Patty Sheehan
Personal information
Full name	Patty Sheehan
Born	(1956-10-27) October 27, 1956 (age 55) Middlebury, Vermont
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Reno, Nevada
Career
College	University of Nevada San Jose State University
Turned professional	1980
Current tour(s)	Legends Tour
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1980-2006)
Professional wins	41
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	35
Other	6
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 6)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	Won: 1996
LPGA Championship	Won: 1983, 1984, 1993
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1992, 1994
du Maurier Classic	2nd: 1990
Women's British Open	DNP
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1993 (member page)
LPGA Rookie of the Year	1981
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	1983
LPGA Vare Trophy	1984
GWAA Female Player of the Year	1984, 1993
LPGA Patty Berg Award	2002
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year	1987

Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Sheehan also hosts the Patty Sheehan & Friends, which is a tournament on the Legends Tour. Patty Sheehan & Friends helps aid women and children's charities all across Northern Nevada.

Amateur career[link]

Sheehan was born in Middlebury, Vermont. She attended Earl Wooster High School in Reno, Nevada. She won three straight Nevada high school championships (1972–74), three straight Nevada State Amateurs (1975–78) and two straight California Women's Amateurs (1977–78). She was the runner-up at the 1979 U.S. Women's Amateur, then was the 1980 AIAW (predecessor of the NCAA) national collegiate champion. She went 4-0 as a member of the 1980 U.S. Curtis Cup team. She attended University of Nevada and San Jose State University.

Professional career[link]

Sheehan turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour in 1980. She won LPGA Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 with her first professional victory coming at the Mazda Japan Classic. She was strong throughout the 1980s, winning four times in both 1983 and 1984, and winning the LPGA Championship in both seasons. She won LPGA Tour Player of the Year in 1983 and was one of several athletes named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1987.

Sheehan started off the 1990s with five wins in 1990. She won the U.S. Women's Open in 1992 and 1994, the Mazda LPGA Championship in 1995, and the Nabisco Dinah Shore (now known as the Kraft Nabisco Championship) in 1996. That would be her final LPGA victory. She qualified for the LPGA Hall of Fame by winning her 30th tournament in 1993.^[1] She finished in the Top 10 on the LPGA money list every year from 1982-93.

Sheehan played on the U.S. Solheim Cup team five times (1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002) and captained the team in 2003.

Sheehan became one of the first LPGA players to publicly announce that she was a lesbian.^[2] Sheehan and her partner Rebecca Gaston have two adopted children.

Professional wins[link]

LPGA Tour wins (35)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Nov 8, 1981	Mazda Japan Classic	-9 (73-69-71=213)	4 strokes	Beth Daniel
2	Apr 25, 1982	Orlando Lady Classic	-7 (70-69-70=209)	Playoff	Kathy Postlewait
3	Sep 26, 1982	Safeco Classic	-12 (68-69-69-70=276)	1 stroke	JoAnne Carner
4	Oct 3, 1982	Inamori Classic	-12 (68-70-69-69=276)	4 strokes	Joyce Kazmierski
5	May 29, 1983	Corning Classic	-16 (70-70-69-63=272)	8 strokes	Cindy Hill
6	Jun 12, 1983	LPGA Championship	-9 (68-71-74-66=279))	2 strokes	Sandra Haynie
7	Aug 14, 1983	Henredon Classic	-16 (65-70-71-66=272)	4 strokes	JoAnne Carner
8	Sep 26, 1983	Inamori Classic	-7 (68-70-71=209)	2 strokes	Juli Inkster
9	Feb 5, 1984	Elizabeth Arden Classic	-8 (71-68-69-72=280)	2 strokes	Sherri Turner
10	Jun 3, 1984	LPGA Championship	-16 (71-70-63-68=272)	10 strokes	Pat Bradley, Beth Daniel
11	Jun 10, 1984	McDonald's Kids Classic	-7 (65-72-74-70=281)	2 strokes	Amy Alcott
12	Aug 12, 1984	Henredon Classic	-11 (67-70-72-68=277)	1 stroke	JoAnne Carner, Dot Germain
13	Feb 10, 1985	Sarasota Classic	-10 (69-71-72-66=278)	1 stroke	Nancy Lopez
14	Apr 21, 1985	J&B Scotch Pro-Am	-13 (67-65-71-72=275)	2 strokes	Alice Miller
15	Feb 9, 1986	Sarasota Classic	-9 (68-69-71-71=279)	3 strokes	Pat Bradley, Juli Inkster
16	Feb 26, 1986	Kyocera Inamori Classic	-10 (69-71-68-70=278)	1 stroke	Pat Bradley
17	Apr 23, 1986	Konica San Jose Classic	-4 (71-70-71=212)	Playoff	Amy Alcott, Betsy King, Ayako Okamoto
18	Feb 14, 1988	Sarasota Classic	-6 (71-72-72-67=282)	3 strokes	JoAnne Carner
19	Nov 2, 1988	Mazda Japan Classic	-10 (72-67-67=206)	Playoff	Liselotte Neumann
20	Jun 4, 1989	Rochester International	-10 (68-73-66-71=278)	Playoff	Ayako Okamoto
21	Jan 21, 1990	The Jamaica Classic	-1 (69-68-75=212)	3 strokes	Pat Bradley, Lynn Connelly, Jane Geddes
22	Jun 10, 1990	McDonald's Championship	-9 (70-67-68-70=275)	1 stroke	Pat Bradley, Elaine Crosby
23	Jun 24, 1990	Rochester International	-17 (72-64-68-67=271)	4 strokes	Amy Alcott
24	Sep 9, 1990	Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship	-8 (70-71-67=208)	1 stroke	Danielle Ammaccapane
25	Sep 16, 1990	Safeco Classic	-18 (69-65-66-70=270)	9 strokes	Deb Richard
26	Feb 23, 1991	Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open	-9 (68-69-70=207)	3 strokes	Pat Bradley
27	Jun 28, 1992	Rochester International	-19 (70-65-63-71=269)	9 strokes	Nancy Lopez
28	Jul 5, 1992	Jamie Farr Toledo Classic	-4 (70-73-66=209)	1 stroke	Brandie Burton, Heather Drew, Tammie Green, Deb Richard
29	Jul 26, 1993	U.S. Women's Open	-4 (69-72-70-69=280)	Playoff	Juli Inkster
30	Mar 21, 1993	Standard Register PING	-17 (70-70-65-70=275)	5 strokes	Dawn Coe-Jones, Kris Tschetter
31	Jun 13, 1993	Mazda LPGA Championship	-9 (70-72-69-68=279)	1 stroke	Lauri Merten
32	Jul 21, 1994	U.S. Women's Open	-7 (66-71-69-71=277)	1 stroke	Tammie Green
33	Jun 18, 1996	Rochester International	-10 (73-66-69-70=278)	4 strokes	Sherri Steinhauer
34	Sep 17, 1996	Safeco Classic	-14 (68-65-70-71=274)	2 strokes	Emilee Klein
35	Mar 31, 1996	Nabisco Dinah Shore	-7 (71-72-67-71=281)	1 stroke	Meg Mallon, Kelly Robbins, Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (5-7)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1981	Florida Lady Citrus	Donna Caponi, Beth Daniel Cindy Hill, Patti Rizzo	Daniel won with birdie on second extra hole Hill, Rizzo, and Sheehan eliminated with par on first hole
2	1982	Orlando Lady Classic	Kathy Postlewait	Won with par on fourth extra hole
3	1982	Corning Classic	Sandra Spuzich	Lost to par on first extra hole
4	1985	Samaritan Turquoise Classic	Betsy King	Lost to eagle on first extra hole
6	1985	Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf	Amy Alcott	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
6	1986	Konica San Jose Classic	Amy Alcott, Betsy King, Ayako Okamoto	Sheehan won with birdie on first extra hole
7	1987	Nabisco Dinah Shore	Betsy King	Lost to par on second extra hole
8	1988	Rochester International	Mei-Chi Cheng Nancy Lopez	Cheng won with birdie on second extra hole Sheehan eliminated with par on first hole
9	1988	Mazda Japan Classic	Liselotte Neumann	Won with birdie on first extra hole
10	1989	Rochester International	Ayako Okamoto	Won with birdie on first extra hole
11	1990	The Phar-Mor in Youngstown	Beth Daniel	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
12	1993	U.S. Women's Open	Juli Inkster	Won 18-hole playoff (Sheehan:72, Inkster:74)

LPGA majors are shown in bold.

Other wins[link]

• 1992 Women's British Open, Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Nancy Lopez and Dottie Mochrie)
• 1994 JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game

Note: Sheehan won the Women's British Open before it became a major championship.

Legends Tour wins[link]

• 2002 Copps Great Lakes Classic
• 2005 BJ's Charity Championship (with Pat Bradley; tie with Cindy Rarick and Jan Stephenson)
• 2006 World Ladies Senior Open

Major championships[link]

Wins (6)[link]

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1983	LPGA Championship	-9 (68-71-74-66=279)	2 strokes	Sandra Haynie
1984	LPGA Championship	-16 (71-70-63-68=272)	10 strokes	Pat Bradley, Beth Daniel
1992	U.S. Women's Open	-4 (69-72-70-69=280)	Playoff1	Juli Inkster
1993	Mazda LPGA Championship	-9 (70-72-69-68=279)	1 stroke	Lauri Merten
1994	U.S. Women's Open	-7 (66-71-69-71=277)	1 stroke	Tammie Green
1996	Nabisco Dinah Shore	-7 (71-72-67-71=281)	1 stroke	Meg Mallon, Kelly Robbins, Annika Sörenstam

¹In a 18-hole playoff, Sheehan 72, Inkster 74.

See also[link]

• Golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
• Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

References[link]

External links[link]

• Patty Sheehan at the LPGA Tour official site
• Patty Sheehan at the Legends Tour official site
• Patty Sheehan bio at about.com

Patty Sheehan in the Solheim Cup v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 1990 Pat Bradley • Beth Daniel • Cathy Gerring • Rosie Jones • Betsy King • Nancy Lopez • Dottie Mochrie • Patty Sheehan Kathy Whitworth (non-playing captain) Won: 11.5 – 4.5 v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 1992 Danielle Ammaccapane • Pat Bradley • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Juli Inkster • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Mochrie • Deb Richard • Patty Sheehan Kathy Whitworth (non-playing captain) Lost: 6.5 – 11.5 v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 1994 Donna Andrews • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Tammie Green • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Mochrie • Kelly Robbins • Patty Sheehan • Sherri Steinhauer JoAnne Carner (non-playing captain) Won: 13 – 7 v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 1996 Pat Bradley • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Jane Geddes • Rosie Jones • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Michelle McGann • Dottie Pepper • Kelly Robbins • Patty Sheehan • Val Skinner Judy Rankin (non-playing captain) Won: 17 – 11 v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 2002 Beth Daniel  • Laura Diaz  • Pat Hurst  • Juli Inkster  • Rosie Jones  • Cristie Kerr  • Emilee Klein  • Kelli Kuehne  • Meg Mallon  • Michele Redman  • Kelly Robbins  • Wendy Ward Patty Sheehan (non-playing captain) Won: 15.5 – 12.5 v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 2003 Heather Bowie  • Beth Daniel  • Laura Diaz  • Juli Inkster  • Rosie Jones  • Cristie Kerr  • Kelli Kuehne  • Meg Mallon  • Michele Redman  • Kelly Robbins  • Angela Stanford  • Wendy Ward Patty Sheehan (non-playing captain) Lost: 10.5 – 17.5

John H. "Buddy" Dyer
32nd Mayor of Orlando
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Preceded by	Glenda Evans Hood
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-07) August 7, 1958 (age 53) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Karen Dyer
Alma mater	University of Florida Brown University
Religion	Presbyterian

John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer (born August 7, 1958) is mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. Previously he represented Orlando in the Florida State Senate for ten years, including three years when he was the Senate Democratic leader.

Early life[link]

Dyer was born in 1958 in Orlando. He grew up in nearby Kissimmee, and graduated from Osceola High School there. He began his political career after serving as an attorney and lawyer following his graduations from Brown University and the University of Florida College of Law.^[1]

Political career[link]

State Senate[link]

Dyer's first run for political office was in 1992 for Florida's State Senate district 14, which consisted of Orlando and Sanford, Florida. Dyer had two Democratic primary opponents, Candice "Candy" Crawford (sister of former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford and political pundit Craig Crawford) and Tim Adams, a local business owner. Dyer won the primary, but failed to get the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. Dyer received 44% of the vote, while Crawford received 39%. Adams received 17% and was eliminated. The runoff between Dyer and Crawford was highly concentrated in Orlando's African-American communities. Dyer received the support of many of the local churches as well as the endorsement of Tim Adams and Dotti Wynn (loser of the district's Republican primary). Crawford relied on local politicians like State Representative Alzo Reddick. Dyer won the runoff 54% to 44% for Crawford. He continued to the general election where he faced Republican Steve DeMino. Dyer won the general election with 56% of the vote to 46% for DeMino.

He was subsequently re-elected in 1996 and 2000, serving a total of ten years in the State Senate, where he was State Senate Democratic leader for three years. In 2002 he ran for the office of state attorney general, losing to Republican Charlie Crist.^[2]

Mayor[link]

Elections[link]

Dyer was elected the 32nd mayor of Orlando on February 25, 2003, in a special election after the previous mayor, Glenda Hood, was appointed Florida's Secretary of State. He was re-elected in 2004 in a regular election, narrowly avoiding a runoff with challenger Ken Mulvaney. He won re-election again on January 29, 2008, receiving 61% of the vote over challenger Mulvaney.^[3]

Suspension and exoneration[link]

Following the 2004 election, Mulvaney alleged election fraud by Dyer. An investigation into the matter by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement led a grand jury to bring charges against the mayor, his campaign manager, and an election consultant for allegedly paying someone to gather absentee ballots^[4] in Orlando's African American community. Such payments are illegal under Florida law. In March 2005, Dyer was suspended by Governor Jeb Bush in accordance with the Florida Constitution. In April 2005, the charges were dismissed and he was reinstated as mayor.^[5]

Actions in office[link]

In his years as mayor of Orlando, Buddy Dyer claims progress in realizing his vision for Orlando as a "world-class city."^[6] According to his re-election campaign materials, he led Orlando out of a financial crisis and made public safety a top priority. He attracted state-of-the-art health care facilities and created a regional medical area at Lake Nona,^[1] and has worked to improve all of the city's neighborhoods. During his term, Orlando has had three consecutive years of employment growth and a 2.2 percent decline in unemployment.^{[citation needed]}

Dyer advocated a new performing arts center for Orlando and a new arena for the Orlando Magic. He worked with Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty to get approval for using US$1.1 billion of the county's Tourist Development Tax monies, collected as a surcharge on hotel rooms, to fund construction of a new arena, a new performing arts center and large-scale renovations of the Citrus Bowl. The measure received final approvals on both the city and county levels in August 2007. Later that month, local hotelier Harris Rosen launched a drive to get initiatives on the ballot to allow citizens to vote on whether they want public monies spent on these projects.^{[citation needed]}

Mayor Dyer has attracted criticism from homeless advocates due to his support for an Orlando ordinance (passed in July 2006) that requires permits for "large group feedings" in downtown parks. The group Orlando Food Not Bombs sued Dyer and the city of Orlando over the ordinance in federal court. The court ruled in September 2008 that the ordinance was unconstitutional because it violated the group's First Amendment rights, and the city has appealed this ruling to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.^{[citation needed]} Many critics of Dyer's support of the ban on "large group feedings" claim Dyer backs the ban to appease the wealthy residents of the Lake Eola neighborhood.

He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition.^{[citation needed]}

Family life[link]

Mayor Dyer and his wife Karen were married in 1989. They have two sons, Trey, who attends American University and Drew, who attends Lake Highland Preparatory School.^[6]

Awards[link]

The Orlando Sentinel named Dyer the "The most powerful person in Central Florida" for 2008.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

Florida portal

• Official Biography of Mayor Dyer
• Dyer Truth website – Compilation of materials related to electoral fraud allegations

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