{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1972)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Leta Lindley | image = 2007 LPGA Championship - Leta Lindley (1).jpg | imagesize = 225px | caption = Lindley at the 2007 LPGA Championship | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|1}} | birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1972|6|1}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} | weight = | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. | spouse = {{marriage|Matt Plagmann|1996}} | children = 2 | college = University of Arizona | yearpro = 1994 | retired = | tour = Legends of the LPGA | extour = LPGA Tour | prowins = 4 | lpgawins = 1 | otherwins = 3 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | nabisco = T9: 2002 | lpga = 2nd: 1997 | wusopen = T5: 1995 | dumaurier = T23: 2000 | wbritopen = T38: 2008 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = NGCA Players Hall of Fame | year1 = 2006 | award2 = Heather Farr Player Award | year2 = 2008 | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Leta Lindley''' (born June 1, 1972) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour between 1995 and 2012, and currently plays on the Legends of the LPGA circuit. She was runner-up at the 1997 LPGA Championship and won the 2008 LPGA Corning Classic. She has won three Legends of the LPGA tournaments, including her first career major, the 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Open.<ref>{{cite web |title=Third Time's the Charm: Lindley Charges to Title at Fox Chapel |url=https://championships.usga.org/usseniorwomensopen/2024/articles/lindley-charges-senior-womens-open-title-fox-chapel.html |publisher=USGA |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
==Early life and amateur career== Lindley's first golf job was painting stripes on range balls as an 11-year-old. She played collegiate golf at the University of Arizona, where she briefly roomed with Annika Sörenstam.<ref name=golfweek1/> She was a four-time All-American, three-time Academic All-American, and finished third at the 1993 NCAA Championship. She was a Honda Sports Award finalist twice, and lost out to Vicki Goetze in 1992 and Charlotta Sörenstam in 1993. In addition, she was the medalist at the 1994 U.S. Women's Amateur. Lindley turned professional in the summer of 1994 after graduating with a degree in communications.<ref name=lpgabio>{{cite web |title=Leta Lindley Bio |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/leta-lindley/81219/bio |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>
==Professional career== Lindley had a long and successful career on tour, and earned non-exempt status for the 1995 LPGA Tour season by finishing tied 52nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. In her rookie season, she tied for third at the State Farm Rail Classic and tied for fifth at the 1995 U.S. Women's Open.<ref name=lpgabio/>
In 1997, she recorded her career-best major finish with at the McDonald's LPGA Championship, where she lost a playoff to Christa Johnson on the second hole. She recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Edina Realty LPGA Classic.<ref name=lpgabio/>
In 1999, she was runner-up at the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic. She crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings in 2000 and the $2 million mark in 2005. After almost 15 years on tour, she won the 2008 Corning Classic in her 295th LPGA Tour start. She crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings and retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2012 season, ranking among the top 60 all-time LPGA money winners, despite having only one win.<ref name=golfweek1>{{cite news |last1=Nichols |first1=Beth Ann |title='Underdog' Leta Lindley rides hot putter to U.S. Senior Women's Open title with record final round |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/08/04/u-s-senior-womens-open-leta-lindley/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |work=Golfweek |date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>
After recording runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023, she won the U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Strege |first1=John |title=Leta Lindley avenges consecutive runner-up finishes in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open with a comeback victory |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/leta-lindley-avenges-consecutive-runner-up-finishes-us-senior-womens-open-comeback-victory |access-date=August 5, 2024 |work=Golf Digest |date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Lindley's husband, Matt Plagmann, caddies for her; her son Cole (born 2004), and daughter Reese (born 2006) traveled with the couple.<ref name=golfweek1/>
==Amateur wins== *1989 AJGA Tournament of Champions *1994 Pac-10 Conference Championship
==Professional wins (4)== ===LPGA Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |1 |May 25, 2008 |LPGA Corning Classic |−11 (73-67-70-67=277) |Playoff |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Jang |}
'''LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center|1 |1997 |'''McDonald's LPGA Championship''' |{{flagicon|USA}} Christa Johnson |Lost to par on second extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|2 |2008 |LPGA Corning Classic |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Jang |Won with birdie on first extra hole |}
===Legends of the LPGA wins (3)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |Jul 12, 2023 |St Johns Challenge |−7 (65) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Jeray |- |align=center|2 |Nov 8, 2023 |Cove Cay Legends |−14 (65-65=130) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Moira Dunn-Bohls |- |align=center|3 |Aug 4, 2024 |U.S. Senior Women's Open |−9 (69-71-71-64=275) | 2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kaori Yamamoto |}
==Results in LPGA majors== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T54 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T27 |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|2 |CUT |T26 |T12 |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |style="background:yellow;"|T5 |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T20 |T46 |- |align=left|du Maurier Classic |T53 |CUT |T66 |CUT |CUT |T23 |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |T48 |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |27 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T35 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T30 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |WD |CUT |T29 |78 |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |T17 |T25 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T25 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T30 |T65 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T45 |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |T43 |CUT |T22 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T19 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T50 |T53 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T21 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's British Open ^ |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |T38 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" ! Tournament !! 2013–2024 !! 2025 |- |align=left|Chevron Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|U.S. Women's Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |- |align=left|Women's PGA Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|The Evian Championship |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|Women's British Open |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.<br> ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> T = tied
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{LPGA player|leta-lindley/81219}} *{{Legends Tour player|leta-lindley}} *{{Commons category-inline}}
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