Danielle Ammaccapane (born November 27, 1965) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.[1]

Danielle Ammaccapane
Personal information
Born (1965-11-27) November 27, 1965 (age 58)
Babylon, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeArizona State University
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT11: 1989, 1991
Women's PGA C'shipT14: 1990
U.S. Women's OpenT3: 1990
du Maurier ClassicT9: 1995
Women's British OpenT25: 2001

Amateur career

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Ammaccapane was born in Babylon, New York. She had a successful junior and amateur career and won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1985.[2] She played her collegiate golf at Arizona State University becoming NCAA National Champion in 1985,[3] All-American First team in 1985 and 1986 and All-American Second team in 1987. She was also All-Conference First team from 1984–1987 and won the Pac-10 championship in 1987.[4] She became a member of the Arizona State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.[5]

She represented the United States in the 1986 Curtis Cup.[6][7]

Professional wins (7)

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LPGA Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 24, 1991 Standard Register PING −9 (74-70-70-69=283) 2 strokes   Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak
  Meg Mallon
2 Mar 22, 1992 Standard Register PING −13 (72-69-69-69=279) 2 strokes   Kristi Albers
3 May 3, 1992 Centel Classic −12 (69-68-69-69=275) 1 stroke   Michelle Estill
  Liselotte Neumann
  Colleen Walker
4 Jun 21, 1992 Lady Keystone Open −8 (68-71-69=208) 2 strokes   Nancy Lopez
  Muffin Spencer-Devlin
  Lori West
5 Jun 15, 1997 Edina Realty LPGA Classic −8 (70-70-68=208) 1 stroke   Jane Geddes
  Mayumi Hirase
  Hiromi Kobayashi
  Catriona Matthew
6 May 3 1998 Mercury Titleholders Championship −12 (70-68-67-71=276) 1 stroke   Michelle Estill
7 Sep 6, 1998 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship −12 (65-67-72=204) 1 stroke   Emilee Klein

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

References

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  1. ^ Danielle Ammaccapane's Daughter Lands Lead Role In Movie
  2. ^ "U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship Past Champions". USGA (United States Golf Association). Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  3. ^ "History – Past Champions". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "Honors and Accolades". Arizona State Sun Devils. Archived from the original on February 9, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  5. ^ "ASU Announces Hall of Fame Choices for 1997". Arizona State University. July 15, 1997. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  6. ^ "1986 Curtis Cup". USGA (United States Golf Association). Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  7. ^ "Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932–2002". USGA. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
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