Meg Mallon

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Meg Mallon
2009 Solheim Cup - Meg Mallon (1).jpg
Mallon in August 2009
Personal information
Born (1963-04-14) April 14, 1963 (age 60)
Natick, Massachusetts
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Ocean Ridge, Florida
Partner Beth Daniel
Career
College Ohio State University
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (1987–2010)
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour18
Other2
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 4)
Chevron Championship 2nd/T2: 1996, 1999
Women's PGA C'ship Won: 1991
U.S. Women's Open Won: 1991, 2004
du Maurier Classic Won: 2000
Women's British Open T8: 2002
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2017 (member page)
GWAA Female
Player of the Year
1991
LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award
1999

Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four major championships, during her career. Mallon was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

Mallon was born on April 14, 1963, in Natick, Massachusetts. She started playing golf at the age of 7. She won the Michigan Amateur Championship title in 1983. She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Mallon attended Ohio State University, where she earned All-Conference honors from 1984 to 1985 and was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship.

Professional career

Mallon joined the LPGA Tour in 1987. Her breakthrough year was 1991, when she won four times. Two of her victories were majors, the Mazda LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women's Open. She was also named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America and Most Improved Player by Golf Digest. She would win two more majors, the du Maurier Classic in 2000 and her second U.S. Women's Open in 2004. She also won the season-ending ADT Championship in 2003.

Mallon won a total of 18 events on the tour, including four major championships. She also had nine top-10 placings on the money list, her best being second in 1991.

Mallon played for the United States in the Solheim Cup eight times: in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. She served as an assistant team captain in 2009. She is the team captain in 2013. [2]

Mallon was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996, the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. She was recognized during the LPGA's 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA's top-50 players and teachers. She was a non-voting member of the LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee in 1999, 2004, and 2008.

Mallon announced her retirement from professional golf on July 7, 2010, shortly before the start of the 2010 U.S. Women's Open. [3] She was inducted into the Palm Beach County Hall of Fame in 2011.

In 2003 during the second round of the Welch's/Fry's Championship, Mallon became the first player in LPGA history to shoot a 60, one stroke off the LPGA Tour's all-time record of 59 set by Annika Sörenstam in 2001. She is tied for second in the LPGA's all-time records for most career aces.

Professional wins (20)

LPGA Tour wins (18)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (4)
Other LPGA Tour (14)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Feb 4, 1991 Oldsmobile LPGA Classic −12 (66-70-69-71=276)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dana Lofland
2Jun 30, 1991 Mazda LPGA Championship −10 (68-68-71-67=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley
Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto
3Jul 14, 1991 U.S. Women's Open −1 (70-75-71-67=283)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley
4Oct 6, 1991 Daikyo World Championship −3 (73-72-71=216)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Mochrie
5Mar 14, 1993 PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson) −16 (67-66-70-69=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
6May 9, 1993 Sara Lee Classic −11 (70-71-64=205)Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tina Tombs
7Feb 24, 1996 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open −4 (74-70-68=212)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karrie Webb
8Apr 28, 1996 Sara Lee Classic −6 (70-71-69=210)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Farwig
Flag of Scotland.svg Pamela Wright
9Aug 9, 1998 Star Bank LPGA Classic −17 (64-66-68=199)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Pepper
10Jan 24, 1999 Naples LPGA Memorial −16 (69-67-69-67=272)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Robbins
11May 16, 1999 Sara Lee Classic −17 (66-65-68=199)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
Flag of the United States.svg Kris Tschetter
12Jun 11, 2000 Wegmans Rochester International −8 (74-67-72-67=280)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Doolan
13Aug 13, 2000 du Maurier Classic −6 (73-68-72-69=282)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones
14Aug 18, 2002 Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open −4 (71-71-69-73=284)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Ellis
Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew
Flag of the United States.svg Michele Redman
15Nov 23, 2003 ADT Championship −7 (71-71-72-67=281)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
16Jul 4, 2004 U.S. Women's Open −10 (73-69-67-65=274)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
17Jul 11, 2004 BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open −18 (65-70-65-70=270)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
18Aug 8, 2004 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic −7 (66-69-74-68=277)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Se Ri Pak
Flag of England.svg Karen Stupples

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11992 The Phar-Mor in Youngstown Flag of the United States.svg Donna Andrews
Flag of the United States.svg Beth Daniel
Flag of the United States.svg Betsy King
King won with birdie on first extra hole
21993 Sara Lee Classic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tina Tombs Won with birdie on third extra hole
31998 Star Bank LPGA Classic Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Pepper Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Legends Tour wins (1)

Major championships

Wins (4)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
1991 LPGA Championship −10 (68-68-71-67=274)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley, Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Okamoto
1991 U.S. Women's Open −1 (70-75-71-67=283)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Pat Bradley
2000 du Maurier Classic −6 (73-68-72-69=282)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones
2004 U.S. Women's Open −10 (73-69-67-65=274)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam

Results timeline

Tournament1986198719881989
Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA Championship T61T29
U.S. Women's Open CUTT44CUT
du Maurier Classic T59
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T9T305T49T11T16T2CUTT1623
LPGA Championship T201T26T45T11T15T10T22T6T11T17
U.S. Women's Open T91421T62T19T43CUTT5T2
du Maurier Classic CUTT23T13T64T4T124T30T4T661
Tournament200120022003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Kraft Nabisco Championship T28T36T33T48T50T6673T15CUT
LPGA Championship T17T12T2716T33CUTCUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open T30T22CUT1T13CUTCUTT58CUT
Women's British Open ^CUTT8T37CUTCUTCUT68

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Team appearances

Professional

See also

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References

  1. "Love III gets Hall of Fame call: Woosnam, Mallon, Ochoa, Longhurst also included in Class of 2017". PGA Tour. October 18, 2016.
  2. Meg Mallon is U.S. Solheim captain
  3. Golfweek.com, As will to win fades, Mallon, 47, retires 2010-07-07