Amateur career

Turner was born in Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina

-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

. A golfer by the age of 5, she was the 1974-75 Carolinas Junior champion. While playing for Furman University

Furman University

Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...

, she was a medalist at three tournaments, including the Women's Southern Intercollegiate. She was selected for the All-America

All-America

An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...

n Team in 1979.

Professional career

Turner joined the LPGA Tour in 1984. She won three events on the tour, including one major

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

, the 1988 Mazda LPGA Championship. In 1988, she topped the money list and was named the Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year. The following year she was tenth on the money list, but from that point on her form faded, and she only finished in the top forty in two more years. In 1999, she was a runner up at the U.S. Women's Open.

LPGA Tour wins (3)

• 1988
  1988 LPGA Tour
  The 1988 LPGA Tour was the 39th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 4 to November 6. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Betsy King, Nancy Lopez, and Ayako Okamoto won the most tournaments, three each...
  
   (2) LPGA Championship
  LPGA Championship
  The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wegmans LPGA Championship, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour...
  
  , LPGA Corning Classic
  LPGA Corning Classic
  The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York....
  
  
• 1989
  1989 LPGA Tour
  The 1989 LPGA Tour was the 40th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Betsy King won the most tournaments, six...
  
   (1) Orix Hawaiian Ladies Open

LPGA major

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 is shown in bold.

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1988 1988 LPGA Championship The 1988 LPGA Championship was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Island, Ohio. This was the 34th edition of the LPGA Championship and was played from May 19-22.This championship was won by Sherri Turner.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...	Mazda LPGA Championship
1 stroke	Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy Alcott is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....

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