Laura Davies

Laura Davies
— Golfer —
Davies at the 2009 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full name	Laura Jane Davies
Born	(1963-10-05) 5 October 1963 Coventry, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	England
Residence	Ottershaw, Surrey, England
Career
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 1988) Ladies European Tour (joined 1985)
Professional wins	84
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	20
Ladies European Tour	45 (1st all-time)
LPGA of Japan Tour	6
Ladies Asian Golf Tour	2
ALPG Tour	8
Other	7
Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 4)
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	2nd: 1994
LPGA Championship	Won: 1994, 1996
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1987
du Maurier Classic	Won: 1996
Women's British Open	T8: 2004
The Evian Championship	CUT: 2013
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour Player of the Year	1996, 1999
Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year	1985
Ladies European Tour Order of Merit	1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006
LPGA Tour Money Winner	1994
LPGA Tour Player of the Year	1996
GWAA Female Player of the Year	1994, 1996
Best Female Golfer ESPY Award	1995
Commander of the Order of the British Empire	2000
GWAA ASAPSports /Jim Murray Award	2013

Laura Jane Davies CBE (born 5 October 1963) is an English professional golfer who has achieved the status of her nation's most accomplished female golfer of modern times,^[1][2] being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list^[1] as well as winning the LET Order of Merit a record seven times: in 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2006.^[3][4]

As of 2012, she has 84 professional wins worldwide, with 20 on the LPGA, including four majors^[5] and, since turning professional in 1985, has won at least one individual title somewhere in the world every season, except for 2005 and 2011, though she was a member of the winning Solheim Cup team in 2011. She is a member of U.S.-based LPGA Tour, a life member of the Ladies European Tour, and needs only one major victory or two regular LPGA Tour wins to enter the World Golf Hall of Fame.^[6]

Amateur career

A native of Coventry, Laura Davies began as an amateur international player for Great Britain, compiling a notable record. She was the 1983 English Intermediate Champion, the 1984 Welsh Open Stroke Play Champion and the South Eastern Champion in both 1983 and 1984.^[3] She was also a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Team in 1984.^[7] She turned professional in 1985.

Professional career

Laura Davies started her professional career on the WPGET (now Ladies European Tour) in 1985 when she won both Rookie of the Year and Order of Merit titles.^[3] She subsequently won the Sports Journalists' Association Peter Wilson Trophy as International Newcomer of the Year 1985.^[8] She repeated the Order of Merit win in 1986 having won four titles, one of which was the British Women's Open (prior to it becoming a major).^[3]

In 1987 she went to the United States and won the U.S. Women's Open in an 18-hole playoff against Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner. It was a victory that led the LPGA to amend its constitution. Davies was not a member of the LPGA Tour, so the LPGA changed its constitution to grant Davies automatic membership.^[9] Since 1988 Laura Davies has played on both the LPGA and Ladies European Tours.

In 1988 Davies won twice as a rookie on the LPGA Tour, three times on the Ladies European Tour and once in Japan, becoming the first woman ever to win on all three major Tours in the same year.^[1]

In 1990 she was a member of the inaugural European Solheim Cup Team. She returned as part of every European team through 2011, the only player to do so. Davies is the all-time leader in points won in the Solheim Cup, breaking the record of Annika Sörenstam by winning a Saturday fourballs match partnered by Melissa Reid on 24 September 2011.^[10] Davies went on the increase her record point total to 25 by halving her singles match with Juli Inkster on 25 September 2011, as the Europeans captured the Solheim Cup for the fourth time.

In 1994 she was the first golfer, male or female, to win on five different golf tours in one calendar year: US, Europe, Asia, Japan and Australia.^[3][11] and became the first European player to be ranked unofficial number one in the world.^[1] She was named the Sports Journalists' Association Sportswoman of the Year 1995 and 1996.^[8]

Davies is the only player to participate in the first 12 Solheim Cup matches (1990–2011) on either the United States or European side.^[12][13]

Davies was part of the LPGA team at the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge three times between 1994 and 1996.^[14]

Her four consecutive victories at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International between 1994 and 1997 made Davies the first LPGA player to win the same tournament in four consecutive years.^[15]

She represented England at the Women's World Cup of Golf in 2005 (with Karen Stupples),^[16] 2006 (with Kirsty Taylor)^[17] and 2007 (with Trish Johnson).^[18] She was a Captain's pick for the International Team at the 2006 Lexus Cup.^[19]

In 2004 Davies was the first woman to compete in the men's European Tour, entering the ANZ Championship in Sydney, Australia.^[20][21] She failed to make the cut, finishing second to last.

Davies currently holds the LPGA record for most eagles in a season, scoring 19 during the 2004 season.

Other awards and honors

Davies was awarded an MBE in 1988 and a CBE in 2000.^{[22] [23]}

Off-course activities

Davies published an autobiography in 1996.^[24]

Davies enjoys all sports and is an avid football fan and a Liverpool FC supporter.^[3] She organises the annual football match at the Evian Masters Tournament in France^[25][26][27] and she has in the past been fined by the Ladies European Tour for watching an England versus Spain European Championship football match on a portable television during the final round of the 1996 Evian Masters in France, a tournament she nevertheless won.^[6]

She is also the captain of the Rest of the World team in the annual Rest of the World V Australia cricket match held during the ANZ Ladies Masters.^[28][29]

In 2001, Davies joined the BBC Sport commentary team member at The Open Championship.^[30] and has regularly appeared in the commentary box for major golfing events on the BBC.

Davies has built a nine-hole golf course (one full size green and greenside bunker plus nine tees) in the garden of her house. In 2004 she hosted a celebrity fourball tournament for the charity Sport Relief.^[31]

Davies has always had an interest in gambling, having formerly been a bookmaker's assistant,^[32] and her interest has led to her becoming a racehorse owner.^[33]

In 2006 Davies completed a 56-mile charity walk along the Great Wall of China to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital.^[34]

In 2012 Davies was named by the Golf Club Managers' Association's Golf Club Management magazine as the 32nd most powerful person in British golf due to her ability to inspire girls and women to play the game.^[35]

In January 2013, the Golf Writers Association of America announced that Davies would be the year's recipient of the ASAPSports/Jim Murray Award, which recognizes a golfer for "cooperation, quotability and accommodation with the media." The other finalists were Luke Donald and Greg Norman. The award will be presented at the annual GWAA dinner at Augusta, Georgia on April 10.

Professional wins (84)

LPGA Tour (20)

Legend LPGA Tour major championships (4) Other LPGA Tour (16)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	26 Jul 1987	U.S. Women's Open	−3 (72-70-72-71=285)	Playoff	JoAnne Carner, Ayako Okamoto
2	20 Mar 1988	Circle K LPGA Tucson Open	−10 (64-74-69-72=278)	1 stroke	Robin Walton
3	5 Jun 1988	Jamie Farr Toledo Classic	−11 (69-70-69-69=277)	3 strokes	Nancy Lopez
4	18 Jun 1989	Lady Keystone Open	−9 (67-73-67=207)	1 stroke	Pat Bradley
5	10 Mar 1991	Inamori Classic	−11 (70-68-72-67=277)	4 strokes	Lynn Connelly, Judy Dickinson
6	16 May 1993	McDonald's Championship	−7 (66-69-73-69=277)	1 stroke	Sherri Steinhauer
7	20 Mar 1994	Standard Register PING	−15 (69-72-66-70=277)	4 strokes	Elaine Crosby, Beth Daniel
8	8 May 1994	Sara Lee Classic	−13 (65-70-68=203)	1 stroke	Meg Mallon
9	15 May 1994	McDonald's LPGA Championship	−5 (70-72-69-68-279)	3 strokes	Alice Ritzman
10	19 Mar 1995	Standard Register PING	−12 (69-68-70-73=280)	1 stroke	Beth Daniel
11	23 Apr 1995	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	−15 (67-67-67=201)	4 strokes	Kelly Robbins
12	24 Mar 1996	Standard Register PING	−8 (71-73-69-71=284)	1 stroke	Kristal Parker-Manzo
13	12 May 1996	McDonald's LPGA Championship	E (72-71-70=213)	1 stroke	Julie Piers
14	4 Aug 1996	du Maurier Classic	−11 (71-70-70-66=277)	2 strokes	Nancy Lopez, Karrie Webb
15	25 Aug 1996	Star Bank LPGA Classic	−12 (68-66-70=204)	3 strokes	Pat Hurst, Maggie Will
16	23 Mar 1997	Standard Register PING	−15 (70-69-70-68=277)	Playoff	Kelly Robbins
17	22 Nov 1998	PageNet Tour Championship	−11 (66-67-75-69=277)	4 strokes	Brandie Burton, Pat Hurst, Karrie Webb
18	13 Feb 2000	Los Angeles Women's Championship	−5 (67-71-73=211)	3 strokes	Carin Koch, Janice Moodie, Michele Redman
19	7 May 2000	The Philips Invitational	−5 (68-67-68-72=275)	2 strokes	Dottie Pepper
20	10 Jun 2001	Wegmans Rochester International	−9 (68-68-69-74=279)	3 strokes	Maria Hjorth, Wendy Ward

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–8)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1987	U.S. Women's Open	JoAnne Carner, Ayako Okamoto	Won 18-hole playoff (Davies:71, Okamoto:73, Carner:74)
2	1992	ShopRite LPGA Classic	Anne Marie Palli	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	1992	Rail Charity Golf Classic	Nancy Lopez	Last to par on first extra hole
4	1994	JAL Big Apple Classic	Beth Daniel	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5	1995	Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf	Annika Sörenstam	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
6	1996	State Farm Rail Classic	Michelle McGann, Barb Whitehead	McGann won with birdie on third extra hole
7	1996	Toray Japan Queens Cup	Mayumi Hirase	Lost to par on third extra hole
8	1997	Standard Register PING	Kelly Robbins	Won with par on first extra hole
9	1997	Giant Eagle LPGA Classic	Tammie Green	Lost to eagle on fifth extra hole
10	1999	PageNet Championship	Se Ri Pak, Karrie Webb	Pak won with birdie on first extra hole

Ladies European Tour (45)

• 1985 (1) Belgian Ladies' Open
• 1986 (4) McEwans Wirral Classic, Greater Manchester Tournament, Ladies' British Open, La Manga Spanish Open
• 1987 (1) Italian Ladies' Open
• 1988 (3) Ford Ladies' Classic, Italian Ladies' Open, Biarritz Ladies' Open
• 1989 (1) Laing Charity Ladies' Classic
• 1990 (1) AGF Biarritz Ladies' Open
• 1991 (1) Valextra Classic
• 1992 (3) The European Ladies' Open, The Ladies' English Open, BMW Italian Ladies' Open
• 1993 (1) Waterford Dairies Ladies' English Open
• 1994 (2) Holiday Ireland Women's Open, The New Skoda Women's Scottish Open
• 1995 (4) Evian Masters, Guardian Irish Holidays Open, Woodpecker Women's Welsh Open, Wilkinson Sword Ladies' English Open
• 1996 (3) Evian Masters, Wilkinson Sword Ladies' English Open, Italian Ladies' Open di Sicilia
• 1997 (2) Ford-Stimorol Danish Open, Hennessy Cup
• 1998 (1) Chrysler Open
• 1999 (3) Chrysler Open, McDonald's WPGA Championship, Compaq Open
• 2000 (1) TSN Ladies World Cup Golf (individual event)
• 2001 (1) WPGA International Matchplay
• 2002 (1) P4 Norwegian Masters
• 2003 (1) ANZ Ladies Masters (co-sanctioned by ALPG Tour)
• 2004 (1) AAMI Women's Australian Open (co-sanctioned by ALPG Tour)
• 2006 (1) SAS Masters
• 2007 (1) UNIQA Ladies Golf Open
• 2008 (1) UNIQA Ladies Golf Open
• 2009 (1) Women's Australian Open (co-sanctioned by ALPG Tour)
• 2010 (5) Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open (co-sanctioned by ALPG Tour), UniCredit Ladies German Open, UNIQA Ladies Golf Open, Open De España Femenino, Hero Honda Women's Indian Open

Note: Davies won the Women's British Open before it became a major championship on the LPGA Tour.

LPGA of Japan Tour (6)

• 1988 (1) Itoki Classic
• 1994 (1) Ito En Ladies Open
• 1995 (1) Ito En Ladies Open
• 1996 (1) Ito En Ladies Open
• 1999 (1) Takara World Invitational
• 2001 (1) Ito En Ladies Open^[36]

ALPG Tour (8)

• 1993 (1) Australian Ladies Masters
• 1994 (1) Australian Ladies Masters
• 2003 (1) ANZ Ladies Masters (co-sanctioned by Ladies European Tour)
• 2004 (1) AAMI Women's Australian Open (co-sanctioned by Ladies European Tour)
• 2008 (1) LG/Bing Lee NSW Women's Open
• 2009 (1) Women's Australian Open (co-sanctioned by Ladies European Tour)
• 2010 (2) Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open (co-sanctioned by Ladies European Tour), Kangaroo Valley Resort Classic ^[37][37]

Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2)

• 1993 (1) Thailand Ladies Open
• 1994 (1) Thailand Ladies Open

Other (7)

• 1996 (1) JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game
• 1998 (1) JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game
• 1999 (2) Praia d'El Rey European Cup (Ladies European Tour team event), JCPenney Classic (with John Daly)
• 2000 (1) TSN Ladies World Cup Golf (Ladies European Tour team event)
• 2008 (1) Lalla Meryem Cup
• 2012 (1) ISPS Handa Legends Tour Open Championship (Legends Tour event)

Major championships

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1987	U.S. Women's Open	1 shot deficit	−3 (72-70-72-71=285)	Playoff 1	JoAnne Carner, Ayako Okamoto
1994	McDonald's LPGA Championship	1 shot lead	−5 (70-72-69-68=279)	3 strokes	Alice Ritzman
1996	McDonald's LPGA Championship	2 shot deficit	E (72-71-70=213)	1 stroke	Julie Piers
1996	du Maurier Classic	5 shot deificit	−11 (71-70-70-66=277)	2 strokes	Nancy Lopez

¹ In an 18-hole playoff: Davies 71, Okamoto 73, Carner 74.

Results timeline

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Kraft Nabisco Championship	CUT	T33	T21	T42	T44	T23
LPGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	T65	CUT	T51
U.S. Women's Open	T11	1	T50	T7	T26	T44
du Maurier Classic	DNP	DNP	2	T17	CUT	T3

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship	CUT	T12	2	T3	T15	T16	T3	T70	T35
LPGA Championship	T52	T45	1	2	1	T4	T44	T7	T6
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T11	T12	T24	6	CUT	T11	CUT	T9
du Maurier Classic	T20	DNP	T38	CUT	1	T16	T22	2	73

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T11	T21	4	T16	T23	CUT	T20	T55	DNP
LPGA Championship	T6	CUT	CUT	T42	T3	T65	T30	CUT	WD
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	T32	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T32	CUT	T17
Women's British Open ^	T25	CUT	T19	T8	T29	T16	CUT	77	T46

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T48	T57	CUT	DNP
LPGA Championship	T47	T57	CUT	T64
U.S. Women's Open	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
Women's British Open ^	T69	CUT	WD	CUT
The Evian Championship ^^				CUT

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
DNP = did not play.
CUT = missed the half-way cut.
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

• Starts – 103
• Wins – 4
• 2nd place finishes – 4
• 3rd place finishes – 4
• Top 3 finishes – 12
• Top 5 finishes – 14
• Top 10 finishes – 21
• Top 25 finishes – 43
• Missed cuts – 27
• Most consecutive cuts made – 11
• Longest streak of top-10s – 3

LPGA Tour record

Year	Events played	Cuts made*	Wins	2nds	3rds	Top tens	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
1988			2				1	160,382	15	72.98
1989			1				1	181,874	13	71.87
1990			0					64,863	64	73.72
1991			1				1	200,831	20	73.16
1992	21	14	0	2	0	4	2	150,163	39	72.94
1993	16	15	1	0	0	3	1	240,643	20	72.00
1994	22	21	3	3	2	12	1	687,201	1	70.91
1995	17	16	2	3	1	9	1	530,349	2	71.37
1996	19	18	4	3	1	13	1	927,302	2	70.32
1997	21	19	1	1	2	7	1	483,571	8	70.86
1998	22	16	1	1	2	6	1	516,547	11	71.76
1999	24	22	0	3	1	9	2	501,798	14	71.33
2000	22	22	2	0	1	8	1	557,158	11	71.91
2001	19	14	1	1	0	6	1	492,143	18	71.84
2002	18	15	0	1	0	6	2	344,232	29	71.68
2003	22	19	0	2	1	5	2	525,902	19	71.27
2004	23	18	0	0	1	6	T3	351,961	36	71.04	T14
2005	22	18	0	0	2	3	T3	434,589	31	72.52	42
2006	19	12	0	1	0	1	T2	364,531	34	72.94	87
2007	24	22	0	1	2	6	2	692,010	21	71.71	13
2008	19	13	0	0	0	1	T9	112,914	95	73.16	100
2009	18	12	0	0	0	0	T17	97,681	87	73.56	114
2010	15	10	0	0	0	2	T6	88,2111	78	72.55	55
2011	12	6	0	0	0	0	T37	26,499	111	73.74	98
2012	15	7	0	0	0	0	T18	42,161	107	74.07	112
2013	14	5	0	0	0	0	T42	23,803	119	73.74	128

• official as of 24 November 2013^[38]

*Includes match play and other events without a cut.
¹ Davies's earnings of $37,549 at the Honda PTT LPGA Thailand were considered unofficial under LPGA rules and are not included in this total.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984

Professional

• Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 (winners), 2002, 2003 (winners), 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 (winners)
• World Cup (representing England): 2005, 2006, 2007
• Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2006
• Handa Cup (representing World team): 2013 (winners)

Solheim Cup record

Year	Total matches	Total W-L-H	Singles W-L-H	Foursomes W-L-H	Fourballs W-L-H	Points won	Points %
Career	46	22-18-6	5-5-2	8-6-1	9-7-3	25	54.35%
1990	3	2-1-0	1-0-0 def. R. Jones 3&2	1-0-0 won w/ A. Nicholas 2&1	0-1-0 lost w/ A. Nicholas 4&3	2	66.7%
1992	3	3-0-0	1-0-0 def. B. Burton 4&2	1-0-0 won w/ A. Nicholas 1 up	1-0-0 won w/ A. Nicholas 1 up	3	100%
1994	3	1-2-0	0-1-0 lost to B. Burton 1 dn	1-0-0 won w/ A. Nicholas 2&1	0-1-0 lost w/ A. Nicholas 2&1	1	33.3%
1996	5	3-2-0	0-1-0 lost to M. McGann 3&2	1-1-0 lost w/ A. Nicholas 1 dn, won w/ T. Johnson 4&3	2-0-0 won w/ T. Johnson 6&5, won w/ L. Hackney 6&5	3	60%
1998	5	3-1-1	1-0-0 def. P. Hurst 1 up	1-1-0 lost w/ T. Johnson 3&1, won w/ C. Sörenstam, 3&2	1-0-1 halved w/ C. Sörenstam, won w/ L. Hackney 2up	3.5	70%
2000	4	1-2-1	0-1-0 lost to K. Robbins 3&2	1-1-0 won w/ A. Nicholas 4&3, lost w/ A. Nicholas 6&5	0-0-1 halved w/ R. Carriedo	1.5	37.5%
2002	5	2-3-0	0-1-0 lost to M. Mallon 3&2	1-1-0 won w/ P. Martí 2 up, lost w/ P. Martí 2&1	1-1-0 lost w/ P. Martí 1 dn, won w/ S. Gustafson 1up	2	40%
2003	4	1-2-1	1-0-0 def. M. Mallon, conceded on 15	0-0-1 halved w/ C. Koch	0-2-0 lost w/ C. Matthew 2&1, lost w/ S.Gustafson 2&1	1.5	37.5%
2005	5	3-2-0	0-1-0 lost to P. Creamer 7&5	1-1-0 won w/ M. Hjorth 2&1, lost w/ M. Hjorth 3&2	2-0-0 won w/ S. Pettersen 4&3, won w/ A. Sörenstam 4&2	3	60%
2007	4	2-1-1	1-0-0 def B. Lincicome 4&3	0-1-0 lost w/ B. Brewerton 2&1	1-0-1 halved w/ T. Johnson, won w/ B. Brewerton 2 up	2.5	62.5%
2009	2	0-1-1	0-0-1 halved with B. Lang		0-1-0 lost w/ B. Brewerton 5&4	0.5	25%
2011	3	1-1-1	0-0-1 halved with J. Inkster		1-1-0 lost w/ M. Reid 1 dn, won w/ M. Reid 4&3	1.5	50%

See also

• List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins
• List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
• List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

Notes and references

External links

• Laura Davies at the Ladies European Tour official site
• Laura Davies at the LPGA Tour official site
• Laura Davies at the Legends Tour official site
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Laura Davies in the major championships v t e LPGA Championship champions 1955‡ Beverly Hanson 1956 Marlene Hagge† 1957 Louise Suggs 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Betsy Rawls 1960 Mickey Wright 1961‡ Mickey Wright 1962‡ Judy Kimball 1963 Mickey Wright 1964 Mary Mills 1965 Sandra Haynie 1966 Gloria Ehret 1967‡ Kathy Whitworth 1968‡ Sandra Post† 1969 Betsy Rawls 1970 Shirley Englehorn† 1971 Kathy Whitworth 1972 Kathy Ahern 1973 Mary Mills 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Kathy Whitworth 1976 Betty Burfeindt 1977 Hisako Higuchi 1978 Nancy Lopez 1979 Donna Caponi 1980 Sally Little 1981 Donna Caponi 1982‡ Jan Stephenson 1983 Patty Sheehan 1984 Patty Sheehan 1985‡ Nancy Lopez 1986 Pat Bradley 1987 Jane Geddes 1988 Sherri Turner 1989 Nancy Lopez 1990 Beth Daniel 1991 Meg Mallon 1992‡ Betsy King 1993 Patty Sheehan 1994 Laura Davies 1995 Kelly Robbins 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Christa Johnson† 1998‡ Se Ri Pak 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Juli Inkster† 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Se Ri Pak 2003 Annika Sörenstam† 2004 Annika Sörenstam 2005 Annika Sörenstam 2006 Se Ri Pak† 2007 Suzann Pettersen 2008 Yani Tseng† 2009 Anna Nordqvist 2010‡ Cristie Kerr 2011‡ Yani Tseng 2012 Shanshan Feng 2013 Inbee Park† † event won in a playoff; ‡ event won wire-to-wire v t e U.S. Women's Open champions 1946 Patty Berg∞ 1947 Betty Jameson 1948 Babe Zaharias 1949 Louise Suggs 1950 Babe Zaharias 1951 Betsy Rawls 1952 Louise Suggs 1953 Betsy Rawls† 1954‡ Babe Zaharias 1955‡ Fay Crocker 1956 Kathy Cornelius† 1957 Betsy Rawls 1958‡ Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright 1960 Betsy Rawls 1961 Mickey Wright 1962 Murle Lindstrom 1963‡ Mary Mills 1964 Mickey Wright† 1965 Carol Mann 1966 Sandra Spuzich 1967‡ Catherine LaCoste# 1968‡ Susie Berning 1969 Donna Caponi 1970‡ Donna Caponi 1971‡ JoAnne Carner 1972 Susie Berning 1973 Susie Berning 1974 Sandra Haynie 1975 Sandra Palmer 1976 JoAnne Carner† 1977 Hollis Stacy 1978 Hollis Stacy 1979 Jerilyn Britz 1980 Amy Alcott 1981 Pat Bradley 1982 Janet Alex 1983 Jan Stephenson 1984 Hollis Stacy 1985 Kathy Baker 1986 Jane Geddes† 1987 Laura Davies† 1988 Liselotte Neumann 1989 Betsy King 1990 Betsy King 1991 Meg Mallon 1992 Patty Sheehan† 1993 Lauri Merten 1994 Patty Sheehan 1995 Annika Sörenstam 1996 Annika Sörenstam 1997 Alison Nicholas 1998 Se Ri Pak† 1999 Juli Inkster 2000 Karrie Webb 2001 Karrie Webb 2002 Juli Inkster 2003 Hilary Lunke† 2004 Meg Mallon 2005 Birdie Kim 2006 Annika Sörenstam† 2007 Cristie Kerr 2008 Inbee Park 2009 Eun-Hee Ji 2010 Paula Creamer 2011 So Yeon Ryu† 2012 Na Yeon Choi 2013 Inbee Park † event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play v t e Canadian Women's Open (Peter Jackson/du Maurier Classic) champions 1979 Amy Alcott 1980 Pat Bradley 1981 Jan Stephenson 1982 Sandra Haynie 1983 Hollis Stacy 1984 Juli Inkster 1985 Pat Bradley 1986 Pat Bradley† 1987 Jody Rosenthal 1988 Sally Little 1989 Tammie Green 1990 Cathy Johnston 1991 Nancy Scranton 1992 Sherri Steinhauer 1993 Brandie Burton† 1994 Martha Nause 1995 Jenny Lidback 1996 Laura Davies 1997 Colleen Walker 1998 Brandie Burton 1999 Karrie Webb 2000 Meg Mallon † indicates the event was won in a playoff v t e Female golfers who have won 2 or more major championships in one year 1946 Louise Suggs (2) 1948 Patty Berg (2) 1949 Louise Suggs (2) 1950 Babe Zaharias (3) 1955 Patty Berg (2) 1957 Patty Berg (2) 1958 Mickey Wright (2) 1959 Betsy Rawls (2) 1961 Mickey Wright (3) 1962 Mickey Wright (2) 1963 Mickey Wright (2) 1967 Kathy Whitworth (2) 1974 Sandra Haynie (2) 1984 Juli Inkster (2) 1986 Pat Bradley (3) 1990 Betsy King (2) 1991 Meg Mallon (2) 1996 Laura Davies (2) 1998 Se Ri Pak (2) 1999 Juli Inkster (2) 2000 Karrie Webb (2) 2001 Karrie Webb (2) 2003 Annika Sörenstam (2) 2005 Annika Sörenstam (2) 2010 Yani Tseng (2) 2011 Yani Tseng (2) 2013 Inbee Park (3)

Laura Davies at the Solheim Cup v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1990 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Dale Reid Pam Wright Mickey Walker (non-playing captain) Lost: 4.5 – 11.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1992 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Florence Descampe Kitrina Douglas Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Dale Reid Pam Wright Mickey Walker (non-playing captain) Won: 11.5 – 6.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1994 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Lora Fairclough Trish Johnson Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Dale Reid Annika Sörenstam Pam Wright Mickey Walker (non-playing captain) Lost: 7 – 13 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1996 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Lisa Hackney Trish Johnson Kathryn Marshall Joanne Morley Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Dale Reid Annika Sörenstam Mickey Walker (non-playing captain) Lost: 11 – 17 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 1998 Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Sophie Gustafson Lisa Hackney Trish Johnson Catriona Matthew Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Annika Sörenstam Charlotta Sörenstam Pia Nilsson (non-playing captain) Lost: 12 – 16 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2000 Helen Alfredsson Raquel Carriedo Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson Trish Johnson Carin Koch Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Janice Moodie Liselotte Neumann Alison Nicholas Catrin Nilsmark Annika Sörenstam Dale Reid (non-playing captain) Won: 14.5 – 11.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2002 Helen Alfredsson Raquel Carriedo Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson Maria Hjorth Karine Icher Carin Koch Paula Marti Mhairi McKay Suzann Pettersen Annika Sörenstam Iben Tinning Dale Reid (non-playing captain) Lost: 12.5 – 15.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2003 Laura Davies Elisabeth Esterl Sophie Gustafson Carin Koch Catriona Matthew Mhairi McKay Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Janice Moodie Suzann Pettersen Ana-Belen Sánchez Annika Sörenstam Iben Tinning Catrin Nilsmark (non-playing captain) Won: 17.5 – 10.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2005 Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson Maria Hjorth Trish Johnson Carin Koch Ludivine Kreutz Catriona Matthew Gwladys Nocera Suzann Pettersen Annika Sörenstam Karen Stupples Iben Tinning Alison Nicholas (non-playing assistant captain) Catrin Nilsmark (non-playing captain) Lost: 12.5 – 15.5 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2007 Becky Brewerton Laura Davies Sophie Gustafson Bettina Hauert Maria Hjorth Trish Johnson Catriona Matthew Gwladys Nocera Suzann Pettersen Annika Sörenstam Iben Tinning Linda Wessberg Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (non-playing assistant captain) Helen Alfredsson (non-playing captain) Lost: 12 – 16 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2009 Helen Alfredsson Becky Brewerton Laura Davies Tania Elosegui Sophie Gustafson Maria Hjorth Diana Luna Catriona Matthew Janice Moodie Gwladys Nocera Anna Nordqvist Suzann Pettersen Alison Nicholas (non-playing captain) Joanne Morley (non-playing assistant captain) Liselotte Neumann (non-playing assistant captain) Lost: 12 – 16 v t e European Solheim Cup team – 2011 Christel Boeljon Laura Davies Sandra Gal Sophie Gustafson Caroline Hedwall Maria Hjorth Catriona Matthew Azahara Muñoz Anna Nordqvist Suzann Pettersen Melissa Reid Karen Stupples Alison Nicholas (non-playing captain) Joanne Morley (non-playing assistant captain) Annika Sörenstam (non-playing assistant captain) Won: 15–13

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Name	Davies, Laura
Alternative names	Davies, Laura Jane
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	5 October 1963
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Date of death
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