Background
Rinker was born and raised in Stuart, Florida.
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Laurie Rinker
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She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Mimi Ryan"s Florida Gators women"s golf team from 1980 to 1982. She completed her education by traveling to the University of Florida during off weeks, and graduated with a bachelor"s degree in finance in 1983.
Career
She was recognized as an All-American in 1980 and 1982, and qualified for the LPGA Tour in the summer between her junior and senior year of college. Rinker"s best years in professional golf came in the mid-1980s, and included two LPGA Tour wins: the 1984 Boston Five Classic and the 1986 LPGA Corning Classic. Her best finishes in the LPGA majors included a seventh place in the 1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore, a tie for third in the 1987 LPGA Championship, and a tie for seventh in the 1995 du Maurier Classic.
The most lucrative year of her career was 1987, when she earned $158,916 and had nine top-10 finishes.
Rinker"s two brothers, Larry and Lee, have played on the Professional Golf Association Tour. She has two sons, Brent and Timothy.
1980 United States. LPGA Tour wins (2) LPGA of Japan Tour wins Other wins Legends Tour wins (4) Professional Handa Cup (representing the United States): 2013, 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners).
