Muffin Spencer-Devlin
| Muffin Spencer-Devlin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 25, 1953 Piqua, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Sporting nationality | .png){kind=small} United States |
| Career | |
| College | American College of Switzerland Rollins College |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour | LPGA Tour (1979–2000) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T12: 1988, 1992 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 5th: 1986 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 1982 |
| du Maurier Classic | T25: 1982 |
Muffin Spencer-Devlin (born October 25, 1953) is an American retired professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour and a glass artist.
Career
She was born in Piqua, Ohio and joined the LPGA in 1979. She won the times on the tour between 1985 and 1989.[1][2]
She is openly gay and, in 1996, became the first LPGA player to come out as gay.[3][4]
Spencer-Devlin retired from the LPGA tour in 2001. She briefly made a return to golf in 2004 and 2005.[5] Since retiring from golf, Spencer-Devlin became a glassblower.[5][6][7][8]
Personal life
Spencer-Devlin made a cameo appearance as a member of Starfleet Medical in the feature film Star Trek Generations that was released in 1994, and made a brief appearance in "The Chute", the third episode of the 1995 series Star Trek: Voyager.[9]
Awards and honors
In 2015, she was awarded the IMAGINE Award, an honor for those living and excelling with bipolar disorder.[10][11]
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 18, 1985 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | −7 (70-75-64=209) | 2 strokes |  Deedee Lasker Kim Shipman |
| 2 | May 11, 1986 | United Virginia Bank Classic | −2 (76-69-69=214) | 1 stroke | Debbie Massey Jody Rosenthal Barb Thomas |
| 3 | Sep 10, 1989 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | −2 (74-69-71=214) | 1 stroke | .svg.png){kind=small} Dawn Coe Nancy Lopez Susan Sanders |
References
- ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
- ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011.
- ↑ Garrity, John; Nutt, Amy (March 18, 1996). "No More Disguises – Muffin Spencer-Devlin stands tall in her chosen role: the first LPGA player to declare she's gay". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ Hanson, Tom (May 3, 2013). "Remembering the courage of first pro golfer to come out". Naples Daily News. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- 1 2 Beers, Joel (May 17, 2012). "Muffin Spencer-Devlin Is the Best Lesbian, Manic-Depressive, Glass-Blowing Golfer of Them All". OC Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ↑ "New, Familiar Faces Heed Sawdust Festival's Call". LagunaBeachIndy. June 26, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ↑ Alderton, Bryce (August 20, 2013). "Laguna gets sneak peek of Open Studios". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Shoppers support favorite artists at Laguna Beach's Sawdust Art Festival for Small Business Saturday". ABC7 Los Angeles. November 26, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ↑ "Muffin Spencer-Devlin bio". LPGA. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Muffin Spencer-Devlin received IMAGINE Award". LPGA. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ↑ Crouse, Karen (May 8, 2015). "The Trophy Life: Winning in Golf Is Only the Beginning". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 24, 2015)
- Muffin Spencer-Devlin at the LPGA Tour official site
- Muffin Spencer-Devlin at the Legends Tour former site
- Muffin Spencer Devlin at IMDb