| 词条 | Myra Blackwelder |
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| name = Myra Blackwelder | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Myra VanHoose Blackwelder | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|5|9}} | birth_place = Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} | weight = | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Lexington, Kentucky | spouse = Worth Blackwelder | partner = | children = 2 | college = University of Kentucky | yearpro = 1980 | retired = 1992 | tour = | extour = LPGA Tour (1980–1992) Legends Tour (2001–2006) | prowins = | otherwins = | majorwins = | anainspiration = T7: 1985 | lpga = 7th: 1986 | wusopen = T6: 1983 | dumaurier = T21: 1989 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = LPGA Rookie of the Year | year1 = 1980 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = }}Myra VanHoose Blackwelder (born May 9, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour and the Legends Tour.[1][2] She turned professional in 1980 at age 24.[1][3] She now resides in Lexington, Kentucky where she is an instructor of golf at the High Performance Golf Academy at Keene Run Golf Course.[2] Family and educationBlackwelder has two children, Myles and Mallory Blackwelder, who have both become successful in the field of golf.[2] Her husband, Worth Blackwelder, has been a caddie for numerous professional players including Myra herself.[4] Blackwelder graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in agronomy.[2] Amateur careerBlackwelder started playing golf when she was 13.[5] She quickly picked-up the sport and joined the Lafayette High School team her 8th grade year.[5][6] During her high school career, Blackwelder won the KHSAA State Golf Tournament four consecutive years.[6] At age 15, she won her first amateur title.[7] During her time at the University of Kentucky, Myra received the first full athletic scholarship given to a female due to the Title IX legislation. While a Wildcat, she won 10 invitational tournaments and two Kentucky State Amateur tournaments.[2] She earned her LPGA Tour Card in January 1980 by playing on the Symetra Tour.[3] Professional careerBlackwelder won the title LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1980 after she placed second at an LPGA tournament.[1][3][8][9] She continued playing on the LPGA Tour for 13 seasons. She retired in 1992 at age 37, though she continued to play a few events each year through 1997, and now plays on the Legends Tour. Her total career earnings are $634,522.[1] Instructional careerBlackwelder began teaching in 1992, shortly after she retired from the LPGA. She has had numerous students go on to compete at the collegiate level and beyond. From 1999 to 2001, Myra coached both the boys and girls golf teams at Woodford County High School which overlapped with her coaching position at Transylvania University from 2000 to 2001. She held the position of head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats women's golf program from 2007 to 2010 where the team beat the previous scoring record.[2] Achievements and awards
References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/players/myra-blackwelder/82206/overview |title=Myra Blackwelder – Overview |publisher=LPGA |access-date=February 22, 2018}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{Cite web |url=https://www.blackweldergolf.com |title=Welcome to Myra Blackwelder Golf |website=blackweldergolf.com |access-date=February 22, 2018}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite magazine |title=A Great Start for Myra VanHoose |last=Fishman |first=Lew |magazine=Golf Magazine Yearbook 1981}} 4. ^{{Cite news |url= |title=Golfer's Marriage to Caddy Worth It |last=Bauer |first=Myra |date=June 27, 1981 |work=}} 5. ^1 {{Cite news |url= |title=Myra VanHoose Defies the Laws of Golf| last=Sacket |first=Bill |date=July 19, 1968 |newspaper=The Lexington Leader}} 6. ^1 {{Cite news |url= |title=Waggener Golfers are Winners |date=1971 |work=The Kentucky High School Athlete for August 1971}} 7. ^{{Cite news |url= |title=Nelson, Riddle Pull Upset in Sate Amateur |last=Miles |first=Dick |date=June 24, 1970 |work=The Lexington Leader}} 8. ^{{Cite news |url= |title=Lexington's VanHoose Fire 67, Takes Second in LPGA Tourney |last=Ridenour |first=Marla |date=|work=The Herald}} 9. ^1 {{Cite news |url= |title=Frustration Followed LPGA's Top Rookie |date=December 2, 1980 |work=Corning Leader}} 10. ^1 2 {{Cite web |url=https://www.americasgolfteam.com/ |title=America's Golf Team |website=americasgolfteam.com |access-date=February 26, 2018}} External links
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