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Meg Mallon
Mallon posing in the U.S. Solheim Cup team uniform after the 2009 team was announced at Royal Lytham & St Annes, August 2, 2009.Personal information Full name Meg Mallon Born April 14, 1963
Natick, MassachusettsHeight 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Nationality United States
Residence Ocean Ridge, Florida Career College Ohio State University Turned professional 1987 Retired 2010 Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1987) Professional wins 19 Number of wins by tour LPGA Tour 18 Other 1 Best results in LPGA Major Championships
(Wins: 4)Kraft Nabisco C'ship 2nd/T2: 1996, 1999 LPGA Championship Won: 1991 U.S. Women's Open Won: 1991, 2004 du Maurier Classic Won: 2000 Women's British Open T8: 2002 Achievements and awards GWAA Female
Player of the Year1991 LPGA William and
Mousie Powell Award1999 Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer.
Mallon was born in Natick, Massachusetts. She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987. During her career she won eighteen events on the tour, including four major championships. She also had nine top ten placings on the money list, her best being second in 1991. She played for the United States in the Solheim Cup eight times: in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2005. She served as an assistant team captain in 2009.
Mallon announced her retirement from professional golf on July 7, 2010, shortly before the start of the 2010 U.S. Women's Open.[1]
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Professional wins (19)
LPGA Tour wins (18)
- 1991 (4) Oldsmobile LPGA Classic, LPGA Championship, U.S. Women's Open, Daikyo World Championship
- 1993 (2) PING/Welch's Championship (Tucson), Sara Lee Classic
- 1996 (2) Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open, Sara Lee Classic
- 1998 (1) Star Bank LPGA Classic
- 1999 (2) Naples LPGA Memorial, Sara Lee Classic
- 2000 (2) Wegmans Rochester International, du Maurier Classic
- 2002 (1) Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open
- 2003 (1) ADT Championship
- 2004 (3) U.S. Women's Open, BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open, Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
LPGA majors are shown in bold.
Other wins (1)
- 1998 JCPenney Classic (with Steve Pate)
Major championships
Wins (4)
Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 1991 LPGA Championship -10 (68-68-71-67=274) 1 stroke Pat Bradley
Ayako Okamoto
1991 U.S. Women's Open -1 (70-75-71-67=283) 2 strokes Pat Bradley
2000 du Maurier Classic -6 (73-68-72-69=282) 1 stroke Rosie Jones
2004 U.S. Women's Open -10 (73-69-67-65=274) 2 strokes Annika Sörenstam
Results timeline
Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP LPGA Championship DNP DNP T61 T29 U.S. Women's Open CUT DNP T44 CUT du Maurier Classic DNP DNP DNP T59 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco Championship T9 T30 5 T49 T11 T16 T2 CUT T16 2 3 LPGA Championship T20 1 T26 T45 T11 T15 T10 T22 T6 T11 T17 U.S. Women's Open T9 1 4 21 T6 2 T19 T43 CUT T5 T2 du Maurier Classic CUT T23 T13 T64 T4 T12 4 T30 T4 T66 1 Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship T28 T36 T33 T48 T50 T66 73 T15 DNP CUT LPGA Championship T17 T12 T27 16 T33 DNP CUT CUT CUT CUT U.S. Women's Open T30 T22 CUT 1 T13 CUT CUT T58 CUT DNP Women's British Open ^ T28 T8 T37 CUT CUT CUT 68 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" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.See also
References
- ^ Golfweek.com, As will to win fades, Mallon, 47, retires 2010-07-07
External links
- Meg Mallon at the LPGA Tour official site
- Meg Mallon at the Legends Tour official site
- Meg Mallon bio at about.com
Meg Mallon in the Solheim Cup United States Solheim Cup team – 1992 Danielle Ammaccapane • Pat Bradley • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Juli Inkster • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Mochrie • Deb Richard • Patty Sheehan
Kathy Whitworth (non-playing captain)
Lost: 6.5 – 11.5United States Solheim Cup team – 1994 Donna Andrews • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Tammie Green • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Mochrie • Kelly Robbins • Patty Sheehan • Sherri Steinhauer
JoAnne Carner (non-playing captain)
Won: 13 – 7United States Solheim Cup team – 1996 Pat Bradley • Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Jane Geddes • Rosie Jones • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Michelle McGann • Dottie Pepper • Kelly Robbins • Patty Sheehan • Val Skinner
Judy Rankin (non-playing captain)
Won: 17 – 11United States Solheim Cup team – 1998 Donna Andrews • Brandie Burton • Tammie Green • Pat Hurst • Juli Inkster • Christa Johnson • Rosie Jones • Betsy King • Meg Mallon • Dottie Pepper • Kelly Robbins • Sherri Steinhauer
Judy Rankin (non-playing captain)
Won: 16 – 12United States Solheim Cup team – 2000 Brandie Burton • Beth Daniel • Pat Hurst • Juli Inkster • Becky Iverson • Rosie Jones • Meg Mallon • Dottie Pepper • Michele Redman • Kelly Robbins • Nancy Scranton • Sherri Steinhauer
Pat Bradley (non-playing captain)
Lost: 11.5 – 14.5United States Solheim Cup team – 2002 Beth Daniel • Laura Diaz • Pat Hurst • Juli Inkster • Rosie Jones • Cristie Kerr • Emilee Klein • Kelli Kuehne • Meg Mallon • Michele Redman • Kelly Robbins • Wendy Ward
Patty Sheehan (non-playing captain)
Won: 15.5 – 12.5United States Solheim Cup team – 2003 Heather Bowie • Beth Daniel • Laura Diaz • Juli Inkster • Rosie Jones • Cristie Kerr • Kelli Kuehne • Meg Mallon • Michele Redman • Kelly Robbins • Angela Stanford • Wendy Ward
Patty Sheehan (non-playing captain)
Lost: 10.5 – 17.5United States Solheim Cup team – 2005 Paula Creamer • Beth Daniel • Laura Diaz • Natalie Gulbis • Pat Hurst • Juli Inkster • Rosie Jones • Cristie Kerr • Christina Kim • Meg Mallon • Michele Redman • Wendy Ward
Donna Caponi (non-playing assistant captain) • Nancy Lopez (non-playing captain)
Won: 15.5 – 12.5United States Solheim Cup team – 2009 Nicole Castrale • Paula Creamer • Natalie Gulbis • Juli Inkster • Cristie Kerr • Christina Kim • Brittany Lang • Brittany Lincicome • Kristy McPherson • Morgan Pressel • Angela Stanford • Michelle Wie
Beth Daniel (non-playing captain) • Meg Mallon (non-playing assistant captain) • Kelly Robbins (non-playing assistant captain)
Won: 16 – 12Categories:- American female golfers
- Ohio State Buckeyes women's golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Winners of LPGA major golf championships
- Solheim Cup competitors for the United States
- People from Greater Boston
- 1963 births
- Living people
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