Michele Redman

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Michele Redman
Personal information
Born (1965-04-15) April 15, 1965 (age 58)
Zanesville, Ohio
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Plymouth, Minnesota
Career
College Indiana University
Turned professional1988
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1992-2011)
Futures Tour (1988-1991)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour2
Epson Tour3
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T4: 2000
Women's PGA C'ship T6: 2002
U.S. Women's Open T5: 2004
du Maurier Classic T13: 1999
Women's British Open T5: 2004

Michele Redman (born April 15, 1965) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011. She is currently the women's golf coach at the University of Minnesota.

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Redman was born in Zanesville, Ohio. She attended Zanesville High School, where she played on the varsity boys' golf team. She attended Indiana University, where she won four events, was named All-American twice and All-Big Ten four times. She was the Big Ten Conference champion in 1987.

Redman played on the Futures Tour from 1988 to 1991, winning three times in 1991.

Redman played on the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2011 and had two victories: the 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic and the 2000 First Union Betsy King Classic. She had her best finish on the money list in 2000, placing tenth. She was a member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005.

Before Redman's successful fourth attempt to make the LPGA tour, she played on the Futures Tour where she posted three victories. Redman has two holes-in-one and has won over $4.5 million.

On August 10, 2011, it was announced that Redman would be the next women's golf coach at the University of Minnesota. At the 2011 Safeway Classic, Redman announced her retirement from competing on the LPGA Tour. [1]

On November 13, 2011, Redman won the 2011 Legends Tour Open Championship. [2]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 20, 1997 JAL Big Apple Classic -12 (64-67-71-70=272)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
2Sep 10, 2000 First Union Betsy King Classic -14 (68-66-68=202)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jean Bartholomew
Flag of the United States.svg Meg Mallon

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12009 Safeway Classic Flag of South Korea.svg M.J. Hur
Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen 		Hur won with birdie on second extra hole
Redman eliminated by par on first hole.

Futures Tour wins (3)

Legends Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Nov 13, 2011 Legends Tour Open Championship−2 (72-70=142)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Jones
2Feb 24, 2013 Walgreens Charity Classic−5 (71-68=139)2 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lorie Kane
3Sep 6, 2019 BJ's Charity Championship
(with Rosie Jones)		−12 (59)2 strokes Flag of Peru.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Lidback &
Flag of Peru.svg Alicia Dibos

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000
Kraft Nabisco Championship T54T42T13T4
LPGA Championship T64CUTCUTT29T41CUTT18CUTT17
U.S. Women's Open T22CUT20T14T7T49T14T23
du Maurier Classic CUTCUTT31T25T23T41T14T13T24
Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Kraft Nabisco Championship T18T25T2122T58T11T65T21T12T48CUT
LPGA Championship T10T6T11CUTT49T39T46T58T31T42T34
U.S. Women's Open T16T22T39T5CUTCUTCUT70T40CUTCUT
Women's British Open ^CUTT37T5T11CUTT42T17

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

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

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