This Day in Golf--Aug. 24

Vicki Goetze (-Ackerman) was notable in golf as a junior legend, never winning the U.S. Girls' Junior (she was medalist/runner-up in 1990), but three times winning the PGA Junior Championship, including on this date in 1990. She won her first two in 1987 and 1989. She won the 1989 and 1992 U.S. Women's Amateur and played on two Curtis Cup teams for the U.S. As a pro, she never won on the LPGA Tour, but presently is the LPGA Player President and in December 2016 joined the American Junior Golf Association’s Board of Directors. Goetze-Ackerman was named AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year three times from 1988 to 1990. Only she and Phil Mickelson have won the top AJGA award three times.