Trish Johnson

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Trish Johnson
Johnson during 2010 Women's British Open
Personal information
Full namePatricia Mary Johnson
Born (1966-01-17) 17 January 1966 (age 58)
Bristol, England
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sporting nationality England
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour
Professional wins29
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour3
Ladies European Tour19 (T3rd all-time)
Other7
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT8: 1993
Women's PGA C'ship8th/T8: 1993, 1997
U.S. Women's Open10th: 1998
du Maurier ClassicT3: 1991
Women's British OpenT19: 2001
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2014
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year		1987
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit		1990

Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson (born 17 January 1966) is an English professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Johnson was born in Bristol. Her three brothers were all golfers, one of them was a professional golfer. She practised other sports, including badminton, soccer and tennis. She preferred to learn by herself rather than taking golf lessons.[1]

She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion. In 1985 she won the English Women's Amateur Championship, was the English Women's Strokeplay Champion[2] 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.[3][4]

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 19 tournaments on the Ladies European Tour and has finished in the top ten of the Order of Merit on thirteen occasions, including second places in 2000 and 2004 when she won the 2004 Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open.[5] Her latest victory came at the 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open.[6]

Johnson won the 1987 LPGA Tour Qualifying School to earn playing rights for the 1988 season. She has three wins on the US-based LPGA Tour. She won the 1993 Las Vegas LPGA tournament and the following week's LPGA Atlanta Women's Championship. Her last LPGA victory was the 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic.[7]

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.[8]

Senior career

Johnson has won six tournaments on the Legends Tour, including three senior women's major golf championships; the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship in 2017 and 2021 and the 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (29)

LPGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Apr 1993 Las Vegas LPGA −7 (71-71-67=209) 4 strokes United States Missie McGeorge
2 18 Apr 1993 Atlanta Women's Championship −6 (72-72-68-70=282) 2 strokes United States Sherri Steinhauer
3 29 Sep 1996 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic −18 (67-71-68-64=270) 3 strokes United States Kim Saiki

Ladies European Tour wins (19)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 6 Jun 1987 McEwan's Wirral Classic[9] −4 (292) Playoff Australia Karen Lunn
2 25 Jul 1987 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[10] −22 (242) 11 strokes Australia Corinne Dibnah
3 25 Oct 1987 Woolmark Ladies' Matchplay[11] 4 and 3 France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi
4 7 May 1990 Longines Classic[12] − 1 stroke Scotland Gillian Stewart
5 13 May 1990 Hennessy Ladies' Cup[13] − 3 strokes France Marie-Laure de Lorenzi, United States Tammie Green
6 15 Jul 1990 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic[14] − 5 strokes Australia Corinne Dibnah
7 16 Sep 1990 Ladies European Open[15] 2 strokes United States Michelle Estill, United States Pearl Sinn
8 31 May 1992 Skol La Manga Club Classic[16] − 1 stroke Belgium Florence Descampe, Sweden Catrin Nilsmark
9 8 Sep 1996 Marks & Spencer European Open[17] − (274) 5 strokes Sweden Pernilla Sterner, Australia Anne-Marie Knight
10 13 Oct 1996 Open de France Dames[18] − (200) 10 strokes Spain Raquel Carriedo-Tomás, England Fiona Pike
11 11 Jul 1999 Open de France Dames[19] (2) − (282) 1 stroke England Alison Nicholas
12 24 Oct 1999 Marrakech Open[20] − (204) 5 strokes Belgium Valérie Van Ryckeghem
13 6 Aug 2000 The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters[21] −9 (68-71-68=207) 2 strokes Norway Vibeke Stensrud
14 15 Aug 2004 Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open[22] −15 (73-70-69-65=277) 3 strokes Denmark Iben Tinning
15 26 May 2007 BMW Ladies Italian Open −15 (273) 1 stroke Germany Bettina Hauert
16 6 Apr 2008 VCI European Ladies Golf Cup
(with England Rebecca Hudson) 		−21 (267) 5 strokes Germany Martina Eberl / Anja Monke
Belgium Ellen Smets / Lara Tadiotto
17 4 Jul 2010 Tenerife Ladies Open[23][24] −14 (67-71-66-70=274) 1 stroke France Virginie Lagoutte
18 12 Sep 2010 Open de France Feminin[23][25] (3) −14 (70-67-63-74=274) Playoff Italy Diana Luna
19 29 Aug 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open[26] −7 (66-70-73=209)

Other wins (1)

this list may be incomplete

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 18 Oct 1992 Sunrise Cup World Team Championship (individual)[27] +3 (71-72-76=219) shared with Sweden Liselotte Neumann

Legends Tour wins (6)

Legend
Legends Tour major championships (3)
Other Legends Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 21 Aug 2016 The Legends Championship[28] −5 (68-71=139) Playoff[a] United States Juli Inkster
2 12 Jul 2017 Senior LPGA Championship −4 (67-72-73=212) 3 strokes United States Michele Redman
3 10 Jun 2018 Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup[29] −8 (66-70=136) 5 strokes United States Lisa Grimes
4 7 Sep 2018 BJ's Charity Championship (with England Laura Davies)[30] −10 (61) 2 strokes United States Patti Rizzo and United States Michele Redman,
United States Donna Caponi and United States Laurie Rinker
5 29 Aug 2021 Senior LPGA Championship −7 (67-73-69=209) 1 stroke Wales Becky Morgan
6 27 Aug 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open −4 (73-72-67-72=284) 1 stroke United States Leta Lindley
  1. ^ Johnson won with a par at the sixth playoff hole.

Senior major championships

Wins (3)

Year Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
2017 Senior LPGA Championship −4 (67-72-73=212) 3 strokes United States Michele Redman
2021 Senior LPGA Championship −7 (67-73-69=209) 1 stroke Wales Becky Morgan
2023 U.S. Senior Women's Open −4 (73-72-67-72=284) 1 stroke United States Leta Lindley

Ladies European Tour career summary

Year Earnings Order of Merit
rank		 Scoring
average
1987 £35,718 5
1988 £2,110 90
1989 £11,631 36
1990 £83,043 1
1991 £18,155 19
1992 £51,805 4
1993 £17,451 17
1994 £31,309 15
1995 £52,464 7
1996 £80,333 3
1997 £45,742 9 72.40
1998 £73,190 4 72.13
1999 £117,214 4 70.86
2000 €115,131 2 71.93
2001 €66,043 16 72.71
2002 €36,011 27 73.71
2003 €89,066 9 71.73
2004 €160,051 2 71.82
2005 €116,190 9 71.91
2006 €72,288 24
2007 €202,468 4 72.35
2008 €67,782 34 73.12
2009 €46,567 40 72.30
2010 €139,925 9 72.11
2011 €30,839 71 73.27
2012 €124,438 10 71.90
2013 €50,055 44 72.63
2014 €92,607 17 72.38
2015 €27,434 75.00
2016 €32,093 52 73.61
2017 − − 74.29

Yellow for top-10 finishes, green for first.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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 25 5–13–7 1–7–0 2–4–2 2–2–5 8.5 34%
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%
2007 3 0–1–2 0–1–0 lost to A.Stanford 3&2 0–0–2 halved w/L. Davies, halved w/I. Tinning 1 33.3%

See also

Notes and references

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  2. ^ Mickey, Lisa D. (5 September 2019). "Trish Johnson, Playing for the Long Term". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ "World Amateur Team Championship Record Books". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  4. ^ "1986 Curtis Cup Match". United States Golf Association. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  5. ^ Martin Park (15 August 2005). "Johnson wins in spectacular style in Wales". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  6. ^ Bethan Cutler (15 August 2007). "Johnson triumphs in Italy". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  7. ^ "Tournament Chronology 1990–1999" (PDF). LPGA Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Women's World Cup of Golf:Final Results". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  9. ^ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 7. July 1987. p. 89.
  10. ^ "Resultat" [Results]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8. August 1987. p. 90. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Facit -87, Europa-touren, damer, WPGA" [Season 1987, European Tour, Ladies, WPGA]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1987. p. 67. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 91. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 91. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 91. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Facit -90, Europa-touren, damer, Penningligan" [Season 1990, European Tour, Ladies, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1990. p. 91. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Facit -92, WPG European Tour, , Penningligan" [Season 1992, WPG European Tour, Money leaders]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 1. January 1993. p. 74. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Facit 1996, Fakta från AmEx Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Season 1996, Facts from AmEx Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1996. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Facit 1996, Fakta från AmEx Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Season 1996, Facts from AmEx Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1996. p. 89. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Amarican Express Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Amarican Express Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1999. p. 68. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Amarican Express Tour, Penningligan (Slutställning)" [Amarican Express Tour, Money leaders (final standings)]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 12. December 1999. p. 68. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  21. ^ "The Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters presented by Kellogg's, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Wales 'Golf as it should be' Ladies Open, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  23. ^ a b "2010 Season, Player Tour Season Record, Trish Johnson". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Tenerife Ladies Open, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Open de France Feminin, Final result". ladieseuropeantour.com. Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  26. ^ "2014 Season, Player Tour Season Record, Trish Johnson". ocs-let.com. Ladies European Tour Information Centre. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Bäst i världen". Svensk Golf (in Swedish). December 1992. pp. 62, 63.
  28. ^ "Trish Johnson outlasts Juli Inkster in Legends playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Trish Johnson wins Suquamish Clearwater Legends Cup at Kingston's White Horse Golf Club". SeattleSports.com. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  30. ^ Mickey, Lisa D. (7 September 2018). "On Other Tours: Davies, Johnson Pair Up To Win BJ's Charity Championship". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 29 August 2023.