Liselotte Neumann

Liselotte "Lotta" Neumann (born May 20, 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. She currently plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.

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 World Team Amateur Championships 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 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 6 other golfers.

Professional wins (25)

LPGA Tour (13)

*1988 (1) U.S. Women's Open
*1991 (1) Mazda Japan Classic
*1994 (3) Minnesota LPGA Classic, Women's British Open, GHP Heartland Classic
*1996 (3) Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions, PING Welch's Championship, First Bank Presents the Edina Realty LPGA Classic
*1997 (2) PING/Welch's Championship, Toray Japan Queens Cup
*1998 (2) Standard Register PING, Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
*2004 (1) Asahi Ryokuken International Championship

LPGA Majors are shown in bold.

Other (12)

*1985 (2) IBM European Open, Hoganas Open (both on LET)
*1986 (1) BMW German Open (LET)
*1987 (1) France Open (LET)
*1988 (1) BMW German Open (LET)
*1987 (1) Singapore Open (Asian Tour)
*1991 (1) IBM Ladies Open (LET)
*1994 (1) Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open (LET)
*1995 (1) Australian Women's Open (ALPG Tour)
*1995 (1) Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open (LET)
*1997 (1) Takara World Invitational (JLPGA)
*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)

Results in LPGA majors

^ 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.

Team appearances

Amateur
*World Amateur Team Championship (representing Sweden): 1982, 1984 Professional
*Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 1990, 1992 (winners), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 (winners)
*Women's World Cup of Golf (representing Sweden): 2006 (winners)

LPGA Tour career summary

olheim Cup Record

External links

* [http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=517 Profile on the LPGA's official site]
* [http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/010118.htm Profile on the LET's official site]
* [http://www.golfstarsonline.com/N/Liselotte_Neumann/ Golf Stars Online] - links to features and profiles
* [http://golf.about.com/od/golferswomen/p/liselotteneuman.htm Liselotte Neumann bio]