Accomplishments
- Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Raised in Bedford N.H from the time I was 9 years old.
- Resided in Arizona since 1980
- Mother of two daughters, Sarah and Heidi.
- Began playing golf at age 14 and has competed nationally and internationally for over 25 years.
- BS degree in Physical Education at ASU
- 1979 NH State Junior Champion
- 1981 NH State Champion
- 1983 New England Amateur Champion
- 1984 Eastern Amateur Champion
- 1984 Golf Digest Top Ten Amateur Golfer
- 1984 ASU Sun Devil Champion
- 1983-1985 3 time Regional PAC 10 All Conference Teams
- 1984 Pac 10 Champion
- Member of 2 Western Collegiate Association Championship Teams
- 1988 Rookie year on Tour
- Low Career Round of 63
- 7 Career Holes in One!
- 1984 Broderick Award Nominee
- 1985 Golden Corral Award Recipient
- 1984 & 1985 NCAA Collegiate All-American
- 1990 LPGA Jamie Farr Classic Champion
- 1993 LPGA Sara Lee Classic Runner Up
- 1993 Inducted into the New Hampshire Hall of Fame
- 2006 Inducted into Arizona State University Hall of Fame
- 2005-2010 LPGA Teaching Instructor at the AZ Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix
- 2005-2006 Phoenix Country Day School Women’s Head Golf Coach
- 2004-2008 Scottsdale Community College Women’s Head Golf Coach
- 2008 LPGA Tournament Players and Teaching Division Member
- 2008 LPGA Senior Legends Tour Member
- 2008 Runner up LPGA Teaching Division Team Championship
- 2008 Legends Tour Handa Cup International World Team Member
- 2009 LPGA Tournament Players and Teaching Division Member
- 2009 LPGA Senior Legends Tour Member
- 2009 LPGA 3rd place finish LPGA Teaching Division Team Championship
- 2010 LPGA Tournament Players and Teaching Division Member
- 2010 LPGA Senior Legends Tour Member
- 2011 LPGA Legends Tour Member
- 2011 LPGA TC&P Class A Member
- 2011 LPGA Tour Member
- 2011 Legends Tour Handa Cup World Team Member
- 2011-Women’s Senior National Invitational – Runner-Up
Awards
- 1984 Broderick Award Nominee
- 1985 Golden Corral Award
- 1984-1985 NCAA All-American Awards
- Three time Pac 10 All Conference Team Awards
- 1993 Inducted into the New Hampshire Hall of Fame
- 2006 Inducted into the Arizona State University Hall of Fame
Biography
Tina M. Tombs was born in Montreal Quebec, Canada and soon after, her parents moved to Bedford, New Hampshire. Both of her parents are life long golf athletes so it was natural for her to take up the game. After receiving numerous full athletic scholarships for both swimming and golf, she accepted the offer from Arizona State University and graduated with a B. S. degree in physical education. Her main reasons for selecting ASU, great coaching staff, outstanding academia and no snow! While at ASU she was a two time All American and in the fall of 2006 was inducted into Ash's Athletic Hall of Fame. Amount her many accomplishments, in 1984, she was ranked among Golf Digest's top 10 amateur golfers in the USA. In 1987, she qualified for the LPGA Tour and began a 17-year career with the LPGA Touring division. The highlight of her LPGA career was winning the 1990 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic. Among the many professionals she enjoyed competing with were Nancy Lopez, Betsy King, Joanne Carner, Juli Inkster, and Annika Sorenstam who are in the Prestigious LPGA Hall of Fame. She posted a career round of 63 in the 1993 Sara Lee Classic where she lost the tournament in a 3-hole playoff and was runner-up. Tina is now a much sought after golf instructor at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, and is often asked to participate in corporate pro-am's and instruct in corporate clinics. As much as her busy schedule will allow, Tina will play the regular LPGA and the LPGA Senior Legends Tour. Her two daughters Sarah and Heidi attended prestigious colleges on full scholarships and were able to experience their mother's success on the tour as they often traveled with her during their childhoods.
|
