Trish Johnson

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Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English golfer. She was born in Bristol on 17 January 1966.

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[edit] Amateur career

Trish Johnson had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion. In 1985 she was England Amateur Champion, England Strokeplay Champion and repeated as England Under-23 Champion. In 1986 she represented GB & I in the Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Golf Team Championships and the Curtis Cup, where she won maximum points.[1][2]

[edit] Professional career

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 18 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour and has finished in the top ten of the Order of Merit on more than ten occasions, including second places in 2000 and 2004, when she won the 2004 Wales Ladies Open.[3] Her latest victory came at the 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open.[4]

Johnson won the 1987 LPGA Qualifying School to earn playing rights for the 1988 season. She has three wins on the U.S. based LPGA Tour. She won the 1993 LPGA Las Vegas Canyon Gate tournament and the following week's LPGA Atlanta Women's Championship. Her last LPGA victory was the 1996 LPGA Fieldcrest Cannon Classic.[5]

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.[6]

[edit] LET Tour career summary

Year Earnings (€) Order of Merit rank Average
1991 30,029.54 19
1992 85,685.47 4
1993 28,867.25 20
1994 51,785.50 15
1995 86,777.04 7
1996 132,871.61 3
1997 75,678.71 9 72.4
1998 121,056.67 4 72.13
1999 193,870.96 4 70.86
2000 115,131.17 2 71.93
2001 66,042.79 16 72.71
2002 36,010.60 27 73.71
2003 89,065.52 9 71.73
2004 160,181.17 2 71.82
2005 111,965.21 9 71.91
2006* 23,117.75 34 72.85
* As of July 24 2006.

[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 22 5-12-5 1-6-0 2-4-2 2-2-3 7.5 34.1%
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%


[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ World Amateur Team Championship Record Books. International Golf Federation. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
  2. ^ 1986 Curtis Cup Match. United States Golf Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
  3. ^ Martin Park (2005-08-15). Johnson wins in spectacular style in Wales. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
  4. ^ Bethan Cutler (2007-08-15). Johnson triumphs in Italy. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
  5. ^ Tournament Chronology 1990-1999. LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
  6. ^ Women's World Cup of Golf:Final Results. LPGA Tour. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
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2007 European Solheim Cup Team

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NAME Johnson, Trish
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH [January 17], 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Bristol, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH