5’6”…Graduated in 1979 from Florida International University with a B.S. in Physical Education. Has one brother. Credits Sue Keeney, Gretchen Byrd and Craig Shankland as teachers most influencing her career.
Career
Amateur
Pearson laid the groundwork for her professional career as a Minnesota amateur. She captured the Minnesota State Junior in 1972 and 1973 and was a quarter-finalist the following year in the USGA Girls Junior. An All-American golfer in 1978 at Florida International University, Pearson also was a semi-finalist in the 1978 Doherty Challenge Cup and a runner-up in the 1979 USGA Public Links Championship.
| Round 3 | To Par | Thru | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KO, L. / DAY, J. | -20 | 10:35 AM |
| T2 | KORDA, N. / FINAU, T. | -18 | 10:35 AM |
| T2 | MAGUIRE, L. / GLOVER, L. | -18 | 10:20 AM |
| T4 | THOMPSON, L. / FOWLER, R. | -16 | 10:20 AM |
| T4 | HENDERSON, B. / CONNERS, C. | -16 | 10:05 AM |