Trish Johnson

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Trish Johnson
MBE
2010 Women's British Open - Trish Johnson (6).jpg
Johnson during 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full namePatricia Mary Johnson
Born (1966-01-17) 17 January 1966 (age 59)
Bristol, England
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour
Professional wins29
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour19 (T3rd all-time)
Other7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T8: 1993
Women's PGA C'ship 8th/T8: 1993, 1997
U.S. Women's Open 10th: 1998
du Maurier Classic T3: 1991
Women's British Open T19: 2001
Evian Championship CUT: 2014
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year 		1987
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit 		1990

Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson MBE (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer. She won three times on the LPGA Tour and 19 times on the Ladies European Tour. As a senior she has won both senior women's major championships, the U.S. Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship.

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Early life

Johnson was born in Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom. Her father and her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practiced other sports, including badminton, soccer and tennis, but took up golf at age nine influenced by her family, playing at Royal North Devon Golf Club, a links course and the oldest golf club in England. She preferred to learn by herself rather than taking golf lessons. [1] [2]

Amateur career

She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion. In 1985 she won the English Women's Amateur Championship, was the English Women's Strokeplay Champion [3] and repeated as England Under-23 Champion. In 1986 she represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and the Curtis Cup. At the 1986 Curtis Cup match, on foreign soil at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, her team won with 13−5 against United States and Johnson won maximum points in her four games. [4] [5]

Professional career

Johnson turned professional in March 1987. She won three tournaments in her first year as a professional and was Rookie of Year on the Ladies European Tour in 1987. She won four tournaments in 1990 and won the 1990 Order of Merit. Overall, she has won 19 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour and has finished in the top ten of the Order of Merit on thirteen occasions, including second places in 2000 and 2004. [6]

Her latest regular victory came at the age of 48 years, 7 months, and 15 days at the 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, making her the oldest ever winner on the Ladies European Tour [7] and tied third on the all-time-list of most wins on the tour. [8]

Johnson won the 1987 LPGA Tour Qualifying School to earn playing rights for the 1988 season. She has three wins on the US-based LPGA Tour. She won the 1993 Las Vegas LPGA tournament and the following week's LPGA Atlanta Women's Championship. Her last LPGA victory was the 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic. [9]

She was a member of the European Solheim Cup team in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, and 2007 and teamed with Laura Davies to represent England at the 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf. [10]

Senior career

After turning 50, Johnson has won six tournaments on the Legends Tour, where most tournaments had an age limit of 45, including three senior women's major golf championships. She won the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017 and repeated that victory in 2021.

At the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon, which had an age limit of 50, Johnson, at 57 years of age, was tied at fourth, five strokes from leader Catriona Matthew after two rounds. She advanced to the lead after a third round 5-under-par 67 and finished winner, one stroke ahead of Leta Lindley after the final round. Johnson received a winner's check of $180,000, twice as much as the highest prize on any regular win in her career. [2]

Johnson became the player with most victories in senior women's majors championships and one of three players who, during their careers, have won both of the two senior majors. The other two players are Laura Davies and Helen Alfredsson.

Awards, honors

In 2010, Johnson earned Life Time Membership of the Ladies European Tour, reaching the criteria for the honor after the tour decided to retrospectively award points for her 2008 win of the European Nations Cup. [11]

In September 2024, the England Golf Federation announced that Johnson was selected to be inducted in to the England Golf Hall of Fame. [12]

In June 2025 Johnson was in the King's Birthday honors list becoming an MBE . [13]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (29)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
14 Apr 1993 Las Vegas LPGA −7 (71-71-67=209)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Missie McGeorge
218 Apr 1993 Atlanta Women's Championship −6 (72-72-68-70=282)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sherri Steinhauer
329 Sep 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic −18 (67-71-68-64=270)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kim Saiki

Ladies European Tour wins (19)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
16 Jun 1987 McEwan's Wirral Classic [14] −4 (72-70-73-77=292)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn
225 Jul 1987 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic [15] −22 (64-60-60-58=242)11 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah
325 Oct 1987 Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay [16] 4 and 3 Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
413 May 1990 Hennessy Ladies' Cup [17] [18] −3 (72-68-71-74=285)3 strokes Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, Flag of the United States.svg Tammie Green
515 Jul 1990 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic [18] −11 (61-66-58-64=249)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corinne Dibnah
616 Sep 1990 Ladies European Open [19] [18] −12 (71-67-69-69=276)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Estill, Flag of the United States.svg Pearl Sinn
711 Nov 1990 Longines Classic [20] +2 (72-71-75-68=286)6 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Gillian Stewart
831 May 1992 Skol La Manga Club Classic [21] −10 (73-66-67-68=274)1 stroke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Florence Descampe, Flag of Sweden.svg Catrin Nilsmark
98 Sep 1996 Marks & Spencer European Open [22] −14 (74-66-64-70=274)5 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Sterner, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne-Marie Knight
1013 Oct 1996 Open de France Dames [23] −19 (62-68-70=200)10 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Raquel Carriedo-Tomás
1111 Jul 1999 Open de France Dames [24] (2)−6 (70-70-75-67=282)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Alison Nicholas
1224 Oct 1999 Marrakech Palmeraie Open [24] −12 (70-67-67=204)5 strokes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Valérie Van Ryckeghem
136 Aug 2000 The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters [25] −9 (68-71-68=207)2 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Vibeke Stensrud
1415 Aug 2004 Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open [26] −15 (73-70-69-65=277)3 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Iben Tinning, Flag of England.svg Laura Davies
1526 May 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open [27] −15 (68-70-69-66=273)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bettina Hauert
166 Apr 2008 VCI European Ladies Golf Cup^
(with Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson)		−21 (267)5 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Martina Eberl / Anja Monke
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ellen Smets / Lara Tadiotto
174 Jul 2010 Tenerife Ladies Open [28] [29] −14 (67-71-66-70=274)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Virginie Lagoutte
1812 Sep 2010 Open de France Feminin [28] [30] (3)−14 (70-67-63-74=274)Playoff Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna
1929 Aug 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open [31] [8] −7 (66-70-73=209)2 strokes Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera

^ Nation team event, with two rounds of better-ball and two rounds of a greensome variation, sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour, counted as a tour win but with unofficial prize money and not counted in the Order of Merit.

Ladies European Tour playoff record (2–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1987 British Olivetti Tournament [32] [33] Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Connachan Lost. Connachan won with par on first extra hole.
21987 McEwan's Wirral Classic [14] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn Won on second extra hole.
3 1996 Hennessy Cup Flag of Sweden.svg Helen Alfredsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann 		Lost. Alfredsson won with birdie on second extra hole.
Neumann eliminated on first hole.
4 1997 Deesse Ladies' Swiss Open [34] Flag of France.svg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Lost.
5 1999 Laura Davies' Invitational [35] [36] Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Grönberg -Whitmore Lost. Grönberg won win birdie on second extra hole.
6 2010 Open de France Feminin [28] [30] [37] Flag of Italy.svg Diana Luna Won with birdie on first extra hole.

Source: [38]

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
118 Oct 1992 Sunrise Cup World Team Championship (individual) [39] +3 (71-72-76=219)Shared with Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann

Legends Tour wins (6)

Legend
Legends Tour major championships (3)
Other Legends Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
121 Aug 2016 The Legends Championship [40] −5 (68-71=139)Playoff [a] Flag of the United States.svg Juli Inkster
212 Jul 2017 Senior LPGA Championship −4 (67-72-73=212)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Michele Redman
310 Jun 2018 Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup [41] −8 (66-70=136)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Grimes
47 Sep 2018 BJ's Charity Championship (with Flag of England.svg Laura Davies) [42] −10 (61)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Patti Rizzo and Flag of the United States.svg Michele Redman,
Flag of the United States.svg Donna Caponi and Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Rinker
529 Aug 2021 Senior LPGA Championship −7 (67-73-69=209)1 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Morgan
627 Aug 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open −4 (73-72-67-72=284)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Leta Lindley
  1. ↑ Johnson won with a par at the sixth playoff hole.

Senior major championships

Wins (3)

YearTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
2017 Senior LPGA Championship −4 (67-72-73=212)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Michele Redman
2021 Senior LPGA Championship −7 (67-73-69=209)1 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Becky Morgan
2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open −4 (73-72-67-72=284)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Leta Lindley

Ladies European Tour career summary

YearEarningsOrder of Merit
rank		Scoring
average
1987 £35,7185
1988 £2,11090
1989 £11,63136
1990 £83,0431
1991 £18,15519
1992 £51,8054
1993 £17,45117
1994 £31,30915
1995 £52,4647
1996 £80,3333
1997 £45,742972.40
1998 £73,190472.13
1999 £117,214470.86
2000 €115,131271.93
2001 €66,0431672.71
2002 €36,0112773.71
2003 €89,066971.73
2004 €160,051271.82
2005 €116,190971.91
2006 €72,28824
2007 €202,468472.35
2008 €67,7823473.12
2009 €46,5674072.30
2010 €139,925972.11
2011 €30,8397173.27
2012 €124,4381071.90
2013 €50,0554472.63
2014 €92,6071772.38
2015 €27,43475.00
2016 €32,0935273.61
2017 −−74.29

Yellow for top-10 finishes, green for first.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W-L-H		Singles
W-L-H		Foursomes
W-L-H		Fourballs
W-L-H		Points
won		Points
%
Career255–13–71–7–02–4–22–2–58.534%
199030–3–00–1–0 lost to P. Bradley 8&70–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 5&40–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 2&100%
199231–1–11–0–0 def P. Sheehan 2&10–1–0 lost w/F.Descampe 1dn0–0–1 halved w/F.Descampe1.550%
199430–3–00–1–0 lost to B. Daniel 1dn0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 2dn0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 3&200%
199642–1–10–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&21–0–0 won w/L. Davies 4&31–0–1 won w/L. Davies 6&5, halved w/A. Sorenstam2.562.5%
199820–2–00–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&20–1–0 lost w/L. Davies 3&100%
200042–1–10–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 2&11–0–1 won w/S. Gustafson 3&2, halved w/S. Gustafson1–0–0 won w/S. Gustafson 3&22.562.5%
200530–1–20–1–0 lost to P.Hurst 2&10–0–1 halved w/S. Gustafson0–0–1 halved w/I. Tinning133.3%
200730–1–20–1–0 lost to A.Stanford 3&20–0–2 halved w/L. Davies, halved w/I. Tinning133.3%

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Sellberg, Lena (October 1990). "Trish Johnson". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10/1990. p. 73. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 Sirak, Ron (31 July 2024). "Trish Johnson: The Quiet Champion". championships.usga.org. USGA. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Mickey, Lisa D. (5 September 2019). "Trish Johnson, Playing for the Long Term". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  5. ↑ "1986 Curtis Cup Match". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  6. ↑ Martin Park (15 August 2005). "Johnson wins in spectacular style in Wales". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  7. ↑ "LET in numbers". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tournament Chronology 1990–1999" (PDF). LPGA Tour . Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  10. ↑ "Women's World Cup of Golf:Final Results". LPGA Tour . Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  11. ↑ "Trish Johnson, Bio, Professional Career Highlights". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "England Golf Hall of Fame 2024 – Trish Johnson". englandgolf.com. England Golf. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Littler, Humphries, Wade & Beckham in King's Honours". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Siffror, WPGA-Touren, McEwan's Wirral Classic" [Numbers, WPGA Tour, McEwan's Wirral Classic]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
  15. ↑ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1987. p. 90. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Facit -87, Europa-touren, damer, WPGA" [Season 1987, European Tour, Ladies, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1987. p. 67. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Tävling, WPGA, Hennessy Ladies' Cup" [Competition, WPGA, Hennessy Ladies' Cup]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1990. p. 112. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  18. 1 2 3 "Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 91. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "WPG European Tour, Ladies European Open" [WPG European Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1990. p. 75. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Tävling, WPGA; Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Competitiuon, WPGA; Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. pp. 57, 91. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Facit -92, WPG European Tour, Penningligan" [Season 1992, WPG European Tour, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1993. p. 74. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  22. ↑ "Facit 1996, Fakta från AmEx Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Season 1996, Facts from AmEx Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1996. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  23. ↑ "Facit 1996, Fakta från AmEx Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Season 1996, Facts from AmEx Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1996. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  24. 1 2 "American Express Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [American Express Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1999. p. 68. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters presented by Kellogg's, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  26. ↑ "Wales 'Golf as it should be' Ladies Open, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  27. ↑ Bethan Cutler (15 August 2007). "Johnson triumphs in Italy". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  28. 1 2 3 "2010 Season, Player Tour Season Record, Trish Johnson". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  29. ↑ "Tenerife Ladies Open, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  30. 1 2 "Open de France Feminin, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  31. ↑ "2014 Season, Player Tour Season Record, Trish Johnson". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  32. ↑ Johnson, Bill (25 May 1987). "Jane is champion after a playoff". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  33. ↑ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
  34. ↑ "American Express Tour, Deesse Ladies Swiss Open" [American Express Tour, Deesse Ladies Swiss Open]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1997. p. 90. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  35. ↑ Golf: Gronberg prevails in play-off test of nerve, The Independent, 31 August 1999
  36. ↑ Gronberg wins second title of season, Golf Today, 31 August 1999
  37. ↑ Franzén, Eric (12 September 2010). "Johnson tog tredje segern i Open de France" [Johnson took her third win in Open de France]. svenskgolf.se (in Swedish). Svensk Golf. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  38. ↑ "Tour Information Centre". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  39. ↑ "Bäst i världen". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). December 1992. pp. 62, 63.
  40. ↑ "Trish Johnson outlasts Juli Inkster in Legends playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  41. ↑ "Trish Johnson wins Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup at Kingston's White Horse Golf Club". SeattleSports.com. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  42. ↑ Mickey, Lisa D. (7 September 2018). "On Other Tours: Davies, Johnson Pair Up To Win BJ's Charity Championship". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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