Cindy Figg-Currier Explained

Cindy Figg-Currier
Birth Date:23 February 1960
Birth Place:Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.
Residence:Lakeway, Texas, U.S.
Spouse:Patrick J. Currier
Children:Kaitland, Mary
College:University of Texas
Yearpro:1983
Tour:Futures Tour
Extour:LPGA Tour (1984-2006)
Legends Tour
Prowins:5
Lpgawins:1
Otherwins:4
Nabisco:T24: 1998
Lpga:T5: 1990
Wusopen:T26: 1990
Dumaurier:T5: 1997
Wbritopen:CUT: 2001

Cindy Figg-Currier (born February 23, 1960) is an American professional golfer who joined the LPGA Tour in October 1984. She was instructed by Paul Marchand and Harvey Penick. She also played under her maiden name, Cindy Figg, before her marriage on July 19, 1986.

Figg was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She started playing golf at age seven. She was the 1976 Toledo, Ohio junior girls golf champion and the 1978 Michigan Prep golf champion while she was at Mount Pleasant High School. In 2003, she was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame.

Figg played college golf at the University of Texas where she was named Most Valuable Player as a senior. She led UT to three top-10 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national tournament finishes. She individually won the 1982 Women's Trans-National. She graduated in 1982 with a business-marketing degree.

Figg-Currier won once on the LPGA Tour[1] in 1997 after 313 LPGA Tour starts.[2] She also has 31 top-10s on the LPGA Tour. She has also won three times on the Legends Tour and played in the Legends Tour Handa Cup in 2008. Her career earnings exceed two million dollars.[3]

Figg-Currier is currently a board member for The First Tee of Greater Austin.

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Legends Tour (3)

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Professional

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lpga.com/content/All-timeWinnersList.pdf LPGA All-Time Winners List
  2. http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology90-99.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99
  3. Web site: Cindy Figg-Currier - player profile . LPGA.com . January 29, 2012 .