Education
McPherson graduated in 2003 with a bachelor"s degree in Sports and Entertainment Management.
McPherson graduated in 2003 with a bachelor"s degree in Sports and Entertainment Management.
A native of South Carolina, McPherson was diagnosed with Still"s disease at age 11, which is a form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Confined mostly to bed and unable to walk for a year, she was told she would no longer be able to compete in any sport that required jumping or running. As a result, she took up golf and played on the boy"s golf team at her high school.
She earned a golf scholarship to the University of South Carolina, and recorded seven victories in her four-year collegiate career.
While on the Futures Tour, McPherson appeared on the Golf Channel reality show VI, which was filmed during a two-week period in late June and early July 2006. McPherson was the fifth player eliminated from the show.
After graduating from college, McPherson turned professional and competed on the Futures Tour for four years. Her fourth-place finish on the Futures Tour money list in 2006 earned her an LPGA Tour card for the 2007 season.
Her first season on the LPGA brought limited success, with a best finish a tie for 18th.
She finished the season 97th on the money list. In 2008, her second year, she recorded six top-10 finishes, and finished 47th on the official money list. In 2009, McPherson recorded a T-2 in a LPGA major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, followed by a T-5 three months later at the next major, the LPGA Championship.
Futures Tour (2)
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2008 LPGA – 2010 Kraft Nabisco)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2009 Kraft Nabisco - 2009 LPGA)
official through the 2015 season
Professional
Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2009 (winners).