Trish Johnson

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Trish Johnson
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Johnson during 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full namePatricia Mary Johnson
Born (1966-01-17) 17 January 1966 (age 57)
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 (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer.

Contents

Early life and amateur career

Johnson was born in Bristol. Her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practised other sports, including badminton, soccer and tennis. She preferred to learn by herself rather than taking golf lessons. [1]

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 [2] and repeated as England Under-23 Champion. In 1986 she represented GB & I in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and the Curtis Cup, where she won maximum points. [3] [4]

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 when she won the 2004 Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open. [5] Her latest victory came at the 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open. [6]

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. [7]

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. [8]

Senior career

Johnson has won six tournaments on the Legends Tour, including three senior women's major golf championships; the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017 and 2021 and the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open.

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)

Other wins (1)

this list may be incomplete

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 [9] −5 (68-71=139)Playoff [lower-alpha 1] 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 [10] −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) [11] −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. Mickey, Lisa D. (5 September 2019). "Trish Johnson, Playing for the Long Term". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  4. "1986 Curtis Cup Match". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  5. 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.
  6. Bethan Cutler (15 August 2007). "Johnson triumphs in Italy". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  7. "Tournament Chronology 1990–1999" (PDF). LPGA Tour . Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  8. "Women's World Cup of Golf:Final Results". LPGA Tour . Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  9. "Trish Johnson outlasts Juli Inkster in Legends playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  10. "Trish Johnson wins Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup at Kingston's White Horse Golf Club". SeattleSports.com. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  11. 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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