Lenore Muraoka

Lenore Muraoka
Personal information
Full nameLenore Muraoka Rittenhouse
Born (1955-12-12) December 12, 1955 (age 69)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Hawaiʻi
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1980-2001)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT34: 1990
Women's PGA C'shipT21: 1988
U.S. Women's OpenT27: 1986
du Maurier ClassicT23: 1988
Women's British OpenDNP

Lenore Muraoka Rittenhouse (born December 12, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under her maiden name, Lenore Muraoka, until her marriage in 1987, and then under her married name, Lenore Rittenhouse.

Muraoka won once on the LPGA Tour[1] in 1983.[2]

Muraoka Rittenhouse was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 May 15, 1983 United Virginia Bank Classic −4 (70-73-69=212) 3 strokes United States Stephanie Farwig
United States Debbie Massey
United States Alice Miller

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1990 Boston Five Classic United States Barb Mucha Lost to birdie on second extra hole

References

  1. ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Hawai`i Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Honored
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