Jane Crafter

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Jane Crafter
Personal information
Born (1955-12-14) 14 December 1955 (age 68)
Perth, Western Australia
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Payson, Arizona, U.S.
PartnerSandra Herr
Career
College South Australian Institute of Technology
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1981–2004)
ALPG Tour
Legends Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
ALPG Tour3
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T8: 1984, 1993
Women's PGA C'ship T3: 1996
U.S. Women's Open T40: 1983, 1986
du Maurier Classic T13: 2000
Women's British Open DNP

Jane Crafter (born 14 December 1955) is an Australian-American professional golfer and golf broadcaster for ESPN [1] who played on the LPGA Tour. She has had dual citizenship in Australia and the United States since 2007. Her father Brian was also a professional golfer, while her brother Neil was a leading amateur golfer, representing Australia in the 1984 Eisenhower Trophy. [2]

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Before playing professional golf, Crafter worked as a pharmacist for three years. [3]

Crafter won once on the LPGA Tour [4] in 1990. [5] She won three times on the ALPG Tour.

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
118 Feb 1990 The Phar-Mor at Inverrary −7 (70-67-72=209)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez Lost to par on second extra hole

ALPG Tour wins (3)

Other wins (1)

Legends Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. "Jane Crafter « ESPN MediaZone". Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. "Noted golf identity dies at 62". The Age. 14 January 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 9 January 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Long putt wins for Crafter
  4. LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine