Karen Lunn

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Karen Lunn
2009 Women's British Open - Karen Lunn (2).jpg
Lunn at the 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full nameKaren Marie Lunn
Born (1966-03-21) 21 March 1966 (age 58)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Tweed Heads, Australia
Career
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
ALPG Tour
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1993-1999)
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour10 [1]
Ladies Asian Golf Tour1
ALPG Tour4
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Women's PGA C'ship 71st: 1999
U.S. Women's Open T29: 1994
du Maurier Classic T22: 1994
Women's British Open T40: 2002
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit
1993

Karen Marie Lunn (born 21 March 1966) is an Australian professional golfer. She turned professional in 1985 and has spent much of her career on the Ladies European Tour, where she has won several tournaments including a Women's British Open title in 1993 (before that tournament was an LPGA major championship). She topped the Order of Merit in 1993.

Contents

In 2004, Lunn was named the Ladies European Tour's Chairman of the Board. [2] She was born in Sydney, Australia, and now lives in Tweed Heads, Australia.

Professional wins (16)

Ladies European Tour wins (10)

ALPG Tour wins (4)

Ladies Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (1)

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References

  1. Karen Lunn takes Portugal Ladies Open title after fantastic final round of 65
  2. "Karen Lunn appointed Chairman of the LET". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.