Danielle Ammaccapane
Professional golfer

Danielle Ammaccapane

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27 November 1965(Babylon (village), New York, Suffolk County, New York, U.S.A.)
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Introduction

Danielle Ammaccapane (born November 27, 1965) is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.

Amateur career

Ammaccapane was born in Babylon, New York. She had a successful junior and amateur career and won the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links in 1985. She played her collegiate golf at Arizona State University becoming NCAA National Champion in 1985, All-American First team in 1985 and 1986 and All-American Second team in 1987. She was also All-Conference First team from 1984–1987 and won the Pac-10 championship in 1987. She became a member of the Arizona State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.

She represented the United States in the 1986 Curtis Cup.

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 24, 1991 Standard Register PING −9 (74-70-70-69=283) 2 strokes Canada Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak
United States Meg Mallon
2 Mar 22, 1992 Standard Register PING −13 (72-69-69-69=279) 2 strokes United States Kristi Albers
3 May 3, 1992 Centel Classic −12 (69-68-69-69=275) 1 stroke United States Michelle Estill
Sweden Liselotte Neumann
United States Colleen Walker
4 Jun 21, 1992 Lady Keystone Open −8 (68-71-69=208) 2 strokes United States Nancy Lopez
United States Muffin Spencer-Devlin
United States Lori West
5 Jun 15, 1997 Edina Realty LPGA Classic −8 (70-70-68=208) 1 stroke United States Jane Geddes
Japan Mayumi Hirase
Japan Hiromi Kobayashi
Scotland Catriona Matthew
6 May 3 1998 Mercury Titleholders Championship −12 (70-68-67-71=276) 1 stroke United States Michelle Estill
7 Sep 6, 1998 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship −12 (65-67-72=204) 1 stroke United States Emilee Klein

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 1986

Professional

  • Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1992
  • Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2015 (winners)