Athlete, professional golfer. Born on January 6, 1957, in Torrence, California. With guidance from her father, Lopez began playing golf as a child. She won the New Mexico Women's Amateur tournament at the age of 12 and went on to win several amateur titles.
Becoming a professional golfer while in college, Lopez won Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year awards in 1978. During the course of her career, she received the Player of the Year Award four times and had 48 victories, three of them in major tournaments.
In recent years, Lopez has been honored for her role in the sport. She won the 2003 Billie Jean King Contribution Award from the Women's Sports Foundation and is the first woman to receive the Frances Ouimet Award for Lifelong Contributions to Golf.
Married to former professional baseball player Ray Knight since 1982, Lopez has three daughters
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