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Trish Johnson

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Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson (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.

Trish Johnson
Johnson during 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full namePatricia Mary Johnson
Born (1966-01-17) 17 January 1966 (age 58)
Bristol, England
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationality 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 ChampionshipT8: 1993
Women's PGA C'ship8th/T8: 1993, 1997
U.S. Women's Open10th: 1998
du Maurier ClassicT3: 1991
Women's British OpenT19: 2001
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2014
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		1987
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit		1990

Early life

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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

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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

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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.[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

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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

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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]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (29)

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LPGA Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Apr 1993 Las Vegas LPGA −7 (71-71-67=209) 4 strokes   Missie McGeorge
2 18 Apr 1993 Atlanta Women's Championship −6 (72-72-68-70=282) 2 strokes   Sherri Steinhauer
3 29 Sep 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic −18 (67-71-68-64=270) 3 strokes   Kim Saiki

Ladies European Tour wins (19)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 6 Jun 1987 McEwan's Wirral Classic[13] −4 (72-70-73-77=292) Playoff   Karen Lunn
2 25 Jul 1987 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[14] −22 (64-60-60-58=242) 11 strokes   Corinne Dibnah
3 25 Oct 1987 Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay[15] 4 and 3   Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
4 13 May 1990 Hennessy Ladies' Cup[16][17] −3 (72-68-71-74=285) 3 strokes   Marie-Laure de Lorenzi,   Tammie Green
5 15 Jul 1990 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[17] −11 (61-66-58-64=249) 5 strokes   Corinne Dibnah
6 16 Sep 1990 Ladies European Open[18][17] −12 (71-67-69-69=276) 2 strokes   Michelle Estill,   Pearl Sinn
7 11 Nov 1990 Longines Classic[19] 2 (72-71-75-68=286) 6 strokes   Gillian Stewart
8 31 May 1992 Skol La Manga Club Classic[20] −10 (73-66-67-68=274) 1 stroke   Florence Descampe,   Catrin Nilsmark
9 8 Sep 1996 Marks & Spencer European Open[21] −14 (74-66-64-70=274) 5 strokes   Pernilla Sterner,   Anne-Marie Knight
10 13 Oct 1996 Open de France Dames[22] −19 (62-68-70=200) 10 strokes   Raquel Carriedo-Tomás
11 11 Jul 1999 Open de France Dames[23] (2) −6 (70-70-75-67=282) 1 stroke   Alison Nicholas
12 24 Oct 1999 Marrakech Palmeraie Open[23] −12 (70-67-67=204) 5 strokes   Valérie Van Ryckeghem
13 6 Aug 2000 The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters[24] −9 (68-71-68=207) 2 strokes   Vibeke Stensrud
14 15 Aug 2004 Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open[25] −15 (73-70-69-65=277) 3 strokes   Iben Tinning,   Laura Davies
15 26 May 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open[26] −15 (68-70-69-66=273) 1 stroke   Bettina Hauert
16 6 Apr 2008 VCI European Ladies Golf Cup^
(with   Rebecca Hudson)		 −21 (267) 5 strokes   Martina Eberl / Anja Monke
  Ellen Smets / Lara Tadiotto
17 4 Jul 2010 Tenerife Ladies Open[27][28] −14 (67-71-66-70=274) 1 stroke   Virginie Lagoutte
18 12 Sep 2010 Open de France Feminin[27][29] (3) −14 (70-67-63-74=274) Playoff   Diana Luna
19 29 Aug 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open[30][8] −7 (66-70-73=209) 2 strokes   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. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1987 British Olivetti Tournament[31][32]   Jane Connachan Lost. Connachan won with par on first extra hole.
2 1987 McEwan's Wirral Classic[13]   Karen Lunn Won on second extra hole.
3 1996 Hennessy Cup   Helen Alfredsson
  Liselotte Neumann 		Lost. Alfredsson won with birdie on second extra hole.
Neumann eliminated on first hole.
4 1997 Deesse Ladies' Swiss Open[33]   Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Lost.
5 1999 Laura Davies' Invitational[34][35]   Sofia Grönberg -Whitmore Lost. Grönberg won win birdie on second extra hole.
6 2010 Open de France Feminin[27][29][36]   Diana Luna Won with birdie on first extra hole.

Source:[37]

Other wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 18 Oct 1992 Sunrise Cup World Team Championship (individual)[38] 3 (71-72-76=219) Shared with   Liselotte Neumann

Legends Tour wins (6)

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Legend
Legends Tour major championships (3)
Other Legends Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 21 Aug 2016 The Legends Championship[39] −5 (68-71=139) Playoff[a]   Juli Inkster
2 12 Jul 2017 Senior LPGA Championship −4 (67-72-73=212) 3 strokes   Michele Redman
3 10 Jun 2018 Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup[40] −8 (66-70=136) 5 strokes   Lisa Grimes
4 7 Sep 2018 BJ's Charity Championship (with   Laura Davies)[41] −10 (61) 2 strokes   Patti Rizzo and   Michele Redman,
  Donna Caponi and   Laurie Rinker
5 29 Aug 2021 Senior LPGA Championship −7 (67-73-69=209) 1 stroke   Becky Morgan
6 27 Aug 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open −4 (73-72-67-72=284) 1 stroke   Leta Lindley
  1. ^ Johnson won with a par at the sixth playoff hole.

Senior major championships

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Wins (3)

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Year Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
2017 Senior LPGA Championship −4 (67-72-73=212) 3 strokes   Michele Redman
2021 Senior LPGA Championship −7 (67-73-69=209) 1 stroke   Becky Morgan
2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open −4 (73-72-67-72=284) 1 stroke   Leta Lindley

Ladies European Tour career summary

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Year Earnings Order of Merit
rank		 Scoring
average
1987 £35,718 5
1988 £2,110 90
1989 £11,631 36
1990 £83,043 1
1991 £18,155 19
1992 £51,805 4
1993 £17,451 17
1994 £31,309 15
1995 £52,464 7
1996 £80,333 3
1997 £45,742 9 72.40
1998 £73,190 4 72.13
1999 £117,214 4 70.86
2000 €115,131 2 71.93
2001 €66,043 16 72.71
2002 €36,011 27 73.71
2003 €89,066 9 71.73
2004 €160,051 2 71.82
2005 €116,190 9 71.91
2006 €72,288 24
2007 €202,468 4 72.35
2008 €67,782 34 73.12
2009 €46,567 40 72.30
2010 €139,925 9 72.11
2011 €30,839 71 73.27
2012 €124,438 10 71.90
2013 €50,055 44 72.63
2014 €92,607 17 72.38
2015 €27,434 75.00
2016 €32,093 52 73.61
2017 − − 74.29

Yellow for top-10 finishes, green for first.

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

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Year Total
matches		 Total
W-L-H		 Singles
W-L-H		 Foursomes
W-L-H		 Fourballs
W-L-H		 Points
won		 Points
%
Career 25 5–13–7 1–7–0 2–4–2 2–2–5 8.5 34%
1990 3 0–3–0 0–1–0 lost to P. Bradley 8&7 0–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 5&4 0–1–0 lost w/M de Lorenzi 2&1 0 0%
1992 3 1–1–1 1–0–0 def P. Sheehan 2&1 0–1–0 lost w/F.Descampe 1dn 0–0–1 halved w/F.Descampe 1.5 50%
1994 3 0–3–0 0–1–0 lost to B. Daniel 1dn 0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 2dn 0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 3&2 0 0%
1996 4 2–1–1 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&2 1–0–0 won w/L. Davies 4&3 1–0–1 won w/L. Davies 6&5, halved w/A. Sorenstam 2.5 62.5%
1998 2 0–2–0 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 3&2 0–1–0 lost w/L. Davies 3&1 0 0%
2000 4 2–1–1 0–1–0 lost to D. Pepper 2&1 1–0–1 won w/S. Gustafson 3&2, halved w/S. Gustafson 1–0–0 won w/S. Gustafson 3&2 2.5 62.5%
2005 3 0–1–2 0–1–0 lost to P.Hurst 2&1 0–0–1 halved w/S. Gustafson 0–0–1 halved w/I. Tinning 1 33.3%
2007 3 0–1–2 0–1–0 lost to A.Stanford 3&2 0–0–2 halved w/L. Davies, halved w/I. Tinning 1 33.3%

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Sellberg, Lena (October 1990). "Trish Johnson". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10/1990. p. 73. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Siffror, WPGA-Touren, McEwan's Wirral Classic" [Numbers, WPGA Tour, McEwan's Wirral Classic]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
  14. ^ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1987. p. 90. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Tävling, WPGA, Hennessy Ladies' Cup" [Competition, WPGA, Hennessy Ladies' Cup]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6. June 1990. p. 112. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "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.
  18. ^ "WPG European Tour, Ladies European Open" [WPG European Tour]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 10. October 1990. p. 75. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  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. ^ a b "Amarican Express Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Amarican Express Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1999. p. 68. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  24. ^ "The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters presented by Kellogg's, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Wales 'Golf as it should be' Ladies Open, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  26. ^ Bethan Cutler (15 August 2007). "Johnson triumphs in Italy". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  27. ^ a b c "2010 Season, Player Tour Season Record, Trish Johnson". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  28. ^ "Tenerife Ladies Open, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Open de France Feminin, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  30. ^ "2014 Season, Player Tour Season Record, Trish Johnson". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  31. ^ Johnson, Bill (25 May 1987). "Jane is champion after a playoff". The Glasgow Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  32. ^ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ Golf: Gronberg prevails in play-off test of nerve, The Independent, 31 August 1999
  35. ^ Gronberg wins second title of season, Golf Today, 31 August 1999
  36. ^ 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.
  37. ^ "Tour Information Centre". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  38. ^ "Bäst i världen". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). December 1992. pp. 62, 63.
  39. ^ "Trish Johnson outlasts Juli Inkster in Legends playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  40. ^ "Trish Johnson wins Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup at Kingston's White Horse Golf Club". SeattleSports.com. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  41. ^ 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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