# Wendy Ward

Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

## Early life, education and amateur career

Ward was born in San Antonio, Texas.
She attended Arizona State University where she had a successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career. She was a two-time Honda Sports Award winner, a three-time first team All-American, the Pac-10 Champion in 1993 and 1995 and led ASU to team titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. She graduated in 1995 with a degree in business Management.
In 1994, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and represented the U.S. in the Curtis Cup, the biennial team competition between amateur golfers from the United States and those from Great Britain and Ireland.

## Professional career

Ward turned professional in 1995 and qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt to become a rookie in 1996. Her first win came at the 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic where she set both the all-time 54 and 72-hole LPGA scoring records; both records have since been broken.
She won four tournaments on the tour. Her best season was 2001, when she finished 12th on the official LPGA Tour money list.
Ward was a member of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup teams. She was also selected as an assistant captain to Juli Inkster for the 2015 Solheim Cup team.

## Personal life

Ward lives on a 300-acre (1.2 km$^2$) cattle ranch in Edwall, Washington where she operates a cow/calf beef operation with her husband, Nate Hair.

## Professional wins (4)
### LPGA Tour wins (4)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | Sep 28, 1997 | Fieldcrest Cannon Classic | −23 (66-65-64-70=265) | 2 strokes | Jane Geddes Rosie Jones |
| 2 | Feb 21, 1998 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | −4 (65-69-70=204) | Playoff | Dana Dormann |
| 3 | Aug 12, 2001 | Wendy's Championship for Children | −21 (65-62-68=195) | 3 strokes | Moira Dunn Annika Sörenstam |
| 4 | Apr 16, 2005 | LPGA Takefuji Classic | −16 (65-68-67=200) | 2 strokes | Lorena Ochoa |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1998 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | Dana Dormann | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | LPGA Champions Classic | Wendy Doolan | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 3 | 2003 | Wendy's Championship for Children | Hee-Won Han | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |

## Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| Chevron Championship | | | CUT | T33 | T43 |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T25 | T4 | CUT | T3 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19 | CUT | T19 | T40 | |
| du Maurier Classic | T53 | T16 | T34 | T20 | T55 |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Chevron Championship | T36 | T36 | T48 | T28 | T50 | T35 | WD | T58 | T36 |
| Women's PGA Championship | T3 | CUT | T11 | T30 | CUT | T16 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | T19 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T36 | T41 | CUT | | |
| Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T56 | T6 | T56 | CUT | T67 | T23 | T59 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2024 |
| Chevron Championship | CUT | T33 | T56 | | |
| U.S. Women's Open | T14 | T34 | CUT | | |
| Women's PGA Championship | T67 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Women's British Open | | CUT | | | |
| The Evian Championship ^^ | | | | | |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001. ^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied

### Summary

* Starts – 63
* Wins – 0
* 2nd-place finishes – 0
* 3rd-place finishes – 2
* Top 3 finishes – 2
* Top 5 finishes – 3
* Top 10 finishes – 4
* Top 25 finishes – 14
* Missed cuts – 23
* Most consecutive cuts made – 8
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1

## U.S. national team appearances

Amateur
* Curtis Cup: 1994 (tie)
* Espirito Santo Trophy: 1994 (winners)
Professional
* Solheim Cup: 2002 (winners), 2003, 2005 (winners)

### Solheim Cup record

| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
| Career | 11 | 2–8–1 | 0–2–1 | 2–3–0 | 0–3–0 | 2.5 | 23% |
| 2002 | 4 | 2–1–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ A. Sörenstam | 2–0–0 won w/ B. Daniel 1 up, won w/ E. Klein 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Daniel 4&3 | 2.5 | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 4 | 0–4–0 | 0–1–0 lost to I. Tinning 2&1 | 0–2–0 lost w/ J. Inkster 5&3, lost w/ H. Bowie 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ R. Jones 4&3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2005 | 3 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 lost to C. Matthew 3&2 | 0–1–0 lost w/ L. Diaz 5&3 | 0–1–0 lost w/ P. Hurst 2&1 | 0 | 0% |