Guadagnino (Baker), Kathy

Guadagnino spent nearly 20 years as an active member on the LPGA Tour. In 1985, she won the U.S. Women's Open and ranked 13th overall on the LPGA money list. In 1988 she went on to win the Konica San Jose Classic. In the 1993 du Maurier Ltd. Classic, one of the four major championships, Guadagnino tied for eighth. She posted a career-low score of 66 during the first round of the McCall's LPGA Classic in 1994. Prior to her retirement from the LPGA in 2000, she tied for eighth at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. She was inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in 2002.

While attending the University of Tulsa from 1979-83 on a full golf scholarship, Guadagnino was the Eastern Amateur Champion in 1979 and Western Amateur Champion in 1980. She was a member of the AIAW National Championship teams in 1980 and 1982. She also helped lead her team to an NCAA National Championship victory in 1982 and was an individual NCAA National Champion that year. Before attending UT, Guadagnino was the 1978 National PGA Junior Champion.

Guadagnino received both a bachelor's and a master's degree in biblical studies from South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary. She currently resides in Boca Raton, Fla.