Cathy Sherk

Cathy Sherk
Personal information
Full nameCathy Sherk
Nationality Canada
Born (1950-06-17) June 17, 1950 (age 76)
Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Career
SportGolf
Turned professional1979
Former tourLPGA Tour
Professional wins3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT48: 1983
Women's PGA C'shipT30: 1979
U.S. Women's OpenT16: 1981
du Maurier ClassicT16: 1979
Achievements and awards
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame1995

Cathy Sherk (née Graham, born June 17, 1950) is a Canadian golf champion and professional golf coach and instructor.

Early life and amateur career

Sherk was born in Bancroft, Ontario on 17 June 1950.

She was taught golf by Gordon McInnis.

In 1977, Sherk won the Canadian Women's Amateur and was runner-up to Beth Daniel at the U.S. Women's Amateur. The following year her performances earned her the 1978 No.1 World Amateur ranking by Golf Digest and she was named co-winner of the Velma Springstead Trophy as her country's outstanding female athlete. That year she successfully defended her Canadian championship and won the U.S. Women's Amateur, the North and South Women's Amateur and earned silver medal honors as a member of the Canadian team at the 1978 Espirito Santo Trophy.

She was named as the Ontario Athlete of the Year in 1978.

Professional career

In 1979, Sherk turned professional. She joined the LPGA Tour where she finished the season in third place for Rookie-of-the-Year honors behind Beth Daniel. Sherk continued playing on the LPGA on a limited basis until 1983; her best finish was at the 1981 American/Defender WRAL Classic when she finished runner-up to Donna Caponi.

In Canada, she was the 1986, 1987 and 1990 Women's CPGA champion. Active as a teacher of young golfers, she ran the Ontario Junior Girls Golf Camp and was National Coach of the Canadian Ladies Golf Association from 1995 to 1999.

Personal life

Sherk is married to Ric Sherk. They have a son, Chris.

Awards and honors

In 1995, she was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. 1 2 "Cathy Sherk". PGA of Canada. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  2. 1 2 "Cathy Sherk – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  3. ↑ Caponi beats Sherk by one