SAN JOSE SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2018
All-American Golfer
Plaque Location: SAP Center, Section 107
Two-time first-team All-American Pat Hurst competed for the San José State University women’s golf team during the 1988 through 1991 seasons.
With the last shot of the 1989 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships, a three-foot par putt at the Stanford Golf Course’s 18th hole, San Jose State won the second of its three team championships in a five-year span (1987, 1989, 1992) and Hurst became the individual champion. The Spartans never finished lower than sixth place at an NCAA Championship with Hurst in the lineup. She won at least one tournament in each of her four seasons as a Spartan, and her eight tournament victories is fourth-best at San José State.
After completing her college career, Hurst joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1995 and was the Tour’s Rookie of the Year. As a professional, she has six Tour victories including the 1998 Kraft Nabisco Championship – one of the LPGA’s four “major” championships. As of July 1, 2018, Hurst ranked 33rd on the LPGA career winnings list.
A U.S. Girls Junior and U.S Women’s Amateur champion, Hurst is a member of the San José State Sports Hall of Fame, California Golf Hall of Fame, and the National Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Five times, Hurst has represented the United States as a player at the Solehim Cup. She compiled a 10-7-3 record and earned 11.5 points in her five appearances. Hurst was a member of a winning USA team four times (1998, 2002, 2005, 2007).
The past two Solheim Cups (2015, 2017), Hurst has served as the assistant captain to Juli Inkster. Both times, the United States was victorious.