TRACY HANSON
Birthdate: October 28, 1971
Birthplace: Coeur D'alene, Idaho
Age: 33
Ht: 5'7"
Home: Ormond Beach, Fla.
College: San Jose State
Turned Professional: 1993
Joined LPGA Tour: 1995
LPGA Tour Wins: None
Player Notes:
Professional
2004 Highlights
• Best finish of the season was a tie for 29th at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship benefiting Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
• Carded a season-low 67 during the final round of the Longs Drugs Challenge.
• Recorded the third ace of her LPGA career during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
2004 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 14/64 (120)
Rds in the 60s: 5/64 (128)
Birdies: 175 (91)
Eagles: 1 (148)
Greens in reg: 62.2% (101) Driving accuracy: 64% (146)
Sand saves: 45.3% (12)
Putts per GIR: 1.83 (72)
Driving avg: 243.2 (129)
2003 Highlights
• Best finish was 15th at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open.
• Tied for 19th at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic.
• Carded a season-low 66 during the second round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL.
• Recorded the second career hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open.
2003 Stats (Rank)
Rds under par: 20/77 (91)Rds in the 60s: 7/77 (121)Birdies: 211 (49)
Eagles: 4 (40) Greens in reg: 62% (104)Driving accuracy: 62.4% (138)
Sand saves: 40.8% (44)Putts per GIR: 1.84 (85)Driving avg: 246.9 (103)
2002 Highlights
• Best finish was a tie for 12th at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL, where she tied her career-low score of 63 in the final round.
• Tied for 15th at the season-opening LPGA Takefuji Classic.
• Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after tying for 19th at the Longs Drugs Challenge.
2002 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 18/71 (106) Rds in the 60s: 11/71 (60) Birdies: 231 (36)
Eagles: 2 (89) Greens in reg: 61.5% (101) Driving accuracy: 66.1% (125)
Sand saves: 31.4% (118) Putting avg: 29.81 (55) Driving avg: 245.9 (98)
2001 Highlights
• Recorded the best financial season of her career with $249,978 in earnings.
• Ended the year with a season-best tie for second at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage.
Tied for sixth at the State Farm Classic and tied for seventh at the Electrolux USA Championship Hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant.
• Posted season-low rounds of 66 on four occasions: final round of the LPGA Corning Classic; first round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children at New Albany; first round of the State Farm Classic; and second round of the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage.
2001 Stats (rank)
Rds under par: 32/74 (38)Rds in the 60s: 14/74 (52)Birdies: 238 (44)
Eagles: 5 (32) Greens in reg: 68.3% (30) Driving accuracy: 65.6% (138)
Sand saves: 40.5% (85)Putting avg: 30.50 (114) Driving avg: 239.90 (113)
Career Highlights
• In 2000, best finish of the season was a tie for 11th at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic.
• In 1999, best finish of the season was a tie for 14th at the Welch’s/Circle K Championship.
• In 1998, recorded three top-10 finishes including her career-best finish of second place at the Rainbow Foods LPGA Classic, where she lost to Hiromi Kobayashi on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
• In 1997, recorded her first career hole-in-one during the second round of the Nabisco Dinah Shore, one of the LPGA Tour's major championships; tied for seventh at the Welch’s/Circle K Championship.
• In 1996, recorded her career-low round of 63 during the third round of the Oldsmobile Classic, where she finished fourth.
• In 1995, finished second in the Rolex Rookie of the Year race, just five points behind winner Pat Hurst; best finish was a tie for fourth at the GHP Heartland Classic.
• In 1994, prior to joining the LPGA Tour, played on the Women Professional Golfers’ European Tour (WPGET), Futures Tour, Players West mini-tour, where she won two events, and the Asian Tour, where she won the Indonesian Open; named the WPGET Rookie of the Year.
Amateur
During Hanson’s amateur career, she captured numerous titles, including the 1989 Women’s Western Junior Championship and the 1991 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship. In the same year (1991), she was the low amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open. She was a member of the 1992 USA Curtis Cup Team. She played collegiate golf at San Jose State University, where she won 10 collegiate titles and was a member of the 1992 NCAA national championship team. Hanson was a four-time All-American at San Jose State University. . .Credits teaching pro Randy Henry and her parents as the individuals most influencing her career...Published a story in Chicken Soup for the Golfer’s Soul.