Liselotte Neumann

Liselotte Neumann
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Liselotte Maria Neumann
Nickname	Lotta
Born	(1966-05-20) 20 May 1966 Finspång, Sweden
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality	Sweden
Residence	Encinitas, California, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	1985
Former tour(s)	LPGA Tour (1988–2010) Ladies European Tour (Lifetime Member)
Professional wins	30
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	13
Ladies European Tour	11
LPGA of Japan Tour	2
ALPG Tour	1
Other	3
Best results in LPGA major championships (Wins: 1)
ANA Inspiration	2nd: 2002
Women's PGA C'ship	2nd/T2: 1992, 1999
U.S. Women's Open	Won: 1988
du Maurier Classic	2nd: 1995, 1997
Women's British Open	T5: 2005
Achievements and awards
LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year	1988
Ladies European Tour Order of Merit	1994

Liselotte Maria "Lotta" Neumann (born 20 May 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Amateur career

Neumann was born in Finspång, Sweden, and had a successful amateur career. She was Swedish Amateur champion in 1982-83 and Swedish Match Play champion in 1983. She played for Sweden in the European Team Championship in 1984 and the Espirito Santo Trophy in 1982 and 1984. She turned professional at the start of 1985.

Professional career

Neumann became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1988 after she qualified by tying for fourth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She won that year's U.S. Women's Open and was declared Rookie of the Year. In total she has won thirteen times on the LPGA Tour. The 1988 U.S. Women's Open remains her only LPGA major, but she won the Women's British Open in 1994, when it was recognised as a major championship by the Ladies European Tour, but not by the LPGA Tour. Her best finish on the LPGA Tour money list is third in 1994, and she also came in the top ten in the money list in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Throughout her career she has played on the Ladies European Tour each season, as well as in Asia. In 1994 she topped the European Order of Merit, was voted Golf World’s Most Improved Golfer and Swedish Golfer of the Year.

Neumann played for Europe in the Solheim Cup in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000. In 2013 she captained the European team to victory in the Solheim Cup, the first time Europe had won the cup on foreign soil. In 2006 she won the Women's World Cup of Golf for Sweden in partnership with Annika Sörenstam. She also earned Life Membership of the LET, a feat achieved by six other golfers.

Professional wins (30)

LPGA Tour wins (13)

Legend
LPGA Tour major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	7 Sep 1988	U.S. Women's Open	−7 (67-72-69-69=277)	3 strokes	Patty Sheehan
2	10 Nov 1991	Mazda Japan Classic	−5 (70-72-69=211)	2 strokes	Caroline Keggi, Dottie Pepper
3	12 Jun 1994	Minnesota LPGA Classic	−11 (68-71-66=205)	2 strokes	Hiromi Kobayashi
4	12 Aug 1994	Weetabix Women's British Open	−14 (71-67-70-72=280)	3 strokes	Dottie Pepper, Annika Sörenstam
5	2 Oct 1994	GHP Heartland Classic	−10 (70-71-67-70=278)	3 strokes	Elaine Crosby, Pearl Sinn
6	14 Jan 1996	Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions	−13 (67-66-72-70=275)	11 strokes	Karrie Webb
7	17 Mar 1996	PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson)	−12 (68-71-69-68=276)	1 stroke	Cathy Johnston-Forbes
8	6 Jun 1996	Edina Realty LPGA Classic	−9 (67-73-67=207)	Playoff	Brandie Burton, Carin Koch, Suzanne Strudwick
9	21 Sep 1997	Welch's Championship	−12 (67-70-69-70=276)	3 strokes	Nancy Harvey
10	9 Nov 1997	Toray Japan Queens Cup	−11 (68-70-67=205)	1 sttroke	Lorie Kane
11	22 Mar 1998	Standard Register PING	−13 (69-67-69-74=279)	Playoff	Rosie Jones
12	26 Apr 1998	Chick-fil-A Charity Championship	−14 (67-65-70=202)	2 strokes	Lori Kane, Dottie Pepper
13	10 Oct 2004	Asahi Ryokuken International Championship	−15 (68-68-69-68=273)	3 strokes	Grace Park

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1988	Mazda Japan Classic	Patty Sheehan	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2	1996	Oldsmobile Classic	Michelle McGann	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
3	1996	Edina Realty LPGA Classic	Brandie Burton, Carin Koch, Suzanne Strudwick	Won with birdie on third extra hole
4	1998	Standard Register PING	Rosie Jones	Won with birdie on third extra hole

LPGA major is shown in bold.

Ladies European Tour wins (11)

1985 (2) Hoganas Open, IBM Ladies' European Open
1986 (1) BMW Ladies' German Open
1987 (1) Letting French Open
1988 (1) BMW Ladies' German Open
1991 (1) IBM Ladies' Open
1993 (1) Hennessy Ladies' Cup
1994 (3) Hennessy Cup, Weetabix Women's British Open, Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open
1995 (1) Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

1997 (1) Takara World Invitational
1998 (1) Gunze Cup World Ladies Golf Tournament

ALPG Tour wins (1)

1995 (1) Holden Women's Australian Open

Other wins (3)

1987 (1) Singapore Open (Asian Tour)
1992 (1) Sunrise Cup World Team Championship (with Helen Alfredsson)
2006 (1) Women's World Cup of Golf (team event with Annika Sörenstam; recognised by all the main women's tours, but not an official money event)

Legends Tour wins (1)

2014 Walgreens Charity Classic

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1988	U.S. Women's Open	−7 (67-72-69-69=277)	3 strokes	Patty Sheehan

Results timeline

Tournament	1987	1988	1989
Kraft Nabisco Championship	CUT	DNP	T28
LPGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T10
U.S. Women's Open	CUT	1	T20
du Maurier Classic	DNP	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Kraft Nabisco Championship	CUT	T30	T26	T40	T11	T32	T10	T16	T5	T58	72
LPGA Championship	T27	T11	T2	T25	T3	T38	T41	CUT	T37	2	CUT
U.S. Women's Open	T54	T15	15	62	3	T21	T8	T14	3	T17	CUT
du Maurier Classic	4	T19	T20	CUT	3	2	T6	2	T48	T34	CUT

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Kraft Nabisco Championship	T18	2	T42	DNP	T55	T45	T61	T15	CUT	DNP
LPGA Championship	T12	T52	T67	CUT	T31	T29	68	T29	CUT	WD
U.S. Women's Open	T39	T37	CUT	T20	T19	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
Women's British Open ^	55	T35	CUT	CUT	T5	T31	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

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

Summary

Starts – 85
Wins – 1
2nd place finishes – 5
3rd place finishes – 4
Top 3 finishes – 10
Top 5 finishes – 13
Top 10 finishes – 17
Top 25 finishes – 32
Missed cuts – 20
Most consecutive cuts made – 14
Longest streak of top-10s – 3

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Wins (Majors)	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Average
1988	1 (1)	188,729	12	72.44
1989	0	119,915	30	72.66
1990	0	82,323	51	73.74
1991	1	151,367	27	72.91
1992	0	225,667	21	72.00
1993	0	90,776	57	72.54
1994	3	505,701	3	71.46
1995	0	305,157	16	71.79
1996	3	625,633	4	70.94
1997	2	497,841	7	71.28
1998	2	665,069	5	71.15
1999	0	405,142	20	71.70
2000	0	185,309	48	72.96
2001	0	159,719	61	72.40
2002	0	295,225	32	72.37
2003	0	108,379	71	72.39
2004	1	275,352	43	72.13
2005	0	607,474	22	71.47
2006	0	197,785	64	72.44
2007	0	103,486	84	73.55
2008	0	53,285	134	74.58
2009	0	0		76.24
2010	0	0		78.27

Team appearances

Amateur

Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Sweden): 1982, 1984

Professional

Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 (winners), 2013 (winner, non-playing captain)
World Cup (representing Sweden): 2006 (winners)
Handa Cup (representing World team): 2011, 2013 (winners), 2014

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	21	6–10–5	2–2–2	1–6–1	3–2–2	8.5	40.5%
1990	3	1–2–0	0–1–0 lost to B. Daniel 7&6	0–1–0 lost w/P. Wright 6&5	1–0–0 won w/P. Wright 4&2	1	33.3%
1992	3	2–0–1	1–0–0 def B. King 2&1	1–0–0 won w/H. Alfredsson 2&1	0–0–1 halved H. Alfredsson	2.5	83.3%
1994	3	1–2–0	0–1–0 lost to D. Andrews 3&2	0–1–0 lost w/H. Alfredsson 3&2	1–0–0 won w/H. Alfredsson 1up	1	33.3%
1996	5	1–2–2	0–0–1 halved w/B. Daniel	0–1–1 lost w/H. Alfredsson 2&1, halved w/K. Marshall	1–1–0 lost w/C. Nilsmark 1dn, won w/C. Nilsmark 3&1	2	40.0%
1998	4	1–3–0	1–0–0 def B. Burton 1up	0–2–0 lost w/L. Hackney 1dn, lost w/C. Nilsmark 3&1	0–1–0 lost w/C. Sörenstam 2&1	1	25.0%
2000	3	0–1–2	0–0–1 halved w P. Hurst	0–1–0 lost w/H. Alfredsson 1dn	0–0–1 halved w/P. Meunier-Lebouc	1	33.3%

External links

Liselotte Neumann at the LPGA Tour official site
Liselotte Neumann at the Ladies European Tour official site
Liselotte Neumann bio

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 2014 Michelle Wie

† event won in a playoff; ‡ winner held lead wire-to-wire; # event won by an amateur; ∞ event won in match-play

Liselotte Neumann at the Solheim Cup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

European Solheim Cup team – 2013

Carlota Ciganda Jodi Ewart Shadoff Caroline Hedwall Charley Hull Karine Icher Caroline Masson Catriona Matthew Azahara Muñoz Anna Nordqvist Suzann Pettersen Beatriz Recari Giulia Sergas Liselotte Neumann (non-playing captain) Carin Koch (non-playing assistant captain) Annika Sörenstam (non-playing assistant captain)

Won: 18–10