Who is Nancy Lopez?

Nancy Lopez is an American professional golf player. She has won 48 LPGA Tour events. She is best known as the LPGA golfer of all time.

What is the birth name of Nancy Lopez?

Reflecting on her early life, she was born on January 6, 1957, in Torrance, California, United States. Her birth name was Nancy Marie Lopez.

Nancy Lopez is the daughter of Domingo Lopez and Marina Lopez. Her father owned an auto repair business, and her mother tended to the house and the children. She has one sibling named Roswell Lopez.

She was born and raised in Torrance. When she was just 13 years old she won her first amateur golf tournament.

Nancy Lopez used to play golf from her childhood days as her father used to guide her. She belongs to the Hispanic ethnicity and holds an American nationality.

Regarding her education, she went to Goddard High School in Roswell for her high school education. For university education, Lopez went to the University of Tulsa for two years.

At the time when she was a college freshman in 1976, she was given the title, All-American and Female Athlete of the Year for her play at the University of Tulsa.

That was quite lucky for her as Nancy Lopez won the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national intercollegiate golf championship.