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CINDY FIGG-CURRIER Birthdate: February 23, 1960 Birthplace: Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Age: 46 Ht: 58" Home: Austin, Texas College: Univ. of Texas Turned Professional: 1983 Joined LPGA Tour: 1984 LPGA Victories: (1) 1997 State Farm Rail Classic. Player Notes: Professional 2005 Stats (rank) Rds under par: 2/23 (148) Rds in the 60s: 0/23 (N/A) Birdies: 46 (156) Eagles: 1 (85) Greens in reg: 57% (149) Driving accuracy: 66.6% (134) Sand saves: 32.1% (109) Putts per GIR: 1.86 (106) Driving avg: 237.3 (130) 2004 Highlights Recorded her season-best finish at the LPGA Takefuji Classic, where she tied for sixth. Carded a season-low 68 on three occasions; second round at the Welch's/Fry's Championship; third round of the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship; and the first round of the State Farm Classic. 2004 Stats (Rank) Rds under par: 11/48 (116) Rds in the 60s: 6/48 (91) Birdies: 114 (134) Eagles: 0 (N/A) Greens in reg: 59.6% (133) Driving accuracy: 73% (54) Sand saves: 42.6% (26) Putts per GIR: 1.84 (82) Driving avg: 244.3 (122) 2003 Highlights Posted her best finish since 1997 with a tie for third at the Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury, where she carded a season-best 65 during the second round. Tied for eighth at The Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott. 2003 Stats (Rank) Rds under par: 7/38 (137) Rds in the 60s: 4/38 (103) Birdies: 88 (149) Eagles: 1 (104) Greens in reg: 59.5% (135) Driving accuracy: 72.3% (50) Sand saves: 31.6% (131) Putts per GIR: 1.86 (127) Driving avg: 245 (116)Career Highlights In 2002, took the season off due to the birth to her second daughter, Mary Christina, on July 7. In 2001, top finish was a tie for ninth at the Longs Drugs Challenge; recorded the second hole-in-one of her LPGA career during the final round of The Office Depot.Posted six top-10 finishes, including a tie for fifth at the Wegmans Rochester International, her season-best finish. Tied for sixth at the Electrolux USA Championship hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant; placed eighth at the Longs Drugs Challenge; tied for eighth at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic; tied for ninth at the ShopRite LPGA Classic; and tied for 10th at the Safeway LPGA Golf Championship. 1999 HIGHLIGHTS Fourth in the Healthsouth Inaugural. Finished 16th in Driving Accuracy, hitting 76.7% of the fairways. Made the cut in all four major championships. Recorded career-low scoring average of 71.77. 1998 HIGHLIGHTS Played in 26 events, earning $229,200. Recorded seven top-ten finishes, including a fourth-place tie at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic. Twice tied for fifth. Her scoring average was 71.82. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Tied for 11th in the Womens Kemper Open for her best 1987 finish. Had two top-ten finishes in 1989. Passed the $100,000 mark in 1990 for the first time with six top-10 finishes. Tied for third in the 1992 Inamori Classic. Played a limited schedule of only four events in 1995, due to the birth of her first child. In 1996 earned $49,355 in 22 events. Earned $317,392 in 30 events IN 1997. Won her first LPGA tournament in 1997, the State Farm Rail Classic, in which she had her career-low round of 63. Personal Started playing golf at the age of 7...Credits Paul Marchand and the late Harvey Penick as instructors...Married Patrick J. Currier, July 19, 1986...Competed as Cindy Figg from 1984-86...Gave birth to daughter Kaitland Elizabeth on March 2, 1995, and daughter Mary Christina on July 7, 2002...Inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2003...Hobbies include weight training and cooking "ragin Cajun" and "Tex-Mex"...Qualified for the Tour on her third attempt. |
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