# Amy Benz

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{{short description|American professional golfer}}
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'''Amy Benz''' (born May 12, 1962) is an American [professional golfer](/source/professional_golfer) who played on the [LPGA Tour](/source/LPGA_Tour).

As an amateur, Benz won the 1982 [AIAW National Championship](/source/Association_for_Intercollegiate_Athletics_for_Women_championships),<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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Espirito_Santo_Trophy). Other wins include the 1981 [Women's Western Amateur](/source/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](/source/LPGA_Tour) from 1983 to 2000. She never won on tour but had five runner-up finishes: 1990 [Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open](/source/Orix_Hawaiian_Ladies_Open), 1992 [Sara Lee Classic](/source/Sara_Lee_Classic), 1993 [Nabisco Dinah Shore](/source/Nabisco_Dinah_Shore), 1993 [ShopRite LPGA Classic](/source/ShopRite_LPGA_Classic), 1996 [ShopRite LPGA Classic](/source/ShopRite_LPGA_Classic).<ref name=lpga/> She won the unofficial mixed-team [JCPenney Classic](/source/JCPenney_Classic) with [John Huston](/source/John_Huston_(golfer)) in 1988 and won twice on the [LPGA of Japan Tour](/source/LPGA_of_Japan_Tour), the 1989 [Fujitsu Ladies](/source/Fujitsu_Ladies) and the 1991 [Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament](/source/Daikin_Orchid_Ladies_Golf_Tournament).

==Amateur wins==
*1978 Orange Bowl Classic
*1979 [AJGA Tournament of Champions](/source/AJGA_Tournament_of_Champions)
*1981 [Women's Western Amateur](/source/Women's_Western_Amateur)
*1982 [AIAW National Championship](/source/Association_for_Intercollegiate_Athletics_for_Women_championships)

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](/source/Fujitsu_Ladies)
*1991 [Daikin Orchid Ladies](/source/Daikin_Orchid_Ladies)

===Other wins===
*1988 [JCPenney Classic](/source/JCPenney_Classic) (with [John Huston](/source/John_Huston_(golfer)))

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[Curtis Cup](/source/Curtis_Cup): 1982 (winners)
*[Espirito Santo Trophy](/source/Espirito_Santo_Trophy): [1982](/source/1982_Espirito_Santo_Trophy) (winners)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{LPGA player|amy-benz/80267}}
*{{Legends Tour player|old_id=263}}

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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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