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Jane Crafter
Jane Crafter
Personal information
Born	14 December 1955 (age 69); Perth, Western Australia
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationality	Australia; United States
Residence	Payson, Arizona, U.S.
Partner	Sandra Herr
Career
College	South Australian Institute of Technology
Turned professional	1980
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1981–2004); ALPG Tour; Legends Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
ALPG Tour	3
Other	2
Best results in LPGA major championships;
Chevron Championship	T8: 1984, 1993
Women's PGA C'ship	T3: 1996
U.S. Women's Open	T40: 1983, 1986
du Maurier Classic	T13: 2000
Women's British Open	DNP

Jane Crafter (born 14 December 1955) is an Australian professional golfer.

Early life

Crafter comes from a golfing family. Her father Brian Crafter was a professional golfer, while her brother Neil was a leading amateur golfer, representing Australia in the 1984 Eisenhower Trophy.^[1] Her uncle was Murray Crafter, a professional golfer, too.^[2]

Before playing professional golf, Crafter worked as a pharmacist for three years.^[3]

Professional career

Crafter won once on the LPGA Tour in 1990.^[4]^[5] She won three times on the ALPG Tour.

Crafter has worked as a golf broadcaster for ESPN.^[6]

Personal life

She has had dual citizenship in Australia and the United States since 2007.

Professional wins (6)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	18 Feb 1990	The Phar-Mor at Inverrary	−7 (70-67-72=209)	1 stroke	Nancy Lopez

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1992	Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship	Nancy Lopez	Lost to par on second extra hole

ALPG Tour wins (3)

Other wins (1)

1987 JCPenney Classic (with Steve Jones)

Legends Tour wins (1)

2013 Fry's Desert Golf Classic (with Betsy King)

Team appearances

Amateur

Commonwealth Trophy (representing Australia): 1979
Tasman Cup (representing Australia): 1978 (tied)
Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Australia): 1980

Professional

Handa Cup (representing World team): 2010, 2012 (tie), 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015

References

^ "Noted golf identity dies at 62". The Age. 14 January 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ McMahon, Peg (4 February 1976). "Jane's family gave her an early start to her career". The Age. p. 16. Retrieved 25 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Long putt wins for Crafter
^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Jane Crafter « ESPN MediaZone". Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

External links

Jane Crafter at the LPGA Tour official site
Jane Crafter at the Legends Tour official site (also at former site)
Jane Crafter at the WPGA Tour Australasia official site

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[1] "Noted golf identity dies at 62". The Age. 14 January 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 9 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[newspapers.com-2] McMahon, Peg (4 February 1976). "Jane's family gave her an early start to her career". The Age. p. 16. Retrieved 25 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Long putt wins for Crafter

[4] LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

[5] LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-99 Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Jane Crafter « ESPN MediaZone". Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

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