroads.com. The golf course provides initiatives for blind/disabled and wounded veterans and first responders. Her mission is, "Giving to Those that have Given so Much". She has been recognised for her philanthropic work by the Government of Australia and other charitable organisations. She was awarded recognition by the Military Order of the Purple Heart in October 2017 for her service to combat wounded/disabled/blind veterans and first responders. Her Foundation was awarded the Charity of the Year by the Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce in September 2018.
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==Controversy==
She made a controversial remark in 2003 when she said "Asians are killing the (LPGA) Tour", referring to the large number of Korean-born players who were winning on tour, and calling for quotas on international players, which is ironic because she was also an international player. She later apologised, saying that she "did not intend to make it a racial issue."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=1810039 |title=Bridging the gap |work=ESPN |first=Don |last=Markus |date=26 May 2004 |accessdate=29 March 2013}}</ref>


In the [[2018 Australia Day Honours]], Stephenson was awarded a Medal of the [[Order of Australia]] (OAM) ‘for service to golf, and to not-for-profit organisations’.
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==Professional wins (26)==

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==Controversy==
Stephenson made a controversial remark in 2003 when she said "Asians are killing the (LPGA) Tour",<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 October 2003 |title=Stephenson Asians Killing Tour |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-channel-newsroom/stephenson-asians-killing-tour|access-date=13 July 2021 |work=Golf Channel}}</ref> referring to the large number of Korean-born players who were winning on tour, and calling for quotas on international players – although she was also an international player she believed that the LPGA should focus on American players.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/jan-stephenson-lpgas-original-siren-still-making-waves |title=Jan Stephenson, the LPGA's original siren, is still making waves |date=6 August 2010 |access-date=26 January 2020 |archive-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126212839/https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/jan-stephenson-lpgas-original-siren-still-making-waves}}</ref> She later apologised, saying that she "did not intend to make it a racial issue."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1810039 |title=Bridging the gap |work=ESPN |first=Don |last=Markus |date=26 May 2004 |access-date=29 March 2013 |archive-date=3 August 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803180537/http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=1810039 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Professional wins (27)==
===LPGA Tour (16)===
===LPGA Tour (16)===
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|'''Legend'''
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|LPGA Tour major championships (3)
|LPGA Tour major championships (3)
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|[[Women's Kemper Open]]
|[[Women's Kemper Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Caponi]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Carner]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Chako Higuchi]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Lopez]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Caponi]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Carner]]<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Chako Higuchi]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nancy Lopez]]
|Carner won with par on second extra hole<br>Caponi, Lopez, and Stephenson eliminated with par on first hole
|Carner won with par on second extra hole<br>Caponi, Lopez, and Stephenson eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
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|2
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|1986
|1986
|[[Mayflower Classic]]
|[[Mayflower Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Christa Johnson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandra Palmer]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Christa Johnson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandra Palmer (golfer)|Sandra Palmer]]
|Palmer won with birdie on first extra hole
|Palmer won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"
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|1999
|1999
|[[Firstar LPGA Classic]]
|[[Firstar LPGA Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Becky Iverson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Becky Iverson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]]
|Jones won with par on fourth extra hole<br>Stephenson eliminated with par on first hole
|Jones won with par on fourth extra hole<br>Stephenson eliminated by par on first hole
|}
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===Ladies European Tour (1)===
===Ladies European Tour (1)===
*1985 (1) Hennessy French Open
*[[1985 Ladies European Tour|1985]] (1) [[Hennessy Cognac Ladies Cup]]


===LPGA of Japan Tour (2) ===
===LPGA of Japan Tour (2) ===
*1981 (1) [[World Ladies Golf Tournament]]
*1981 (1) [[World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup|World Ladies]]
*1985 (1) Nichirei Ladies Cup
*1985 (1) Nichirei Ladies Cup


===Legends Tour (3)===
===Legends Tour (4)===
*2000 HyVee Classic
*2000 HyVee Classic
*2005 BJ's Charity Championship (with [[Cindy Rarick]]; tie with [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]] and [[Patty Sheehan]])
*2005 BJ's Charity Championship (with [[Cindy Rarick]]; tie with [[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]] and [[Patty Sheehan]])
*[[2007 Legends Tour|2007]] Handa Australia Cup
*[[2007 Legends Tour|2007]] Handa Australia Cup
*[[2021 Legends Tour|2021]] BJ's Charity Championship (with [[Laura Diaz]])


===Other (2)===
===Other (2)===
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| [[1982 LPGA Championship|1982]] ||[[LPGA Championship]] ||−9 (69-69-70-71=279)||2 strokes||{{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Carner]]
| [[1982 LPGA Championship|1982]] ||[[LPGA Championship]] ||−9 (69-69-70-71=279)||2 strokes||{{flagicon|USA}} [[JoAnne Carner]]
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[1983 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship|1983]] ||[[U.S. Women's Open]] ||+6 (72-73-71-74=290)||1 stroke||{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner, {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Sheehan]]
| [[1983 U.S. Women's Open|1983]] ||[[U.S. Women's Open]] ||+6 (72-73-71-74=290)||1 stroke||{{flagicon|USA}} JoAnne Carner, {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Sheehan]]
|}
|}


==Team appearances==
==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Tasman Cup]] (representing Australia): 1970 (winners)

'''Professional'''
'''Professional'''
*[[Handa Cup]] (representing World team): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 (tie), 2013 (winners), 2015
*[[Handa Cup]] (representing World team): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 (tie), 2013 (winners), 2015
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{LPGA player|jan-stephenson/81920}}
*{{LPGA player|jan-stephenson/81920}}
*{{ALPGTour player|2280}}
*{{Legends Tour player|id=jan-stephenson|old_id=33}}
*{{LegendsTour player|33}}
*{{WPGA Tour Australasia player|stephenson-jan}}
*{{ALPG Tour player|2280|archive=20150319040533}}
*[http://golf.about.com/cs/womensgolf/p/janstephenson.htm Jan Stephenson bio at about.com]


{{LPGA Champions}}
{{LPGA Champions}}
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[[Category:Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Sydney]]
[[Category:Golfers from Sydney]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales]]
[[Category:People from Windermere, Florida]]
[[Category:People from New Port Richey, Florida]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Pasco County, Florida]]
[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Latest revision as of 06:04, 16 August 2024

Jan Stephenson
Personal information
Full nameJan Lynn Stephenson
Born (1951-12-22) 22 December 1951 (age 72)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceNew Port Richey, Florida, US
Career
CollegeHales College
Turned professional1973
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 1974)
ALPG Tour (joined 1973)
Professional wins27
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour16
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour2
ALPG Tour2
Other6
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 3)
Chevron Championship2nd: 1985
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 1982
U.S. Women's OpenWon: 1983
du Maurier ClassicWon: 1981
Women's British OpenDNP
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame2019 (member page)
LPGA Tour
Rookie of the Year		1974

Jan Lynn Stephenson (born 22 December 1951) is an Australian professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won three major championships and 16 LPGA Tour events. She has 41 worldwide victories including (10) LPGA Legends Tour wins and 8 worldwide major championships. She has 15 holes-in-one with nine in competition. She was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019.[1]

Early life and amateur career

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Stephenson was born on 22 December 1951 in Sydney. While a teenager, she won five consecutive New South Wales Schoolgirl Championships in Australia, beginning in 1964, and followed that up with three straight wins in the New South Wales Junior Championship.

Professional career

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Stephenson turned professional in 1973 and won the Wills Australian Ladies Open that year. She joined the LPGA Tour in 1974 and was named LPGA Rookie of the Year.[2]

Stephenson's first LPGA victory was the 1976 Sarah Coventry Naples Classic. Her most productive period was the early 1980s, when she won all of her majors in consecutive years: 1981 Peter Jackson Classic, the 1982 LPGA Championship and the 1983 U.S. Women's Open.[2]

Stephenson was one of the first LPGA stars to openly embrace and champion a sex-sells approach to marketing. Stephenson became as famous for her sex appeal as her golf during the early to mid-1980s, when she posed in a bathtub – covered up only by the golf balls filling the tub – and later in a pinup calendar. She urged the LPGA Tour to fully embrace her approach to marketing.[2]

On the golf course, Stephenson won three times each in 1981, 1983 and 1987, those wins in 1987 being her final ones on the LPGA. Stephenson continued playing LPGA events throughout the 1990s, but was hampered by an injury incurred during a mugging in Miami in 1990. Her left ring finger was broken in two places, an injury that still bothers her play in cold or wet weather.[2]

Stephenson went on to win on the Women's Senior Golf Tour, a tour she helped found. In 2003, she became the first woman to play on the Champions Tour at the Turtle Bay Championship, where she finished in last place. Stephenson is among the few women in the course design business, and produced an exercise video for people with arthritis. Her many charitable efforts include being an honorary chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.[2]

Stephenson was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.[3] She was a contestant in the 2011 season of Dancing with the Stars on Channel Seven.

Stephenson is an Ambassador for blind and disabled golf through ISPS Handa and has acquired Tarpon Woods Golf Club in Palm Harbor through her Foundation (Jan Stephenson's Crossroads Foundation) www.jscrossroads.com. The golf course provides initiatives for blind/disabled and wounded veterans and first responders. Her mission is, "Giving to Those that have Given so Much". She has been recognised for her philanthropic work by the Government of Australia and other charitable organisations. She was awarded recognition by the Military Order of the Purple Heart in October 2017 for her service to combat wounded/disabled/blind veterans and first responders. Her Foundation was awarded the Charity of the Year by the Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce in September 2018.

In the 2018 Australia Day Honours, Stephenson was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) ‘for service to golf, and to not-for-profit organisations’.

Controversy

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Stephenson made a controversial remark in 2003 when she said "Asians are killing the (LPGA) Tour",[4] referring to the large number of Korean-born players who were winning on tour, and calling for quotas on international players – although she was also an international player she believed that the LPGA should focus on American players.[5] She later apologised, saying that she "did not intend to make it a racial issue."[6]

Professional wins (27)

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LPGA Tour (16)

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Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (3)
Other LPGA Tour (13)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 8 Feb 1976 Sarah Coventry Naples Classic +2 (73-69-76=218) 1 stroke United States Sandra Haynie
United States Judy Meister
2 25 Apr 1976 Birmingham Classic −13 (65-70-68=203) 4 strokes United States Kathy Martin
3 8 May 1978 Women's International −5 (68-72-69-74=283) 4 strokes United States Beth Daniel (a)
4 2 Mar 1980 Sun City Classic −13 (66-71-67-71=275) 1 stroke New Zealand M.J. Smith
5 5 Jul 1981 Peter Jackson Classic −10 (69-66-70-73=278) 1 stroke United States Pat Bradley
United States Nancy Lopez
6 16 Aug 1981 Mary Kay Classic −18 (65-69-64=198) 11 strokes United States Sandra Haynie
7 13 Sep 1981 United Virginia Bank Classic −14 (66-71-68=205) 3 strokes United States Janet Alex
South Africa Sally Little
8 13 Jun 1982 LPGA Championship −9 (69-69-70-71=279) 2 strokes United States JoAnne Carner
9 20 Jun 1982 Lady Keystone Open −5 (71-71-69=211) 1 stroke United States Barbara Moxness
United States Alexandra Reinhardt
10 27 Feb 1983 Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Open −9 (72-68-67=207) 5 strokes United States Amy Alcott
11 19 Jun 1983 Lady Keystone Open −11 (69-67-69=205) 1 stroke United States Pat Bradley
12 31 Jul 1983 U.S. Women's Open +6 (72-73-71-74=290) 1 stroke United States JoAnne Carner
United States Patty Sheehan
13 24 Mar 1985 GNA Classic +2 (70-73-72-75=290) 1 stroke United States Amy Alcott
United States Pat Bradley
United States Barbara Moxness
14 19 Apr 1987 Santa Barbara Open −1 (74-68-73=215) 1 stroke United States Jane Geddes
Japan Ayako Okamoto
15 20 Sep 1987 Safeco Classic −11 (68-70-71-68=277) 1 stroke United States Nancy Lopez
16 27 Sep 1987 Konica San Jose Classic −11 (69-71-65=205) 5 strokes United States Amy Alcott

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1979 Women's Kemper Open United States Donna Caponi
United States JoAnne Carner
Japan Chako Higuchi
United States Nancy Lopez 		Carner won with par on second extra hole
Caponi, Lopez, and Stephenson eliminated by par on first hole
2 1981 Inamori Classic United States Amy Alcott
United States Donna Caponi
United States Hollis Stacy 		Stacy won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1986 Mayflower Classic United States Christa Johnson
United States Sandra Palmer 		Palmer won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1999 Firstar LPGA Classic United States Becky Iverson
United States Rosie Jones 		Jones won with par on fourth extra hole
Stephenson eliminated by par on first hole

ALPG Tour (2)

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Ladies European Tour (1)

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LPGA of Japan Tour (2)

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Legends Tour (4)

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Other (2)

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Major championships

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Wins (3)

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Year Championship Winning score Margin Runner(s)-up
1981 Peter Jackson Classic −10 (69-66-70-73=278) 1 stroke United States Pat Bradley, United States Nancy Lopez-Melton
1982 LPGA Championship −9 (69-69-70-71=279) 2 strokes United States JoAnne Carner
1983 U.S. Women's Open +6 (72-73-71-74=290) 1 stroke United States JoAnne Carner, United States Patty Sheehan

Team appearances

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Amateur

  • Tasman Cup (representing Australia): 1970 (winners)

Professional

  • Handa Cup (representing World team): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 (tie), 2013 (winners), 2015

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Golf Hall of Fame introduces the Class of 2019: Peggy Kirk Bell, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson and Dennis Walters to be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame on June 10, 2019 in Pebble Beach". PGA Tour. 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kelley, Brent. "Jan Stephenson Brought Glam to 1980s LPGA Tour". about.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Jan Stephenson". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Stephenson Asians Killing Tour". Golf Channel. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Jan Stephenson, the LPGA's original siren, is still making waves". 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ Markus, Don (26 May 2004). "Bridging the gap". ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
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