Before turning professional, Pearson won the Minnesota Junior Girls State Championship twice. While living in
North Branch, Minnesota, she reached the quarter-finals at the
United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship in 1973 after defeating defending champion
Nancy Lopez in the second round. Pearson earned All-American honors twice while attending
Florida International University and was the runner-up to
Lori Castillo at the 1979
U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. Pearson won once on the LPGA Tour in 1986 at the
Chrysler-Plymouth Classic. The North Chisago Historical Society awarded Pearson in 2008 along with two others their Women in History Award. ==Professional wins==