Becky Pearson

Becky Pearson
Personal information
Born (1956-01-22) January 22, 1956
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeFlorida International University
StatusProfessional
Former tourLPGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT10: 1986
Women's PGA C'shipT20: 1984
U.S. Women's OpenT21: 1983
du Maurier ClassicT31: 1987

Becky Pearson (born January 22, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Career

In 1956, Pearson was born. She won the Minnesota Junior Girls State Championship twice.[1] While living in North Branch, Minnesota, she reached the quarter-finals at the United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship in 1973 after defeating defending champion Nancy Lopez in the second round.[2]

Pearson earned All-American honors twice while attending Florida International University[3] and was the runner-up to Lori Castillo at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.[4]

Pearson won once on the LPGA Tour[5] at the 1986 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic.[6][7]

Awards and honors

In 2008, Pearson earned a Women in History Award from the North Chisago Historical Society.[8]

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
Victory		Runners-up
1 May 18, 1986 Chrysler-Plymouth Classic –7 (71-70-71=212) 1 stroke United States Betsy King
United States Deb Richard

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1986 Mazda Japan Classic United States Cathy Gerring
Taiwan Ai-Yu Tu
United States Mary Beth Zimmerman		 Tu won with bogey on fourth extra hole
Pearson and Zimmerman eliminated by birdie on first hole

References

  1. ↑ Minnesota Junior Girls State Championship Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 1973 United States Girls' Junior Championship
  3. ↑ Lpga Touring Pros To Play For Charity In L.v. Tomorrow
  4. ↑ Before Wie, Planos big hit at women's Publinx
  5. ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ Pearson earns 1st pro win
  7. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
  8. ↑ Women in History Award
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