Born in 1964, she grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Kris is the daughter of Dick Tschetter, an ophthalmologist, and mom Mary Jane. She won six South Dakota Golf Association (SDGA) Championships between 1979 and 1986, including four consecutive Women’s Amateur championships from 1983-86. She also won the 1983 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Tournament of Champions and qualified for the 1984 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. She graduated from Texas Christian University in 1987 after a stellar career in which she was named all-conference three times and finished ninth in the 1987 NCAA Championship. She is in the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, the South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame and the Texas Christian University Hall of Fame.
