Tammie Green


Tammie Green is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

Green was born in Somerset, Ohio. She attended Marshall University, where she played golf and basketball. She won four collegiate events, three during her senior year. She earned low-amateur honors at the 1981 LPGA Wheeling Classic.

Professional career

She started her professional career on the Futures Tour, on which she won 11 tournaments and was Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. In 1986, she qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing tied for second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She was LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1987. She was named Most Improved Player by Golf Digest in 1989. She won seven times on the LPGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1989 du Maurier Classic. Her best placing on the money list was 5th in 1997, which was one of four top ten seasons. She played for the United States in the Solheim Cup in 1994 and 1998. She was a member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee from 1992–94. In 2004, she was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (21)

LPGA Tour (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Jul 2, 1989du Maurier Classic−9 1 stoke Pat Bradley
Betsy King
2Feb 7, 1993HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic−8 Playoff JoAnne Carner
3Jun 20, 1993Rochester International−12 1 stroke Patty Sheehan
4Jul 3, 1994Youngstown-Warren LPGA Classic−9 2 strokes Colleen Walker
5May 4, 1997Sprint Titleholders Championship−14 2 strokes Annika Sörenstam
6Jul 27, 1997Giant Eagle LPGA Classic−13 Playoff Laura Davies
7May 24, 1998LPGA Corning Classic−20 7 strokes Brandie Burton
Emilee Klein

LPGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11988Sara Lee Classic Patti Rizzo
Sherri Turner
Kim Williams
Rizzo won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Green and Williams eliminated with par on first hole
21993HealthSouth Palm Beach Classic JoAnne CarnerWon with birdie on first extra hole
31994Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Kelly RobbinsLost to birdie on first extra hole
41997LPGA Corning Classic Rosie JonesLost to birdie on first extra hole
51997Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Laura DaviesWon with eagle on fifth extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour (1)

Wins (1)

Team appearances

Professional