Janice Moodie

Janice Moodie (31 May 1973 in Glasgow) is a Scottish golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.

Amateur career

At age 11, Moodie was taught to play golf by her mother, a former 6-handicap amateur, at Windyhills Golf Club in Bearsden, Scotland. cite web
title = Queen of Scots
publisher = Sports Illustrated
date = 2002
url = http://www.golfdigest.com/gfw/gfwinstruction/index.ssf?/gfw/gfwinstruction/gfw200204moodie.html
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] At age 16, she left school and started working in a grocery store and a sporting-goods shop. She had to postpone her college enrollment when her mother suffered a brain aneurysm that left her with tunnel-vision blindness and for the next three and a half years Moodie worked in the winter (including a few weeks in a nightclub) so she could play competitive amateur golf in the summer. cite web
title = Swing out sister
publisher = Sunday Herald
date = 2000-07-02
url = http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20000702/ai_n13951143
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] During this period she won the 1992 Scottish Women's Strokeplay Championship cite web
title = Janice Moodie Player Profile
publisher = LET
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/100130.htm
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 1994 when her win over Carol Semple Thompson in the final singles match secured a 9- 9 tie keeping the Curtis Cup in GB&I by virtue of the GB&I win in 1992. cite web
title = 1994 Curtis Cup
publisher = USGA
url = http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/us_teams/1994.html
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] She also played on the victorious 1996 team in Killarney, Ireland cite web
title = 1996 Curtis Cup Match
publisher = USGA
url = http://www.curtiscup.org/2004/history/us_teams/1996.html
accessdate = 2007-03-23 ] 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 ] and played in the 1996 Espirito Santo Trophy World Amateur Team Championship where she finished 2nd. cite web
title = Notable Past Players
publisher = IGF
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/History/notables.html
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] cite web
title = Espirito Santo Trophy Championship Results
publisher = IGF
url = http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wplayer2.asp?fname=Janice&mname=&lname=Moodie&country=Great%20Britain%20and%20Ireland
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ]

Moodie enrolled at San Jose State University to play collegiate golf for the Spartans, graduating in 1997 with a degree in psychology. She won 12 collegiate tournaments including the 1995 GolfWorld/Palmetto Dunes, cite web
title = 1995-96 Results
publisher = Stanford Women's Golf Official Athletics Website
url = http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/archive/stan-w-golf-topteam.html
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] the 1996 Stanford Women's Intercollegiate and the 1997 Peg Barnard California Collegiate. cite web
title = Final 1996-97 Stanford Women's Golf Statistics
publisher = Stanford Women's Golf Official Athletics Website
url = http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/archive/stan-w-golf-97results.html
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] She was Big WestChampion 1994-1996, cite web
title = Top Individual Finishers
publisher = Big West
url = http://www.bigwest.net/sports/golf/info/wrecords.pdf
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] Big West Athlete of the Year 1994-1996, was All-Big West 1994 and 1995 and finished in the top ten at the NCAA Championships each year 1994-1997 thus earning First-Team All-American honours each year during 1994-1997. cite web
title = San Jose State Spartans Record Book
publisher = San Jose State University
url = http://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf5/21818.pdf
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] She posted the lowest scoring average on her team from 1996-97 and won the Golfstat Cup in 1996. cite web
title = Golfstat Cup Award
publisher = San Jose State University
url = http://www.ngca.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3300
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] She turned professional in 1997 and qualified for the LPGA Tour by tying for 21st at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 1998 season. cite web
title = Janice Moodie Full Career Biography
publisher = LPGA
url = http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Moodie-07.pdf
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ]

Professional career

In 1998 Moodie had three top ten finishes. Her best result was fourth place which she achieved once in Europe at the Weetabix Women’s British Open and once in the United States at the City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic. She finished second to Se Ri Pak in the Rolex Rookie of the Year race. In 2000 she claimed her maiden victory at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, becoming only the second Scot to win on the LPGA Tour, cite web
title = Chat Reel: Janice Moodie
publisher = Sports Illustrated
date = 2000-08-01
url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/your_turn/news/2000/08/01/chatreel_moodie/
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] moved past the $1 million mark in LPGA career earnings and made her Solheim Cup debut at Loch Lomond Golf Club in her native Scotland. cite web
title = Europe win Solheim Cup
publisher = BBC
date = 2000-10-08
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/962429.stm
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ]

In 2002, Moodie won her second LPGA title at the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship cite web
title = In The Moodie!
publisher = Scottish Golf
date = 2002-05-23
url = http://www.scottishgolf.com/features/feature_display2672.html
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] and was somewhat controversially not one of Dale Reid's captain picks for the Solheim Cup having chosen to play in the US rather than on the LET in the run up to selection. 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 = 2007-03-24 ] Captain Catrin Nilsmark did pick Moodie for the 2003 Solheim Cup 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 = 2007-03-24 ] and she rewarded her captain by winning three and a half points and paved the way during the singles matches when she defeated Kelli Keuhne by 3&2 in the top match. 2003 also saw Moodie inducted into the San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame. cite web
title = San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame
url = http://www.hollywoodsportsbook.com/ncaa_football_history/footballhistory_sjstate.cfm
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] At the start of 2004, Moodie was inducted into the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Hall of Fame cite web
title = Moodie to be inducted into the NGCA Hall of Fame
publisher = LPGA
date = 2004-01-26
url = http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=4&pid=253
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ]

In 2005 Moodie together with Catriona Matthew represented Scotland in the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf in South Africa cite web
title = Moodie and Matthew flying the flag at World Cup
publisher = LET
date = 2005-02-12
url = http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3714
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ] and was part of the International Team at the first staging of the 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 ] Moodie and Matthew continued their partnership at the 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 = 2007-03-24 ] and made it three appearance in a row when she paired with Mhairi McKay in the 2007 staging. cite web
title = Final field- Women's World Cup of Golf
publisher = LPGA
url = http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=9486
accessdate = 2007-03-24 ]

Off-course activities

Moodie supports her own tournament for the Janice Moodie trophy at her home club of Windyhill.The event is for girls aged ten to 21 with a handicap limit of 40. She also makes a contribution to the West of Scotland Girls' Associations towards the girls' travelling costs

Moodie married Tim Carneval in 2002 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 ] and in 2006 only played ten events, the minimum allowed to still get a medical exemption as she gave birth to baby son Craig.

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour (2)

* 2000 (1) ShopRite LPGA Classic
* 2002 (1) Asahi Ryokuken International Championship

Team appearances

Amateur
* Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners), 1996 (winners)
* Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1996Professional
* Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2000 (winners), 2003 (winners)
* Women's World Cup of Golf (representing Scotland): 2005, 2006
* Lexus Cup (representing International team ): 2005 (winners)

LPGA Tour career summary

Solheim Cup Record

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=508 Profile on the LPGA Tour's website]
* [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/100130.htm Profile on the Ladies European Tour's website]

Persondata
NAME=Moodie, Janice
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional Golfer
DATE OF BIRTH= May 31, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH= Glasgow, Scotland