Jenny Lidback

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Jenny Lidback
Personal information
Full nameJenny Lidback
Born (1963-03-30) 30 March 1963 (age 61)
Lima, Peru
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Texas Christian University
Louisiana State University
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (1989-2003)
Futures Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Epson Tour8
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship T10: 2000
Women's PGA C'ship T11: 1999
U.S. Women's Open 12th: 1996
du Maurier Classic Won: 1995
Women's British Open T56: 2001
Achievements and awards
Futures Tour
Player of the Year
1988

Jenny Lidback (born 30 March 1963) is a professional golfer.

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Lidback was born in Lima, Peru to Swedish parents. [1] She attended Texas Christian University and Louisiana State University. [2]

Lidback's rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1989. [2] Her only win on the Tour came in 1995 at one of the major championships, the du Maurier Ltd. Classic. She had her best finish on the money list in the same year, placing 21st. She retired from tournament golf after the 2003 season.

Lidback became a U.S. citizen in May 2003. [2] Her nephew, Roberto Castro, plays on the PGA Tour. [3]

Professional wins (9)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Aug 27, 1995 du Maurier Classic −8 (71-69-68-72=280)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
11998 Sara Lee Classic Flag of the United States.svg Donna Andrews
Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Lopez
Flag of the United States.svg Barb Mucha
Mucha won with birdie on second extra hole

Futures Tour wins (8)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1995 du Maurier Classic −8 (71-69-68-72=280)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Liselotte Neumann

Team appearances

Professional

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References

  1. "Neumann charges to du Maurier lead". The Fre Lance-Star. Associated Press. 26 August 1995. p. B9.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jenny Lidback profile" (PDF). LPGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2010.
  3. Livsey, Laury (6 August 2010). "Castro leads after second-round 63 in Kansas". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.