Catriona Matthew

Catriona Matthew (née Lambert) (born 25 August 1969) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

Catriona Lambert was born in Edinburgh, but grew up in North Berwick and learned to play on the Children's Course and North Berwick West Links in the town. She had a successful junior and amateur career, becoming Scottish Girls champion in 1986 and Scottish Under-21 Stroke Play champion in 1988 and 1989. She captured the Scottish Amateur title in 1991, 1993 and 1994, and the British Amateur title in 1993. cite web
title = Catriona Matthew Full Career Biography
publisher = LET
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/011047.htm
accessdate = 2007-03-31] She is also a two time winner of the St Rule Trophy played at St. Andrews. cite web
title = St Rule Trophy
publisher = St. Andrews Links
date = 2006-10-23
url = http://www.standrews.org.uk/events/annual_tournaments/st_rule_trophy.html
accessdate = 2007-03-07 ] She was a member of the 1990, cite web
title = Previous Curtis Cup Matches 1932-2002
publisher = USGA
url = http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/previous_matches.html
accessdate = 2007-03-23 ] 1992 cite web
title = 1992 Curtis Cup
publisher = USGA
url = http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/us_teams/1992.html
accessdate = 2007-03-31] and 1994 Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup teams. cite web
title = 1994 Curtis Cup
publisher = USGA
url = http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/us_teams/1994.html
accessdate = 2007-03-31] She graduated from the University of Stirling in 1992 having studied accountancy, this being one of a few British universities offering golf scholarships. cite web
title = Scots staying home on range
publisher = Scotland on Sunday
date = 2007-03-11
url = http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/othersport.cfm?id=385112007
accessdate = 2007-03-31]

Professional career

Matthew qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for fifth at the 1994 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1995 season. cite web
title = Catriona Matthew Player Profile
publisher = LPGA
url = http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Matthew-07.pdf
accessdate = 2007-03-31] She soon established herself on the tour, and her best season through 2004 was 2001, when she finished tenth on the money list. Her two LPGA victories came at the 2001 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open and the 2004 Wendy's Championship for Children. Her best finish in an LPGA major is a tie for third at the 2001 Women's British Open.

Matthew also plays a few Ladies European Tour events each season, and she won her maiden professional tournament at the Australian Ladies Open in 1996. She also won the 1998 McDonald's WPGA Championship on that tour. She was a member of the 1998 Solheim Cup Team cite web
title = Keeping the hardware
publisher = CNN
date = 1998-09-20
url = http://media.cnnsi.com/golf/news/1998/09/20/solheim_cup/
accessdate = 2007-03-31] and first reserve for the 2000 match held in her native Scotland. When Helen Alfredsson hurt her wrist she was called into the team but Alfredson recovered and Matthew didn't play. cite web
title = Tough play being the reserve
publisher = BBC
date = 2002-09-17
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/2263986.stm
accessdate = 2007-03-31] She was somewhat controversially left out of the 2002 Solheim Cup team cite web
title = Reid chooses wild cards amid controversy
publisher = LET
date = 2002-08-25
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4639
accessdate = 2007-03-31] cite web
title = Biting back
publisher = Scottish Golf
date = 2002-10-16
url = http://www.scottishgolf.com/features/feature_display18ba.html
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] but was a captain's pick for the 2003 team, cite web
title = European Team announced
publisher = LET
date = 2003-08-25
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4249
accessdate = 2007-03-31] cite web
title = Solheim Cup player profiles
publisher = LET
date = 2003-08-30
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4251
accessdate = 2007-03-31] gaining the cup winning point. cite web
title = It's Solheim Time!
publisher = LET
date = 2005
url = http://www.golfdigest.com/gfw/gfwfeatures/index.ssf?/gfw/gfwfeatures/gfw200509solheimcup.html
accessdate = 2007-03-31] She was a captain's pick for the 2005 team as well. cite web
title = The 2005 European Solheim Cup team announced
publisher = LET
date = 2005-08-28
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3898
accessdate = 2007-03-23 ] She teamed with Janice Moodie to represent Scotland at the 2005 cite web
title = Moodie and Matthew flying the flag at World Cup
publisher = LET
date = 2005-02-11
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3714
accessdate = 2007-03-31] and 2006 Women’s World Cup of Golf. cite web
title = Stellar field for Women’s World Cup of Golf
publisher = LET
date = 2005-11-14
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=3994
accessdate = 2007-03-31] and was a member of the victorious International team captained by Annika Sörenstam in the inaugural Lexus Cup. cite web
title = Internationals win The Lexus Cup
publisher = LET
date = 2005-12-12
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=4014
accessdate = 2007-03-23 ]

In the official world rankings released on 21 February 2006, Matthew was ranked 19th in the world, making her the top British female golfer. She won the 2007 Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika. cite web
title = Matthew wins Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika
publisher = Ladie European Tour
date = 2007-08-12
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=10354
accessdate = 2008-01-30]

Personal life

Matthew's husband Graeme is her caddy and in January 2007 they had their first child, a daughter, Katie. cite web
title = Matthew returns to the LPGA Tour
publisher = Golf Observer
date = 2007-03-08
url = http://www.golfobserver.com/features/Huggan/Matthew_020807.php
accessdate = 2007-03-31]

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour (2)

*2001: Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open
*2004: Wendy's Championship for Children

Other (3)

*1996: Australian Ladies Open (ALPG Tour)
*1998: McDonald's WPGA Championship (Ladies European Tour)
*2007: Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika (Ladies European Tour)

Results in LPGA majors

olheim Cup Record

Notes and References

External links

* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=204 Profile on the LPGA's official site]
* [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/011047.htm Profile on the Ladies European Tour's website]

Persondata
NAME=Matthew, Catriona
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH= August 25, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH= Edinburgh, Scotland