Donna Andrews (golfer)

Donna Andrews
Donna Andrews
Personal information
Born	April 12, 1967; Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	James Tepatti (m. 2005)
Children	2
Career
College	North Carolina
Turned professional	1989
Former tour	LPGA Tour (1990–2005)
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	6
Other	3
Best results in LPGA major championships; (wins: 1)
Chevron Championship	Won: 1994
Women's PGA C'ship	T2: 1998
U.S. Women's Open	T2: 1993
du Maurier Classic	T6: 1992
Women's British Open	CUT: 2002

Donna Andrews (born April 12, 1967) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She won six times on the tour including one major, the 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore.^[1]^[2]

Early life and amateur career

Andrews was born in 1967 in Lynchburg, Virginia. She played college golf at the University of North Carolina. She won the 1988 North and South Women's Amateur held at Pinehurst.^[3]

Andrews' rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1990; she won six titles between 1993 and 1998,^[4]^[5] including a major championship, the 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore, won with a birdie on the final hole.^[6] Her best finish on the money list was third in 1998, and she also made the top ten in 1993 (9th) and 1994 (5th). Andrews represented the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994 and 1998, and was the captain of the Junior Solheim Cup team in 2007.

After her retirement from LPGA Tour, Andrews became a golf instructor at Pine Needles Resort near Pinehurst, North Carolina and is co-owner of Andrews and James Real Estate.

Andrews has two children with husband James Tepatti.

In 2005, Andrews was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
In 2017, she became the first woman inducted into the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame.
In 2018, Andrews was inducted to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.^[7]

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Sep 12, 1993	Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship (Portland)	69-69-70=208	−8	1 stroke	Tina Barrett Missie McGeorge
2	Mar 13, 1994	PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson)	66-68-69-73=276	−12	3 strokes	Brandie Burton Judy Dickinson
3	Mar 27, 1994	Nabisco Dinah Shore	70-69-67-70=276	−12	1 stroke	Laura Davies
4	Jun 26, 1994	ShopRite LPGA Classic	67-66-74=207	−6	2 strokes	Michelle Estill
5	Mar 16, 1997	Welch's/Circle K Championship	68-67-70-68=273	−15	1 stroke	Tina Barrett
6	Apr 5, 1998	Longs Drugs Challenge	70-69-70-69=278	−10	1 stroke	Carin Koch

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1992	The Phar-Mor in Youngstown	Beth Daniel Betsy King Meg Mallon	King won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1998	Sara Lee Classic	Jenny Lidback Nancy Lopez Barb Mucha	Mucha won with birdie on second extra hole
3	1998	Michelob Light Classic	Annika Sörenstam	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Source:^[8]

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1994	Nabisco Dinah Shore	1 shot lead	−12 (70-69-67-70=276)	1 stroke	Laura Davies

Professional

↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.
↑ "Andrews takes golf title". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. Associated Press. May 14, 1988. p. 3B – via Google News Archives.
↑ "Andrews rallies to win LPGA title". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. September 13, 1993. p. 2B – via Google News Archives.
↑ "Birdies help Andrews edge Koch by 1 shot". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. April 6, 1998. p. 23 – via Google News Archives.
↑ "Birdie putt on final hole decides Shore". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. March 28, 1994. p. 2B – via Google News Archives.
↑ "Donna Andrews 2018". North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
1 2 3 4 "Donna Andrews – Results". LPGA. Retrieved April 26, 2026.