Lynnette Brooky

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Lynnette Brooky
Personal information
Full nameLynnette Teresa Brooky
Born (1968-01-25) 25 January 1968 (age 56)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Residence Wellington, New Zealand
SpouseIan Godleman (divorced)
Career
Turned professional1994
Former tour(s) Ladies European Tour (1995–2012)
ALPG Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour4
ALPG Tour4
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship DNP
Women's PGA C'ship DNP
U.S. Women's Open T12: 2002
du Maurier Classic DNP
Women's British Open T14: 2003

Lynnette Teresa Brooky (born 25 January 1968) is a New Zealand professional golfer and former Ladies European Tour player. [1]

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Amateur career

Brooky had a successful amateur career and was New Zealand Champion in both 1992 and 1993. In 1993, she was runner-up at the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, and won the Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship. [2]

She represented New Zealand at the World Women's Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy twice, and was the individual winner at the 1993 Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies Golf Team Championship for the Queen Sirikit Cup. [3]

Professional career

Brooky turned professional in 1994, and spent her career playing mainly on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She has won four LET tournaments including back to back French Opens, one Swedish Golf Tour event, and a further four in Australia. Her best finish on the LET Order of Merit was fifth place in 2003. She represented New Zealand in the 2005 and 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf. With career earnings in excess of €1 million, she placed in the top-20 seven times on the LET Order of Merit between 1997 and 2006, and has amassed over 50 top-10 finishes worldwide. [1]

Brooky spent many years a New Zealand's number one professional golfer, and after retiring from touring she became a teaching pro. [4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

Ladies European Tour wins (4)

ALPG Tour wins (4)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
U.S. Women's Open CUTT12CUTCUTT68
Women's British Open T57CUTT14T56CUTT61CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. 1 2 "2012 LET Tour Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "1993 Australian Ladies' Amateur Championship" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Queen Sirikit Cup results" . Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Davidson, Martin (2 August 2006). "Golf: Brooky tackles the Open for her mum". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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