Martha Nause

Martha Nause
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Martha Nause
Born	(1954-09-10) September 10, 1954 Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	St. Olaf College
Turned professional	1978
Retired	1999
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1978-1999)
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	3
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1)
ANA Inspiration	T6: 1991
Women's PGA C'ship	T10: 1981
U.S. Women's Open	8th: 1987
du Maurier Classic	Won: 1994
Achievements and awards
Heather Farr Player Award	1996

Martha Nause (born September 10, 1954 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) is an American golfer. She attended St. Olaf College and her rookie year on the LPGA Tour was 1978. She won three times on the Tour, including one major championship, the 1994 du Maurier Ltd. Classic. Her best money list finish was 19th in 1988. Her last full season on the tour was 1999 and she later became a college golf coach. She has also played on the Women's Senior Golf Tour.

Nause was a long-time student of golf instructor Manuel de la Torre.

Professional wins

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 6, 1988	Planters Pat Bradley International	14 points	1 point	Judy Dickinson Debbie Massey
2	Aug 25, 1991	LPGA Chicago Sun-Times Shoot-Out	–13 (68-73-69-65=275)	1 stroke	Kris Monaghan
3	Aug 28, 1994	du Maurier Classic	–9 (65-71-72-71=279)	1 stroke	Michelle McGann

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1996	HealthSouth Inaugural	Jane Geddes Karrie Webb	Webb won with par on fourth extra hole Nause eliminated with par on first hole

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1994	du Maurier Classic	–9 (65-71-72-71=279)	1 stroke	Michelle McGann

Professional

Canadian Women's Open (Peter Jackson/du Maurier Classic) champions

1979 Amy Alcott 1980 Pat Bradley 1981 Jan Stephenson 1982 Sandra Haynie 1983 Hollis Stacy 1984 Juli Inkster 1985 Pat Bradley 1986 Pat Bradley† 1987 Jody Rosenthal 1988 Sally Little 1989 Tammie Green 1990 Cathy Johnston 1991 Nancy Scranton 1992 Sherri Steinhauer 1993 Brandie Burton† 1994 Martha Nause 1995 Jenny Lidback 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Colleen Walker 1998 Brandie Burton 1999 Karrie Webb 2000 Meg Mallon

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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