Muffin Spencer-Devlin
| Muffin Spencer-Devlin | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 25, 1953 Piqua, Ohio |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | American College of Switzerland Rollins College |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1979-2000) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T12: 1988, 1992 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 5th: 1986 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 1982 |
| du Maurier Classic | T25: 1982 |
Muffin Spencer-Devlin (born October 25, 1953) is a retired American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour and glass artist.
She was born in Piqua, Ohio and joined the LPGA in 1979. She is openly gay and, in 1996, became the first LPGA player to come out as gay.[1][2]
Spencer-Devlin made a cameo appearance as a member of Starfleet Medical in the feature film Star Trek Generations that was released in 1994, and made a brief appearance in "The Chute", the third episode of the 1995 series Star Trek: Voyager.[3]
Spencer-Devlin retired from the LPGA tour in 2001. She made a return to golf in 2004 and 2005.[4] Since retiring from golf, Spencer-Devlin became a glassblower.[4][5][6][7]
In 2015, she was awarded the IMAGINE Award, an honor for those living and excelling with bipolar disorder.[8][9]
Professional wins
[edit]LPGA Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 18, 1985 | MasterCard International Pro-Am | −7 (70-75-64=209) | 2 strokes |  Deedee Lasker Kim Shipman
|
| 2 | May 11, 1986 | United Virginia Bank Classic | −2 (76-69-69=214) | 1 stroke | Debbie Massey Jody Rosenthal Barb Thomas
|
| 3 | Sep 10, 1989 | Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship | −2 (74-69-71=214) | 1 stroke |  Dawn Coe Nancy Lopez Susan Sanders
|
References
[edit]- ^ Garrity, John; Nutt, Amy (March 18, 1996). "No More Disguises – Muffin Spencer-Devlin stands tall in her chosen role: the first LPGA player to declare she's gay". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ Hanson, Tom (May 3, 2013). "Remembering the courage of first pro golfer to come out". Naples Daily News. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Muffin Spencer-Devlin bio". LPGA. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Beers, Joel (May 17, 2012). "Muffin Spencer-Devlin Is the Best Lesbian, Manic-Depressive, Glass-Blowing Golfer of Them All". OC Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "New, Familiar Faces Heed Sawdust Festival's Call". LagunaBeachIndy. June 26, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Alderton, Bryce (August 20, 2013). "Laguna gets sneak peek of Open Studios". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Shoppers support favorite artists at Laguna Beach's Sawdust Art Festival for Small Business Saturday". ABC7 Los Angeles. November 26, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "Muffin Spencer-Devlin received IMAGINE Award". LPGA. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (May 8, 2015). "The Trophy Life: Winning in Golf Is Only the Beginning". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 24, 2015)
- Muffin Spencer-Devlin at the LPGA Tour official site
- Muffin Spencer-Devlin at the Legends Tour former site
- Muffin Spencer Devlin at IMDb