Amy Fruhwirth
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Amy Fruhwirth is an American professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

 who played on the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...

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Fruhwirth was born in Cypress, California
Cypress, California
Cypress is a suburban city located in the northern region of Orange County within Southern California. Its population was 47,802 at the 2010 census.-History:...

. She played college golf at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
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 where she was a three-time All-American. In her amateur career, she won the 1991 California Women's Amateur and U.S. Women's Amateur
United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...

 and 1992 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
The U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, often referred to as the Public Links or the Publinx, is a women's amateur golf tournament, one of 10 individual amateur championships organized by the USGA and first played in 1977. The USGA officially calls the event the U.S. Women's Amateur...

. She played on the U.S. Curtis Cup
Curtis Cup
The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match . It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and the Ladies Golf Union and is contested by teams representing the United States and "Great Britain and Ireland"...

 team in 1992. She also finished runner-up in the 1985 U.S. Girl's Junior
United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship
The United States Girls' Junior Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur girls who are under 18 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA handicap index of 18.4 or less...

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Fruhwirth played on the LPGA Tour from 1993 to 2004, winning once in 1998.

Amateur wins (3)

  • 1991 California Women's Amateur, U.S. Women's Amateur
    United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship
    The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association . Female amateurs from all nations are eligible to compete...

  • 1992 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
    U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
    The U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, often referred to as the Public Links or the Publinx, is a women's amateur golf tournament, one of 10 individual amateur championships organized by the USGA and first played in 1977. The USGA officially calls the event the U.S. Women's Amateur...


LPGA Tour wins (1)

No. DateTournamentWinning ScoreMargin of VictoryRunner(s)-up
1 Jul 21, 1998
1998 LPGA Tour
The 1998 LPGA Tour was the 49th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 22. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Se Ri Pak and Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, four each...

Friendly's Classic
Friendly's Classic
The Friendly's Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1995 to 1998. It was played at Crestview Country Club in Agawam, Massachusetts.-Winners:*1998 Amy Fruhwirth*1997 Deb Richard*1996 Dottie Pepper*1995 Becky Iverson-External links:*...

-8 (69-71-68-72=280) 2 strokes   Charlotta Sörenstam
Charlotta Sörenstam
Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish professional golfer. Her older sister, Annika, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.- Amateur career :...

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  Kim Saiki
Kim Saiki
Kim Saiki-Maloney is a Japanese-American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 to 2007.Saiki was born in Inglewood, California. She won the 1983 U.S. Girls' Junior. She was a college All-America at the University of Southern California in 1986 and graduated in 1988 with a...


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