Background
Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Manhattan, Kansas.
Richard was born in Abbeville, Louisiana in 1963, and raised in Manhattan, Kansas.
University of Florida.
She first found success as an amateur golfer by winning the Kansas state high school golf championship three consecutive years for Manhattan High School (1979–1981). She followed by winning the Kansas Women"s Amateur the next two years (1982, 1983). Richard was a first-team All-Securities and Exchange Commission selection all four years (1982–1985) and a first-team All-American in 1984 and 1985.
She graduated from Florida with a bachelor"s degree in advertising in 1989, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1995.
Her five wins included the 1987 Rochester International, 1991 Women"s Kemper Open, 1991 The Phar-Mor in Youngstown, 1994 Safeco Classic and 1997 Friendly"s Classic. Her best finishes in the LPGA majors included a tie for tenth place in the 1996 Kraft Nabisco Championship, a tie for fifth in the 1991 LPGA Championship, a tie for ninth in the 1986 United States. Women"s Open, and ties for fourth in the 1988 and 1998 du Maurier Classic.
In 1992, Richard was selected for the United States. Solheim Cup team Her career earning as a professional golfer totaled $2,759,551.
Richard has been inducted into the Kansas Golf Hall of Fame.
LPGA Tour wins (5) LPGA Tour playoff record (2–2) Other wins (1) Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 1984 (winners) Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 1992.