Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Inductees  

Elaine Crosby  

Elaine Crosby had, what would be considered by most, a late start at golf, not picking up the game until she was 20. After playing on the University of Michigan ’s varsity team, she won the Bowling Green Invitational in 1980, just two years after picking up a club. She went on to play in numerous national amateur events, winning the Michigan Women’s Amateur in ’81, then a Futures Tour Event before joining the LPGA Tour in 1985. Her years on tour showed a progression of improvement. In her first five years on tour, from 1985 – 1989, she worked her way up in the standings. She recorded a sixth place in the LPGA National Pro-AM and won the Mazda Japan Classic in1989, while recording a career low 64 in the second round. Her next five years, 1990 – 94,saw her achieve more than a dozen top 10 finishes and a half a dozen top 3 finishes including three runners-up at the Lady Keystone Open, prior to winning this tournament in 1994. Elaine’s last five years on the LPGA Tour saw her tie for second at the Oldsmobile and the JAL Big Apple Classics in 1995 and reach the top 5 each subsequent year. The culmination of her play was winning the Michigan Women’s Open in 2002.  

Elaine extended her contribution in golf beyond her playing abilities. She has been a successful leader as a member of the LPGA Executive Committee from 1992 – 94, serving as Vice President in 1993 and elected President of the Tournament Division in 1994. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Senior Tour.

She is founder and CEO of findalesson.com, a website devoted to professional golf instruction awareness. She is an instructor at the Crystal Mountain Golf School and hosts a local golf show in Jackson . She co-chairs the Wendy’s Charity Golf Classic in Jackson .  

Elaine is also in the University of Michigan Hall of Honor and the Jackson Golf Hall of Fame