Cathy Johnston-Forbes

Cathy Johnston-Forbes
Personal information
Full nameCathy Johnston-Forbes
Born (1963-12-16) December 16, 1963 (age 62)
High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Carolina
StatusProfessional
Former tourLPGA Tour (1986–2006)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT4: 2000
Women's PGA C'shipT8: 1993
U.S. Women's OpenT19: 1996
du Maurier ClassicWon: 1990
Women's British OpenDNP

Cathy Johnston-Forbes (née Johnston; born December 16, 1963) is an American professional golfer.

She was born in High Point, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina.

Professional career

Johnston's rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. Her only victory on the tour came in 1990 at one of the LPGA majors, the du Maurier Classic. She had her best finish on the money list that same year, placing 21st.

In 1997, Johnston-Forbes tied for second in the Susan G. Komen International and posted her career low score of 64 during the second round of the Welch's/Circle K Championship. Along with her second-place finish in the Susan B. Komen International, she has posted two additional runner-up finishes on the LPGA tour. In 2000, she tied for fourth at the Nabisco Championship and crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings after the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic.

During her 23-year professional career, Johnston-Forbes has worked with some of the most respected golf instructors in the world. Her teachers have included Golf Magazine Top 100 Teachers Chuck Cook, Mike McGetrick, Tom Patri, and short game guru Dave Pelz. In addition, she has worked with five time Top Teachers in Pennsylvania award winner, Bob Kramer and Kirk Lucas, and longtime Carolinas PGA Section Professional, Jerry McGraw.[citation needed]

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jul 1, 1990 du Maurier Classic −16 (65-70-70-71=276) 2 strokes United States Patty Sheehan

Source:

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1990du Maurier Classic−16 (65-70-70-71=276)2 strokesUnited States Patty Sheehan

Results timeline

Tournament1986198719881989
Kraft Nabisco Championship T69 CUT T36
LPGA Championship CUT T46 T52 CUT
U.S. Women's Open
du Maurier Classic 76 CUT CUT
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T60 CUT CUT CUT T65 T41 CUT CUT T62 T4
LPGA Championship T9 CUT CUT T8 T66 T61 T74 T75 T18 CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T19 CUT CUT
du Maurier Classic 1 CUT CUT CUT T72 CUT CUT T52 T48 T59 CUT
Tournament20012002200320042005
Kraft Nabisco Championship T48
LPGA Championship CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUT
Women's British Open ^

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Kraft Nabisco Championship000111148
LPGA Championship000023189
U.S. Women's Open00000181
du Maurier Classic100111146
Women's British Open00000000
Totals1002465424

Source:

References

  1. ↑ "LPGA All-Time Winners List" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Cathy Johnston-Forbes – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Cathy Johnston-Forbes – Results". LPGA. Retrieved August 28, 2026.