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Shelley Hamlin

United States · born , San Mateo, California, U.S. · died

2runner-up finishes

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1973 U.S. Women's Open
  • Amateur runner-up 1969 U.S. Women's Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1969 U.S. Women's Amateur Las Colinas Country Club · runner-up to Catherine Lacoste · 3 & 2
  2. 1973 U.S. Women's Open Country Club of Rochester · runner-up to Susie Maxwell Berning · 295

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Susie Maxwell Berning's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1973 U.S. Women's Open

    Runner-up to Susie Maxwell Berning · 295.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1973.

    Career line, 1969–1973

    2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Shelley Hamlin was born on May 28, 1949, in San Mateo, California, U.S. Hamlin's best major finish was second, at the 1973 U.S. Women's Open. Hamlin was runner-up at the 1969 U.S. Women's Amateur.

    See Shelley Hamlin in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1969 U.S. Women's Amateur Las Colinas Country Club · runner-up to Catherine Lacoste · 3 & 2
    2. 1973 U.S. Women's Open Country Club of Rochester · runner-up to Susie Maxwell Berning · 295

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1972 Wikipedia

    College or club

    Died in

    Hall of Fame

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1967 California Women's Amateur won
    • 1968 California Women's Amateur won
    • 1969 California Women's Amateur won
    • 1970 California Women's Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Shelley Hamlin

    Known for

    • Shelley Lee Hamlin (May 28, 1949 – October 15, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Shelley Hamlin
    2. Wikidata: Q7493782
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    4. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions