Mhairi McKay

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Mhairi McKay
Personal Information
Birth April 18, 1975 (age 31)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Flag of Scotland Scotland
Residence Glasgow, Scotland
College Stanford University
Career
Turned Pro 1997
Current tour LPGA Tour (joined 1998)
Other tour LET (joined 1998)


Mhairi McKay, born in Glasgow on 18 April 1975, is a Scottish golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.

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[edit] Amateur Career

McKay was introduced to golf by her parents. They moved from Glasgow to Girvan, close to the famous Turnberry golf links where she learnt to play and is still a club member.[1] She had a successful amateur career being the Golf Foundation Under 13 girls’ champion in 1987 and Under 14 champion in 1988[2] and winning the Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Championship in 1991.[3] She also won back-to-back British Girls Championships in 1992 and 1993[1] represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Curtis Cup matches of 1994[4] and 1996[5] [6] and played in the 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship.[7]

McKay was the first overseas player to be offered a golf scholarship at Stanford University in California[8] where she was a classmate of Tiger Woods (she took a Portuguese literature class with Tiger).[9] She graduated in 1997 with a BA in Public Policy[10] having been Pac-10 champion in 1997, PAC-10 All Conference (1994 - 1997) and PAC-10 All Academic 1st Team (1997)[11] as well as earning All-American honours from 1994 through to 1997.[12]

McKay turned professional after graduation and qualified for the LPGA Tour at her first attempt, finishing joint 56th at LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament earning non-exempt status for the 1998 LPGA season.[12]

[edit] Professional Career

She was an LPGA Tour rookie in 1998. She has yet to win on the LPGA Tour, but she had second place finishes in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and claimed her maiden professional win in 2003 at the AAMI Women's Australian Open.[13] She represented Europe in the Solheim Cup in 2002[14] [15] and 2003[16] [17] as well as representing Scotland in the 2007 Women's World Cup of Golf where she and her partner Janice Moodie finished fourth.[18]

[edit] Professional wins

[edit] Non LPGA

  • 2003: AAMI Australian Women’s Open

[edit] Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

[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 5 2-3-0 2-0-0 3-0-1 1-1-0 2 40%
2002 3 1-2-0 0-1-0 lost to P. Hurst 3&2 0-1-0 lost w/I. Tinning 3&2 1-0-0 won w/C. Koch 3&2 1 33.3%
2003 2 1-1-0 1-0-0 def B. Daniel conceded on 15 0-0-0' 0-1-0 lost w/A.B. Sanchez 5&4 1 50%

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ a b The pressure is being piled on but Mhairi McKay can cope, reports. Sunday Herald (2002-08-11). Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  2. ^ The Golf Foundation Junior Championships 2006. Golf Foundation (2006-03-23). Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Roll of Honour Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Championship. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
  4. ^ 1994 Curtis Cup. USGA. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
  5. ^ 1996 Curtis Cup Match. USGA. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  6. ^ Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932-2002. USGA. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
  7. ^ Notable Past Players. International Golf Federation. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
  8. ^ McKay on track for bigger and better things. Scottish Golf (2001-11-29). Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
  9. ^ McKay aims for home rule. The Scotsman (2002-04-30). Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
  10. ^ Mhairi McKay Player Profile. LET. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  11. ^ PAC-10 Women's Golf. PAC-10. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  12. ^ a b LPGA Full Career Biography. LPGA. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  13. ^ McKay steals the show at Terrey Hills. LET (2003-03-03). Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  14. ^ Solheim Cup Player Profile: Mhairi McKay. LET (2002-09-04). Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  15. ^ Reid chooses wild cards amid controversy. LET (2002-08-25). Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  16. ^ European Team announced. LET (2003-08-25). Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  17. ^ Solheim Cup player profiles. LET (2003-08-30). Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
  18. ^ Solid showing from Scottish pair after late call-up. Edinburgh News (2007-01-22). Retrieved on March 25, 2007.

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NAME McKay, Mhairi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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