Catriona Matthew
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Catriona Matthew (née Lambert, born in Edinburgh on 25 August 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour.
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[edit] Amateur career
Matthew grew up in North Berwick and learned to play on the Children's Course and North Berwick West Links in the town. She had a successful junior and amateur career, becoming Scottish Girls champion in 1986 and Scottish Under-21 Stroke Play champion in 1988 and 1989. She captured the Scottish Amateur title in 1991, 1993 and 1994, and the British Amateur title in 1993. She was a member of the 1990, 1992 and 1994 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup teams. She graduated from the University of Stirling in 1992.
[edit] Professional career
Matthew qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for fifth at the 1994 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1995 season. She soon established herself on the tour, and her best season through 2004 was 2001, when she finished tenth on the money list. Her two LPGA victories came at the 2001 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open and the 2004 Wendy's Championship for Children. Her best finish in an LPGA major is a tie for third at the 2001 Women's British Open.
Matthew also plays a few Ladies European Tour events each season, and she won the 1998 McDonald's WPGA Championship on that tour. She was a member of the 1998, 2003 and 2005 European Solheim Cup teams. She teamed with Janice Moodie to represent Scotland at the 2005 and 2006 Women’s World Cup of Golf. Was a member of the victoriuos Rest of the World team captained by Annika Sörenstam in the inaugural Lexus Cup.
In the official world rankings released on 21 February 2006, Matthew was ranked 19th in the world, making her the top British female golfer.
[edit] Professional wins
[edit] LPGA Tour
- 2001: Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open
- 2004: Wendy's Championship for Children
[edit] Other
- 1996: 1996 Australian Ladies Open (WPGET)
- 1998: McDonald's WPGA Championship (ELPGA)
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Majors | Other wins | LPGA wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,832 | 100 | 73.59 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76,490 | 79 | 73.12 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221,276 | 33 | 72.15 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118,157 | 63 | 72.33 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370,162 | 21 | 71.53 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278,382 | 32 | 72.10 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 747,970 | 10 | 71.41 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 567,394 | 15 | 71.22 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506,273 | 21 | 71.22 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 650,444 | 14 | 71.16 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 776,924 | 10 | 71.46 |
[edit] Solheim Cup Record
| Year | Total Matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | 4somes W-L-H | 4balls W-L-H | Points Won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 13 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-2 | 2-2-0 | 7 | 53.8% |
| 1998 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 0-1-0 lost to S. Steinhauer 3&2 | 1-1-0 won w/A. Sorenstam 3&2, lost w/A. Sörenstam 3&2 | 1 | 33.33% | |
| 2003 | 5 | 3-1-1 | 1-0-0 def R. Jones 3&1 | 1-0-1 won w/J. Moodie 5&3, halved w/J. Moodie | 1-1-0 lost w/L.Davies 2&1, won w/J. Moodie 4&3 | 3.5 | 70% |
| 2005 | 5 | 2-2-1 | 1-0-0 def W. Ward 3&2 | 0-1-1 halved w/C. Koch, lost w/A. Sörenstam 1dn | 1-1-0 won w/A. Sörenstam 2&1, lost w/C.Koch 1dn | 2.5 | 50% |
