Meg Mallon | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Born | Natick, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 14, 1963||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||
Residence | Ocean Ridge, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
Partner | Beth Daniel | ||||||
Career | |||||||
College | Ohio State University | ||||||
Turned professional | 1987 | ||||||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (1987–2010) | ||||||
Professional wins | 20 | ||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||
LPGA Tour | 18 | ||||||
Other | 2 | ||||||
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 | |||||||
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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]
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.
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.
Legend |
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LPGA Tour major championships (4) |
Other LPGA Tour (14) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Feb 4, 1991 | Oldsmobile LPGA Classic | −12 (66-70-69-71=276) | 2 strokes | Dana Lofland |
2 | Jun 30, 1991 | Mazda LPGA Championship | −10 (68-68-71-67=274) | 1 stroke | Pat Bradley Ayako Okamoto |
3 | Jul 14, 1991 | U.S. Women's Open | −1 (70-75-71-67=283) | 2 strokes | Pat Bradley |
4 | Oct 6, 1991 | Daikyo World Championship | −3 (73-72-71=216) | 5 strokes | Dottie Mochrie |
5 | Mar 14, 1993 | PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson) | −16 (67-66-70-69=272) | 1 stroke | Betsy King |
6 | May 9, 1993 | Sara Lee Classic | −11 (70-71-64=205) | Playoff | Tina Tombs |
7 | Feb 24, 1996 | Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open | −4 (74-70-68=212) | 1 stroke | Karrie Webb |
8 | Apr 28, 1996 | Sara Lee Classic | −6 (70-71-69=210) | 2 strokes | Stephanie Farwig Pamela Wright |
9 | Aug 9, 1998 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | −17 (64-66-68=199) | Playoff | Dottie Pepper |
10 | Jan 24, 1999 | Naples LPGA Memorial | −16 (69-67-69-67=272) | 1 stroke | Helen Alfredsson Kelly Robbins |
11 | May 16, 1999 | Sara Lee Classic | −17 (66-65-68=199) | 1 stroke | Annika Sörenstam Kris Tschetter |
12 | Jun 11, 2000 | Wegmans Rochester International | −8 (74-67-72-67=280) | 2 strokes | Wendy Doolan |
13 | Aug 13, 2000 | du Maurier Classic | −6 (73-68-72-69=282) | 1 stroke | Rosie Jones |
14 | Aug 18, 2002 | Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open | −4 (71-71-69-73=284) | 3 strokes | Michelle Ellis Catriona Matthew Michele Redman |
15 | Nov 23, 2003 | ADT Championship | −7 (71-71-72-67=281) | 1 stroke | Annika Sörenstam |
16 | Jul 4, 2004 | U.S. Women's Open | −10 (73-69-67-65=274) | 2 strokes | Annika Sörenstam |
17 | Jul 11, 2004 | BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open | −18 (65-70-65-70=270) | 4 strokes | Beth Daniel |
18 | Aug 8, 2004 | Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic | −7 (66-69-74-68=277) | 1 stroke | Se Ri Pak Karen Stupples |
LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1992 | The Phar-Mor in Youngstown | Donna Andrews Beth Daniel Betsy King | King won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1993 | Sara Lee Classic | Tina Tombs | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
3 | 1998 | Star Bank LPGA Classic | Dottie Pepper | Won with par on first extra hole |
Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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1991 | LPGA Championship | −10 (68-68-71-67=274) | 1 stroke | Pat Bradley, Ayako Okamoto |
1991 | U.S. Women's Open | −1 (70-75-71-67=283) | 2 strokes | Pat Bradley |
2000 | du Maurier Classic | −6 (73-68-72-69=282) | 1 stroke | Rosie Jones |
2004 | U.S. Women's Open | −10 (73-69-67-65=274) | 2 strokes | Annika Sörenstam |
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | ||||
LPGA Championship | T61 | T29 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T44 | CUT | |
du Maurier Classic | T59 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T9 | T30 | 5 | T49 | T11 | T16 | T2 | CUT | T16 | 2 | 3 |
LPGA Championship | T20 | 1 | T26 | T45 | T11 | T15 | T10 | T22 | T6 | T11 | T17 |
U.S. Women's Open | T9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | T6 | 2 | T19 | T43 | CUT | T5 | T2 |
du Maurier Classic | CUT | T23 | T13 | T64 | T4 | T12 | 4 | T30 | T4 | T66 | 1 |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T28 | T36 | T33 | T48 | T50 | T66 | 73 | T15 | CUT | |
LPGA Championship | T17 | T12 | T27 | 16 | T33 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
U.S. Women's Open | T30 | T22 | CUT | 1 | T13 | CUT | CUT | T58 | CUT | |
Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T8 | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 68 |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
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