Cathy Gerring

Cathy Kratzert Gerring (born April 28, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Cathy Gerring
Personal information
Full nameCathy Kratzert Gerring
Born (1961-04-28) April 28, 1961
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeOhio State University
StatusProfessional
Retired2006
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1985-2006)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT8: 1987
Women's PGA C'shipT28: 1987
U.S. Women's OpenT9: 1990
du Maurier ClassicT19: 1987
Women's British OpenDNP

Born Cathy Kratzert, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she played college golf at Ohio State University.

Gerring won three times on the LPGA Tour,[1] all in 1990.[2] She played on the 1990 Solheim Cup team.

In April 1992, Gerring was severely burned in a hospitality tent at the LPGA's Sara Lee Classic in Nashville, Tennessee.[3][4] Due to her injuries, she did not play again on the LPGA Tour until 1996.

Gerring's brother, Billy Kratzert, won four times on the PGA Tour. They are one of only two brother/sister pairs to win on both tours (the other is Jim Gallagher Jr. and Jackie Gallagher-Smith).[5]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 3, 1990 Lady Keystone Open –8 (70-67-71=208) 1 stroke Pat Bradley
Elaine Crosby
2 Aug 12, 1990 Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic –7 (71-70-72-68=281) Playoff Caroline Keggi
3 Oct 14, 1990 Trophee Urban World Championship –10 (69-69-69-71=278) 1 stroke Beth Daniel

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1986 Rail Charity Classic Betsy King
Alice Ritzman
King won with birdie on second extra hole
2 1986 Mazda Japan Classic Becky Pearson
Ai-Yu Tu
Mary Beth Zimmerman
Tu won with bogey on fourth extra hole
Pearson and Zimmerman eliminated with birdie on first hole
3 1987 Women's Kemper Open Jane Geddes Lost to bogey on first extra hole
4 1990 Stratton Mountain LPGA Classic Caroline Keggi Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 1990 MBS LPGA Classic Nancy Lopez Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Team appearances

Professional

References


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