Kelly Robbins


Kelly Robbins is a former American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1992 and won nine LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.

Amateur career

Robbins was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She started playing golf at the age of 8. She attended the University of Tulsa, where she was a member of the NCAA Championship team in 1988. Throughout her collegiate career, she won seven individual titles and twice was named a First-Team All-American. In 1991, she was honored as the NCAA Co-Player of the Year along with Annika Sörenstam and was the North and South Amateur Championship winner.

Professional career

Robbins joined the LPGA Tour in 1992. She qualified for the Tour on her first attempt. She has won nine tournaments on the tour, including one major, the 1995 McDonald's LPGA Championship. She was most successful in the mid-1990s, finishing in the top-10 on the money list four years in a row, from 1994 to 1997. In 2005, she only played two LPGA Tour events due to a back injury. She retired from competitive golf in 2007.
In 2008, was named co-assistant captain of the 2009 U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (9)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1May 30, 1993LPGA Corning Classic−11 Playoff Alison Nicholas
2Jul 10, 1994Jamie Farr Toledo Classic−9 Playoff Tammie Green
3May 14, 1995McDonald's LPGA Championship−10 1 stroke Laura Davies
4Apr 7, 1996Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic−11 Playoff Val Skinner
5Feb 9, 1997Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am−17 Playoff Emilee Klein
6Jul 6, 1997Jamie Farr Kroger Classic−19 8 strokes Tammie Green
7Jan 18, 1998HealthSouth Inaugural−7 2 strokes Meg Mallon
8Oct 11, 1998Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions−12 4 strokes Juli Inkster
9Jan 17, 1999HealthSouth Inaugural−11 1 stroke Tina Barrett
Karrie Webb

LPGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11993LPGA Corning Classic Alison NicholasWon with par on first extra hole
21994Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Tammie GreenWon with birdie on first extra hole
31996Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic Val SkinnerWon with birdie on fifth extra hole
41997Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am Emilee KleinWon with par on second extra hole
51997Standard Register PING Laura DaviesLost to par on first extra hole
61997Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf Helen Alfredsson
Juli Inkster
Inkster won with birdie on first extra hole
72003U.S. Women's Open Hilary Lunke
Angela Stanford
Lunke won 18-hole playoff

Other wins

Wins (1)

Team appearances

Professional