Career
Following graduation from Boswell High School in 1996, she enrolled at Texas Christian University (Texas Christian University) in Fort Worth. She earned a bachelor"s degree in speech communication from Texas Christian University in 2000. Stanford turned professional following the 2000 United States. Women"s Amateur in August and played on the Futures Tour, where she earned a victory at the season-ending event in early October.
She finished fourth in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament that year to earn exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2001.
Her first victory on the LPGA Tour came in her third season, at the 2003 ShopRite LPGA Classic. A week later Stanford was in a three player 18-hole playoff for the United States. Women"s Open.
She lost to Hilary Lunke by one stroke. Her best finish on the LPGA money was in 2008, at ninth place with over $1.1 million.
LPGA Tour (5) Futures Tour (1) Results not in chronological order before 2015.
The Women"s British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001 The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013 CUT = missed the half-way cut. T = tied Yellow background for a top-10 finish. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2009 British Open – 2012 British Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 Evian – 2014 Kraft Nabisco) official through November 22, 2015 *Includes matchplay and other tournaments with no cut Position in Women"s World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Amateur Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2000 (winners) Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2003, 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011, 2013, 2015 (winners) Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2006, 2008 (winners) Solheim Cup record.