Alice Miller (born May 15, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1978 and won eight LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career.
Amateur career Miller was born in Marysville, California. She played on the Marysville HS golf team the first year that golf became coed. She was scouted by Arizona State golf coach. She attended Arizona State University and played on the 1975 AIAW National Collegiate Championship team.
Professional career Miller joined the LPGA Tour in 1978. Between 1983 and 1991 she won eight titles on the tour, including one major championship, the 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore. She also had her highest finish on the money list that year, when she placed third. She served as president of the LPGA Tour in 1993. She retired from the LPGA Tour after the 1998 season.
Professional wins LPGA Tour (8) LegendLPGA Tour major championships (1)Other LPGA Tour (7)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jun 5, 1983West Virginia LPGA ClassicE (70-73-73=216)Playoff Lori Garbacz Debbie Massey2Feb 12, 1984Sarasota Classic−8 (68-68-75-69=280)1 stroke Donna Caponi3Aug 5, 1984West Virginia LPGA Classic−7 (67-70-72=209)2 strokes Beverly Klass Vicki Singleton4Apr 7, 1985Nabisco Dinah Shore−13 (70-68-70-67=275)3 strokes Jan Stephenson5Apr 28, 1985S&H Golf Classic−16 (70-69-67-66=272)6 strokes Kay Kennedy Mindy Moore6Jun 9, 1985McDonald's Championship−16 (68-68-68-68=272)8 strokes Nancy Lopez7Jun 23, 1985Mayflower Classic−8 (67-76-67-70=280)6 strokes Jane Blalock Beth Solomon Mary Beth Zimmerman8Jul 7, 1991Jamie Farr Toledo Classic−8 (69-66-70=205)Playoff Deb Richard
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11983West Virginia LPGA Classic Lori Garbacz Debbie MasseyWon with birdie on fourth extra holeMassey eliminated by birdie on third hole21991Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Deb RichardWon with birdie on third extra hole Source:
Other (1) 1985 Mazda Champions (with Don January)
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore −13 (70-68-70-67=275) 3 strokes Jan Stephenson
Results timeline Tournament 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978LPGA ChampionshipU.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTCUT66 Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipT13T161T54CUTCUTCUTCUTLPGA ChampionshipT57CUTT35T8T412CUTCUTCUTCUTWDU.S. Women's Open50CUTT56CUTT35T20T12T40CUTdu Maurier Classic CUTT7T19T2T28T43CUTT57CUTCUT Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTT39T56T36CUTCUTCUTCUTLPGA ChampionshipT59CUTCUTT66CUTCUTT46CUTU.S. Women's OpenT36T26CUTCUTdu Maurier Classic CUTCUTCUTT31CUTT78CUT Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipCUTCUTLPGA ChampionshipU.S. Women's OpenWomen's British Open ^ ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeKraft Nabisco Championship 1 0 0 1 1 3 18 7LPGA Championship 0 1 0 1 2 2 19 8U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 9du Maurier Classic 0 1 0 1 2 3 17 8Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 1 2 0 3 5 10 72 32 Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (1983 Nabisco – 1986 Nabisco) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice) Source:
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