Sarah LeBrun Ingram

Sarah LeBrun Ingram (née LeBrun, born 1965/1966) is an American amateur golfer, a member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. She is a former All-American golfer at Duke University who became a three-time winner of the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur. Ingram represented the U.S. on the Curtis Cup team in 1992, 1994 and 1996. She is a member of the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1993, Golf Digest, Golfweek and Golf World named her either number one amateur or Amateur Player of the Year. At age 30, despite winning many titles, she made the decision not to turn pro. She gave up her golf career because she wanted to raise a family and also because of a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Her mother was Gillian D. LeBrun. Sarah has three sisters and attended Garrison Forest School. At Duke University, where she played golf, she met David Ingram who was on the men's golf team. They were married in 1989, one year after her graduation. The couple settled and remained in Nashville.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Ingram became prominent in the world of women's golf. She became immersed in charitable activities.

Golf resurgence

After a 20 year hiatus from golf, a door opened to reintroduce her to the sport. The Golf Club of Tennessee, where her husband was president, was selected to host the 2018 U.S. Women's Amateur and she agreed to co-chair the event. She was then asked by USGA president Mark Newell to serve as captain of the 2020 U.S. Curtis Cup. The eight-player women's team was to compete against Great Britain in June, 2020, After getting back to playing golf again, she won the 2020 Tennessee Women's Senior Amateur at Nashville's Richland Country club. Ingram said, "I've been back to golf over the last two years and been working on my game". "It's been really fun playing competitively again and this is my first win." The following year, Ingram won the 2021 inaugural Ladies National Golf Association Senior Championship, playing 54 holes at Anthem (Arizona) Golf Club in 10 over to finish six shots ahead of the runner-up.

Amateur wins Source: 1986 Maryland State Women's Amateur 1987 Maryland State Women's Amateur 1989 Mid-Atlantic Amateur 1990 Canadian Women's Amateur, Mid-Atlantic Amateur, Nashville Women's City Amateur 1991 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, Women's Western Amateur, Tennessee Women's State Amateur 1992 Broadmoor Women's Invitational 1993 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, Women's Southern Amateur 1994 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, Women's Southern Amateur 2020 Tennessee Women's Senior Amateur

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Curtis Cup: 1992, 1994, 1996, 2021 (non-playing captain, winners), 2022 (non-playing captain, winners) Espirito Santo Trophy: 1992, 1994