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Dottie Pepper (born August 17, 1965) is an American professional golfer and television golf broadcaster. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce. She won two major championships and 17 LPGA Tour events in all.
Due to injury problems, Pepper played only one tournament in 2002. In July 2004, she announced that she would retire at the end of the season. In 2005, she began work as a golf commentator for NBC and the Golf Channel, reporting on both men's and women's events.
During the 2007 Solheim Cup, Pepper caused some stir while working as commentator for the Golf Channel. She called the American team "choking freaking dogs". She thought the network had cut to commercial when the comment was uttered, but it was actually still broadcasting live. Some players and fans were upset by this and Pepper quickly apologized for her "poor choice of words".
In July 2012, Pepper was named by captain Meg Mallon as one of two assistant captains for the U.S. Team at the 2013 Solheim Cup.
Pepper retired from commentating in December 2012, tired of the traveling and wanting to spend more time promoting junior golf as a PGA of America board member. In May 2013, she signed a contract with ESPN to return to commentating on a limited basis, working mainly major tournaments on the PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours. In October 2015, Pepper was signed to a contract with CBS, replacing David Feherty who had left the network to work for NBC and to continue his Feherty series on the Golf Channel. She took up Feherty's role as on-course reporter as well as doing occasional tower announcing.
Pepper served as a member of the PGA of America Board of Directors from 2012 to 2015, and the NENY PGA Board of Directors from 2009 to 2015. She was the recipient of the 2016 William D. Richardson Award, presented by the Golf Writers Association of America for her consistently outstanding contributions to golf. She is also a 2018 inductee to the New York State Golf Association Hall of Fame. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America awarded Pepper with its highest honor, the Old Tom Morris Award, in 2024, for her continuing lifetime commitment to the game of golf, and helping mold the welfare of the game in a manner and style exemplified by Old Tom Morris.
| 1 | Jan 29, 1989 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | −9 (69-74-67-69=279) | Playoff | Beth Daniel |
| 2 | May 13, 1990 | Crestar Classic | −16 (67-65-68=200) | 9 strokes | Chris Johnson |
| 3 | Mar 29, 1992 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | −9 (69-71-70-69=279) | Playoff | Juli Inkster |
| 4 | Apr 19, 1992 | Sega Women's Championship | −11 (70-69-68-70=277) | 1 stroke | Danielle Ammaccapane |
| 5 | Aug 2, 1992 | Welch's Classic | −10 (72-67-69-70=278) | 3 strokes | Stephanie Farwig |
| 6 | Aug 30, 1992 | Sun-Times Challenge | Even (71-72-73=216) | Playoff | Beth Daniel Judy Dickinson |
| 7 | Oct 19, 1993 | World Championship of Women's Golf | −4 (72-71-69-72=284) | 1 stroke | Donna Andrews Meg Mallon Michelle McGann Sherri Steinhauer |
| 8 | Mar 5, 1994 | Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions | −1 (72-75-71-69=287) | 2 strokes | Nancy Lopez Lauri Merten |
| 9 | Mar 12, 1995 | PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson) | −10 (70-68-72-68=278) | 3 strokes | Cindy Rarick Annika Sörenstam |
| 10 | Aug 6, 1995 | McCall's LPGA Classic | −12 (69-67-68=204) | 3 strokes | Kelly Robbins |
| 11 | Jun 23, 1996 | Rochester International | −10 (69-66-71=206) | 2 strokes | Annika Sörenstam |
| 12 | Jun 30, 1996 | ShopRite LPGA Classic | −11 (67-66-69=202) | 4 strokes | Amy Benz |
| 13 | Jul 21, 1996 | Friendly's Classic | −9 (68-69-73-69=279) | 1 stroke | Brandie Burton |
| 14 | Sep 8, 1996 | Safeway LPGA Golf Championship | −14 (65-70-67=202) | 2 strokes | Chris Johnson |
| 15 | Mar 28, 1999 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | −19 (70-66-67-66=269) | 6 strokes | Meg Mallon |
| 16 | Aug 29, 1999 | Oldsmobile Classic | −18 (67-63-70-70=270) | 2 strokes | Kelli Kuehne |
| 17 | Nov 19, 2000 | Arch Wireless Championship | −9 (68-71-69-71=279) | 3 strokes | Rachel Hetherington |
LPGA Tour playoff record (3–5)
| 1 | 1989 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | Beth Daniel | Won with par on fifth extra hole |
| 2 | 1992 | Nabisco Dinah Shore | Juli Inkster | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1992 | Sun-Times Challenge | Beth Daniel Judy Dickinson | Pepper won with par on sixth extra hole Daniel eliminated by par on fourth hole |
| 4 | 1993 | PING/Welch's Championship (Massachusetts) | Missie Berteotti | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 5 | 1993 | State Farm Rail Classic | Helen Dobson | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 6 | 1995 | Pinewild Women's Championship | Rosie Jones | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 7 | 1998 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Meg Mallon | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 8 | 2000 | AFLAC Champions | Karrie Webb | Lost to par on first extra hole |
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
| Juli Inkster |
| Meg Mallon |
1 Defeated Inkster with par on first extra hole.
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T7 | T66 | ||||
| LPGA Championship | T45 | T39 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T22 | T55 | 78 | T12 | T3 | T5 |
| du Maurier Classic | T35 | T18 |
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T11 | 2 | 1 | T30 | T19 | T11 | T23 | T11 | T9 | 1 | 2 |
| LPGA Championship | T53 | T22 | T5 | T30 | T11 | T6 | T26 | T37 | CUT | T19 | T23 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T3 | T5 | T6 | T17 | T12 | T13 | CUT | T14 | T11 | T14 | WD |
| du Maurier Classic | T27 | T6 | T20 | 4 | T14 | T12 | T27 | T14 | T34 |
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T2 | T51 | T24 | |
| LPGA Championship | T17 | T67 | T70 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | 3 | WD | WD | |
| Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T24 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Professional
| Career | 20 | 13–5–2 | 14 | 70% |
| 1990 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 2 | 67% |
| 1992 | 3 | 0–2–1 | 0.5 | 17% |
| 1994 | 3 | 3–0–0 | 3 | 100% |
| 1996 | 4 | 3–1–0 | 3 | 75% |
| 1998 | 4 | 4–0–0 | 4 | 100% |
| 2000 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 1.5 | 50% |
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