Stephenson’s Career on Hold After Mugger Breaks Her Left Ring Finger

Jan Stephenson’s golfing career may be in jeopardy after she sustained a double fracture of the left ring finger when she was mugged and robbed in Miami.

Stephenson, who has won 16 titles in her 15-year pro career including the U.S. Women’s Open in 1983, told reporters after Tuesday night’s incident that she probably will undergo surgery this week and may miss at least two months of the LPGA Tour.

Stephenson, 38, was en route from Florida to Phoenix on Wednesday and could not be reached for comment. She owns a home in Paradise Valley, Ariz.

Stephenson and her husband, Eddie Vossler, were guests of Phoenix Sun owner Jerry Colangelo at Tuesday night’s NBA game against the Miami Heat.

As she got out of her car in the Miami Arena parking lot before the game, Stephenson said an unarmed man ripped a $1,000 watch off her arm, then tried to rip her purse away and take her wedding ring. The purse strap got caught on her left finger and “he twisted my finger so hard trying to get the ring off that the bones just splintered,” Stephenson told The Phoenix Gazette.