Marnie McGuire
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New Zealand| Marnie McGuire | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Marnie McGuire |
| Born | 22 February 1969 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Sporting nationality | New Zealand |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Former tours | LPGA of Japan Tour LPGA Tour ALPG Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 5 |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
Marnie McGuire (born 22 February 1969)[1] is a former New Zealand professional golfer who played mostly on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
McGuire won the British Ladies Amateur in 1986 as a 17-year-old and was at the time the youngest champion in the tournament's history.[2] She was also the individual winner of the 1991 Queen Sirikit Cup.[3] She played college golf at Oklahoma State where she was an All-American in 1990.[4] While at Oklahoma State, she was diagnosed with melanoma, which led her to compete wearing long-sleeved shirts, a big floppy hat, and long slacks.[5]
McGuire won five times as a professional on the Japan Tour and was awarded the Sportswoman of the Year title at the 1996 Halberg Awards. She is the only New Zealander to have won the Women's Australian Open, and the British Ladies Amateur.[2] She also played on the LPGA Tour from 1999 to 2003.
- 1986 British Ladies Amateur
- 1991 Queen Sirikit Cup (individual title)