Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
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| Personal Information | |
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| Birth | November 16, 1972 Dijon, France |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.72 m) |
| Nationality |  France |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| College | none |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1994 |
| Current tour | LPGA Tour (joined 2001) |
| Other tour | LET (joined 1994) |
| Professional wins | 7 (LPGA Tour: 2, other individual: 5) |
| Major Championship results Wins: 1 |
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| Kraft Nabisco | Won: 2003 |
| LPGA Championship | T11: 2003 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T10: 2006 |
| Women's British Open | 5: 2003 |
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc (born 16 November 1972 in Dijon, France) is a French professional golfer. Her birth name was Meunier and she is married to Antoine Lebouc, a French professional golfer who played on the European Tour in the 1990s.
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[edit] Amateur career
Meunier-Lebouc won the French Cup and the Greece International in 1993. In 1992, she won the French Ladies Championship, placed fifth in the World Team Championship and finished third at the European Team Junior Championship.
[edit] Professional career
Meunier-Lebouc turned professional in 1994 and initially played on the Ladies European Tour gaining her maiden victory in her roookie season at the Waterford English Open. She has won 5 more times on the LET and finished in the top 10 in the Order of Merit in 1997 and 2000. She qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 27th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2001 season.
In her 2001 rookie year she recorded 2 top ten finishes. She won the 2002 State Farm Classic and the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship, which is on one of the LPGA majors. In 2003 she crossed the $1 million mark in LPGA career earnings. In 2004, gave birth to her first child, daughter Phildine Pearl.
In 2000 she became the first French player to compete in The Solheim Cup, and she was also a member of the European Team in 2003.
[edit] Professional wins (7)
[edit] LPGA Tour (2)
- 2002 State Farm Classic
- 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
[edit] Other tours (6)
- 1994 (1) English Open (Ladies European Tour (LET))
- 1997 (2) Guardian Irish Open (LET), Praia D'el Rey European Cup (team competition)
- 1998 (1) Air France Madame Open (LET)
- 2000 (2) Ladies French Open (LET), Ladies Austrian Open (LET)
[edit] Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | 1 | DNP | CUT | T29 | CUT | WD |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | T61 | T11 | T30 | CUT | CUT | T81 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | 63 | T13 | T13 | CUT | T10 | CUT | |
| Women's British Open | T64 | T24 | 5 | T38 | CUT | T42 | CUT |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
[edit] LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Majors | Other wins | LPGA wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Average |
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| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108,000 | 82 | 72.53 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 354,175 | 28 | 72.14 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 688,072 | 14 | 70.75 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319,070 | 37 | 71.49 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61,074 | 103 | 73.49 |
[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 % |
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| Career | 4 | 2-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 2.5 | 62.5% | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0-1-1 | 0-1-0 lost to M. Mallon 1dn | 0-0-1 halved w/L. Neumann | 0.5 | 25% | |
| 2003 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 def K. Robbins Conceded on 12 | 1-0-0 won w/S. Pettersen 3&2 | 2 | 100% |
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Profile on the LPGA's site
- Profile on the Ladies European Tour's site
- Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles
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| NAME | Meunier-Lebouc, Patricia |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional Golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon, France |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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