Lora Fairclough

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Lora Fairclough
Personal information
Full nameLora Diane Fairclough
Born (1970-01-26) 26 January 1970 (age 51)
Chorley, England
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (1991–2009)
LPGA Tour (1998–1999)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour4
Other4
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open DNP
du Maurier Classic DNP
Women's British Open T21: 2001

Lora Diane Fairclough (born 26 January 1970) is an English professional golfer. She was born in Chorley, Lancashire and turned professional in January 1991. She played on the Ladies European Tour, and won four individual tournaments on it. She made the top-10 on the Order of Merit five times between 1993 and 1999 and was a member of Europe's 1994 Solheim Cup team.

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Professional wins (8)

Ladies European Tour wins (4)

Other wins (4)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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