Amy Alcott is a highly celebrated and well-respected champion of the game, on and off the course. She is a member of the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame. During her 27-year career, she was most recognized as the LPGA’s finest and most creative shot-maker, and her go-for-the-pin style of play was the bedrock for her 32 professional tournaments captured worldwide, including five major championships.
Amy started playing golf at age seven in her Santa Monica, California front yard, putting into soup cans and sprinkler heads. She was taught the game indoors, hitting balls into a driving net, by her mentor and teaching pro, Walter Keller, and has evolved into a world-class champion and a tireless promoter of the game.
Amy has traveled worldwide to compete in golf tournaments and perform in corporate golf events and clinics. Her success and colorful personality set the course early on for her role as spokesperson for a distinctive list of blue-chip companies and charity organizations, working with the media and authoring several books. She also serves as golf ambassador for Employco USA and is part of Employco’s executive team.
Armed with astute observations and innumerable stories about the game and its personalities made her transition to TV commentator, speaker and writer a natural process.
Amy harnesses her entrepreneurial spirit and passion for business through Amy Alcott GOLF, her event consulting and golf course design company. She also authored numerous books, including “The Leaderboard: Conversations on Golf and Life.”
Her on-course skills and strategy, combined with her vibrant, inquisitive personality and her spirit to learn and lead, provide Amy with a unique perspective, knowledge and insight to share with business leaders across a spectrum of industries.
On the design front, Amy partnered with world-renowned architect Gil Hanse on the legacy plans and design of the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also consulted with Hanse on the new master plan for the Ridgewood Country Club in Moultonborough, New Jersey. Two other co-design projects also carry her name: one in Palm Springs, California — Indian Canyons Resort; and the second in Ocean Isle, North Carolina – Brick Landing Plantation. She is also the designer of the reimagined Desert Island Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
Amy Alcott’s story is one of perseverance with a vision of excellence and artistry that she designed by way of ultimate preparation.
PERSONAL
- Born: February 22, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri
- Residence: Santa Monica, California
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Turned Professional, 1975
- 33 Professional Victories Worldwide – including:
–29 official LPGA Tour Wins
–5 Majors Titles
–LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame – Inducted March 1999
OTHER FACTS
- Serves as golf ambassador for Employco USA and is part of Employco’s executive team
- 2023 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Captain
- Author, “The LEADERBOARD: Conversations on Golf and Life” by Amy Alcott, 2009
- Established Amy Alcott/GOLF in 2001 – a consulting company for course design and state-of-the-art practice facilities, special events, and mentoring aspiring golfers for Tour competition and endorsements
SAMPLING OF COURSE DESIGN WORK
- Member of Hanse Golf Course Design Team
– Hanse team awarded design contract for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games golf courses - Design Consultant, Back Nine Greens
- Design Consultant, Brick Landing Golf Club – Ocean Isle, NC
- Co-Designer, Indian Canyons Golf Club – Palm Springs, CA
- Designer, Desert Island Country Club – Rancho Mirage, CA
TELEVISION/MOTION PICTURE APPEARANCES
- “Playing Lessons with the Pros,” – The Golf Channel, 2008
- Tin Cup, starring Kevin Costner & Rene Russo – cameo role, Paramount Studios, 1997
- Tracey Takes on “The Supernatural,” The Tracey Ullman Show – cameo role, HBO TV 1998
- The Orlimar Scoring System TV Infomercial – featured instructor, 2000
- ARLI$$, The Art of the Sports SuperAgent, “Creatures of Habit,” – cameo role, HBO TV, 2000
AWARDS (partial list)
- LPGA Rookie of the Year, 1975
- Golf Magazine Player of the Year and Vare Trophy, 1980
- YWCA Silver National Achievement, 1984
- National MS Achievement Award, 1984
- LPGA Founders Cup, 1985
- Female Golfer of the Year, California Golf Writers Association, 1987
- Nick Buonoconti / Great Sports Legends – Golf, 1998
ADDITIONAL CAREER EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTS
- Instruction Video, “Winning at Golf with Amy Alcott“
- Endowed $50,000 to UCLA Women’s Golf Program,1998
- Endowed $50,000 to UCLA Children’s Hospital to enhance Neonatal Intensive Care, 1998
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Turned Professional, 1975
- 33 Professional Victories Worldwide – including:
–29 official LPGA Tour Wins
–5 Majors Titles
–LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame – Inducted March 1999
OTHER FACTS
- 2023 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Captain
- Author, “The LEADERBOARD: Conversations on Golf and Life” by Amy Alcott, 2009
- Established Amy Alcott/GOLF in 2001 – a consulting company for course design and state-of-the-art practice facilities, special events, and mentoring aspiring golfers for Tour competition and endorsements
SAMPLING OF COURSE DESIGN WORK
- Design Consultant, Back Nine Greens
- Design Consultant, Brick Landing Golf Club – Ocean Isle, NC
- Co-Designer, Indian Canyons Golf Club – Palm Springs, CA
- Designer, Desert Island Country Club – Rancho Mirage, CA
- Instruction Video, “Winning at Golf with Amy Alcott“
- Endowed $50,000 to UCLA Women’s Golf Program,1998
- Endowed $50,000 to UCLA Children’s Hospital to enhance Neonatal Intensive Care, 1998
PERSONAL
- Born: February 22, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri
Residence: Santa Monica, California
TELEVISION/MOTION PICTURE APPEARANCES
- “Playing Lessons with the Pros,” – The Golf Channel, 2008
- Tin Cup, starring Kevin Costner & Rene Russo – cameo role, Paramount Studios, 1997
- Tracey Takes on “The Supernatural,” The Tracey Ullman Show – cameo role, HBO TV 1998
- The Orlimar Scoring System TV Infomercial – featured instructor, 2000
- ARLI$$, The Art of the Sports SuperAgent, “Creatures of Habit,” – cameo role, HBO TV, 2000
AWARDS (partial list)
- LPGA Rookie of the Year, 1975
- Golf Magazine Player of the Year and Vare Trophy, 1980
- YWCA Silver National Achievement, 1984
- National MS Achievement Award, 1984
- LPGA Founders Cup, 1985
- Female Golfer of the Year, California Golf Writers Association, 1987
- Nick Buonoconti / Great Sports Legends – Golf, 1998
- Member of Hanse Golf Course Design Team
– awarded with design contract for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games golf courses