Meaghan Francella

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Meaghan Francella
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Francella at 2007 Women's British Open
Personal information
Born (1982-05-12) May 12, 1982 (age 42)
Port Chester, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Port Chester, New York, U.S.
Career
College University of Memphis
University of North Carolina
Turned professional2004
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (2004–06)
LPGA Tour (2006–13)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T5: 2007, 2009
Women's PGA C'ship T7: 2010
U.S. Women's Open T17: 2009
Women's British Open T69: 2010
Evian Championship DNP

Meaghan Francella (born May 12, 1982) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

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Early life and amateur career

Francella was born in Port Chester, New York and was twice the New York State Junior Champion. She attended high school at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York. After high school, she attended the University of Memphis, where she was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 2001. Francella transferred to the University of North Carolina for her junior year. While at North Carolina she was the 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference individual champion and was an NCAA First-Team All-American in 2004. Francella graduated with a degree in communications in 2005.

Professional career

After completing her college eligibility in 2004, Francella joined the Futures Tour. She finished 65th at the 2005 LPGA Qualifying School to earn non-exempt status for the 2006 season. In 2006, she made three starts on the LPGA Tour, making one cut. On the Futures Tour, she won one event, the Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic, and recorded six additional top-10 finishes. She ended the season fifth on the Futures Tour money list which earned her fully exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007.

Francella's first win on the LPGA Tour came in her second start of 2007 at the MasterCard Classic, where she scored 68-68-69 with only two bogies over the three-round tournament and then held off world number one Annika Sörenstam in a four-hole playoff. [1] [2]

Professional wins (3)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 11, 2007 MasterCard Classic −11 (68-68-69=205)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12007 MasterCard Classic Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Futures Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014–212022
Chevron Championship T570T5CUTT25CUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTT17T34T42
Women's PGA Championship T21T77T71T7CUTT67CUTCUT
The Evian Championship ^
Women's British Open CUTCUTT69CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings ($)Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2005 110000T692,525n/a75.00n/a
2006 310000T395,555418373.75n/a
2007 251810041507,2922973.0966
2008 24110000T13117,6828873.75131
2009 22160002T5292,2664872.5163
2010 21170001T7168,0165773.0477
2011 1580000T2266,8138474.23117
2012 1540000T2428,93511674.37121
2013 1430000T717,83814874.10133

* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

References

  1. ↑ "Francella's first victory comes in four-hole playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. March 14, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  2. ↑ Mickey, Lisa D. (March 19, 2007). "Meaghan Francella Talks About First LPGA Tour Victory". LPGA. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Meaghan Francella stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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