Leigh Ann Mills

Leigh Ann Mills (born c. 1966) is an American former professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1993 to 2003. She was runner-up at the 1995 Edina Realty LPGA Classic and collected four worldwide titles.

Early life and amateur career Mills started playing golf at the age of 8 and was taught to play by her father Bob. She cites Bob Toski as another individual influencing her game.

Mills attended Florida State University from 1984 to 1988 and played with the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team. She recorded 15 top-10 finishes in collegiate competition, and posted a fourth-place finish at the 1987 Doral Invitational. She was a semifinalist at the 1988 Women's Western Open.

Professional career Mills turned professional after graduating in 1988 and competed internationally prior to joining the LPGA Tour. In 1990, she won the Indonesia Ladies Open on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and the Ängsö Ladies Open on the Swedish Golf Tour, a stroke ahead of Pia Wiberg and two ahead of Annika Sörenstam in third. In 1991, she won the International Women's Open and Windsor Park Futures Classic.

In 1992, Mills qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 29th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 1993 season. The following year, she finished first and earned fully exempt status for the 1994 season. Mills appeared in 220 LPGA events and recorded a career-best finish of second place at the 1995 Edina Realty LPGA Classic a stroke behind Julie Piers, and tied for third at the 1999 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic.

Mills recorded a career-low 66 during the first round of the 1994 du Maurier Classic and finished tied 22nd. In total, she competed in 11 major championships between 1987 and 2002 with a best finish of tied 18th at the 2000 du Maurier Classic.

Professional wins (4) Ladies Asian Golf Tour wins (1) 1990 Indonesia Ladies Open

Swedish Golf Tour Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinningscoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up117 Jun 1990Ängsö Ladies Open 223 (+7) 1 stroke Pia Wiberg

Other wins (2) 1991 International Women's Open, Windsor Park Futures Classic

Results in LPGA majors Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 LPGA Championship CUT CUT T46 U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT du Maurier Classic T22 CUT CUT CUT T18

CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied