{{short description|American professional golfer}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Amy Benz | image = | image_size = <!-- Optional, default is 200px --> | caption = | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|5|12}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1962|5|12}} --> | death_place = | height = <!-- X ft Y in, X cm OR X m; the template will automatically convert (otherwise {{convert}} can be used) --> | weight = | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Southern Methodist | yearpro = 1983 | tour = <!-- Current tours which a member of --> | extour = LPGA Tour | prowins = 3 | jlpgawins = 2 | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | anainspiration = T2: 1993 | lpga = T3: 1988 | wusopen = T6: 1988 | dumaurier = T12: 1990 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Amy Benz''' (born May 12, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.
As an amateur, Benz won the 1982 AIAW National Championship,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://texassports.com/sports/2019/6/27/womens-golf-at-the-aiaw-championship.aspx |title=Women's Golf at the AIAW Championship |publisher=University of Texas Athletics |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> was an AIAW Southern Methodist University All-American<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smu.edu/News/2013/athletics-hall-of-fame-2013-27feb2013 |title=SMU announces 2013 Athletics Hall Of Fame class |publisher=SMU |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> and was part of the team that won the 1982 Curtis Cup<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.golfcompendium.com/2020/02/1982-curtis-cup.html |title=1982 Curtis Cup Winner and Match Scores |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> and the 1982 Espirito Santo Trophy. Other wins include the 1981 Women's Western Amateur,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://smumustangs.com/honors/amy-benz/10 |title=Amy Benz (2016) |publisher=SMU Athletics |access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> the Orange Bowl Classic and the American Junior Golf Association Tournament of Champions.<ref name=lpga/>
Benz played on the LPGA Tour from 1983 to 2000. She never won on tour but had five runner-up finishes: 1990 Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open, 1992 Sara Lee Classic, 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore, 1993 ShopRite LPGA Classic, 1996 ShopRite LPGA Classic.<ref name=lpga/> She won the unofficial mixed-team JCPenney Classic with John Huston in 1988 and won twice on the LPGA of Japan Tour, the 1989 Fujitsu Ladies and the 1991 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament.
==Amateur wins== *1978 Orange Bowl Classic *1979 AJGA Tournament of Champions *1981 Women's Western Amateur *1982 AIAW National Championship
Source:<ref name=lpga>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/amy-benz/80267/bio |title=Amy Benz – Bio |publisher=LPGA Tour}}</ref>
==Professional wins== ===LPGA of Japan Tour wins=== *1989 Fujitsu Ladies *1991 Daikin Orchid Ladies
===Other wins=== *1988 JCPenney Classic (with John Huston)
==U.S. national team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Curtis Cup: 1982 (winners) *Espirito Santo Trophy: 1982 (winners)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{LPGA player|amy-benz/80267}} *{{Legends Tour player|old_id=263}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benz, Amy}} Category:American female golfers Category:LPGA Tour golfers Category:SMU Mustangs women's golfers Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American sportswomen
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