Juli Inkster
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Inkster in August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Juli Simpson Inkster | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 24, 1960 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Altos, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Brian Inkster (m. 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Hayley, Cori | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||||||
| College | San Jose State University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1983) Legends Tour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | Won: 1984, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won: 1999, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1999, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
| du Maurier Classic | Won: 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T4: 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | T26: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (For a full list of awards, see here) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Juli Inkster (nee Simpson; born June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $14 million in career earnings. She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning three in the 1980s, two in the 1990s, and two in the 2000s.