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A win, Even a good finish, is a stellar achievement

The Silver Belle Players

Many Silver Belle alumni have gone on to play college golf and have pursued careers on the LPGA Tour. There are US Women’s Open champions, LPGA tournament winners, Solheim Cup and Curtis Cup team members, NCAA champions and many All-Americans. You can find some in Halls of Fame all around the country. Others have become outstanding instructors and mentors, just like Joanne, helping teach new generations of young golfers. Yani Tseng made it all the way to the #1 ranking in the world, 6 years after winning the 2005 Silver Belle. Angel Yin, 2011 Co-champion, made her way to the LPGA tour and recently represented Team USA at the 2019 Solheim Cup. Yealimi Noh, 2017 Champion, is currently playing on the LPGA tour.
 
Some alumni have familiar names, like Paula Creamer, Danielle Ammaccapane, Mary Bea Porter-King, Lauri Merten, Pat Hurst, Brandie Burton, Jenny Lidback, and Heather Farr. The current ASU women's golf coach, Missy Farr-Kaye, played in the Silver Belle from the time she was eight years old through her college years, and says that her best memories were of going to the tournament with her sister Heather. Title Sponsor alumni include Patty Sheehan and the Juli and Brian Inkster Family Foundation.
 
Others gained success in other realms. Wendy Hodgson, runner up in the inaugural Silver Belle Championship in 1971, is Curator of the Herbarium at the Desert Botanical Garden. She reports that fellow competitor Pam Tynar Heine also quit golf, and raises and shows basset hounds. While some left golf to become mothers or lawyers or to pursue other dreams, each carries fond memories of her Silver Belle experience. 

Past Champions


1971
Cathy Gaugn Mant
1972
Janis Jones
1973
Mary Bea Porter
1974
Debbie Wiese
1975
Holly Hartley
1976
Lauren Howe
1977
Andrea Gaston
1978
Sharon Barrett
1979
Vicki Singleton
1980
Jeanette Kerr
1981
Jenny Lidback
1982
Tammy Welbourne
1983
Julie Ordonez
1984
Danielle Ammaccapane
1985
Debbie Koyama
1986
Melanie Warmath
1987
Debbie Koyama
1988
Staci Konz
1989
Vicki Suhocki
1990
Debbie Parks
1991
Emilee Klein
1992
Elizabeth Bowman
1993
Jennifer Choi

1994
Dodie Mazzuca

1995
Dodie Mazzuca ​
1996

Jenna Daniels
1997
Hilary Homeyer
1998
Christina Monteiro
1999
Filippa Hansson
2000
Whitney Welch
2001
Irene Cho
2002
Hannah Jun
2003
Leah Wigger
2004
Jane Rah
2005
Yani Tseng
2006
Stephanie Kono
2007
Taylore Karle and Glory Yang
2008
Kristen Park
2009
Janine Fellows
2010
Alex Stewart
2011
Briana Mao and Angel Yin
2012
Hannah Suh
2013
Krystal Quihuis
2014
Mariel Galdiano
2015
Kenzie Wright
2016
Brigitte Dunne
2017
Yealimi Noh
2018
Ashley Shim
2019
Katherine Schuster

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