Liselotte Neumann
Name:
Liselotte Maria "Lotta" NeumannCountry:
SwedenBorn:
May 20, 1966 in Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1985America
Asahi Ryokuken
Played as the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship (Oct 7-10). Second-placed Grace Park (S Kor) finished 3 shots behind Neumann (Swe), who recorded the last of her 13 LPGA Tour wins. [Mount Vintage GC, North Augusta, South Carolina].
America
Chick-fil-A
Played as the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship (April 24-26). Second-place Lorie Kane (Can) and Dottie Pepper (USA) finished 3 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [Eagle's Landing CC, Stockbridge, nr Atlanta, GA].
America
Std Register/PING
Played as the Standard Register PING Championship (March 19-22). Neumann (Swe) beat Rosie Jones (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Moon Valley CC, Phoenix, Arizona].
America
Welch's
Played as the Welch's Championship (Sept 18-21). Second-placed Nancy Harvey (Can) finished 3 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [Blue Hill CC, Canton, nr Boston, MA].
Asia
Toray
Played as the Toray Japan Queens Cup (Nov 7-9; LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Second-placed Lorie Kane (Can) finished 1 shot behind Neumann (Swe), who recorded her tenth LPGA Tour win. [Seta GC, Shiga, Japan].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions (Jan 11-14; LPGA Tr season opener). Karrie Webb (Aus) finished in second-place behind Neumann (Swe). [North/South course, Grand Cypress GC, Orlando, FL].
America
First Bank
Played as the First Bank Presents the Edina Realty LPGA Classic (June 14-16). Neumann (Swe) beat Brandie Burton (USA), Suzanne Strudwick (Eng) and Carin Koch (Swe) with a 45-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole. [Edinburgh USA GC, Brooklyn Pk, nr Minneapolis, Minnesota].
America
PING/Welch's
Played as the PING/Welch's Championship (March 14-17). Second-placed Cathy Johnston-Forbes (USA) finished 1 shot behind Neumann (Swe). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
Aus/NZ
Holden
Played as the Holden Women's Australian Open (Nov 9-12; ALPG Tr event). Neumann (Swe) beat fellow Swede Annika Sörenstam (Swe) in a playoff. [Yarra Yarra GC, Bentleigh East, nr Melbourne, Aus].
Europe
Trygg Hansa
Played as the Trygg Hansa Ladies Open (Sept 7-10). Second-placed Annika Sörenstam (Swe) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Neumann (Swe). [Haninge GC, nr Stockholm, Sweden].
Europe
Trygg Hansa
Played as the Trygg Hansa Ladies Open (Aug 18-21). Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Neumann (Swe), who recorded her tenth win on the Women's Professional Golf European Tour. [Haninge GC, nr Stockholm, Sweden].
America
GHP
Played as the inaugural GHP Heartland Classic (Sep 28-Oct 1). Elaine Crosby (USA) and Pearl Sinn (USA) finished 3 shots behind Neumann (Swe), who recorded her fifth LPGA Tour win. [Forest Hills CC, Chesterfield, Missouri].
America
x
Played as the Minnesota LPGA Classic. Second-placed and defending champion Hiromi Kobayashi (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [Edinburgh USA GC, Brooklyn Pk, nr Minneapolis, Minnesota].
Europe
Weetabix
Played as the Weetabix Women's British Open (Aug 11-14; Women's Pro Golf Eurpn Tr/LPGA Tr event). Second-placed Dotti Mochrie (USA, née Pepper) and Annika Sörenstam (Swe) finished 3 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [Duke's course, Woburn GC, nr Milton Keynes, Bucks].
Europe
Hennessy
Played as the Hennessy Ladies Cup (Jun 30-July 3). Second-placed Alison Nicholas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Neumann (Swe). [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne].
Awards
WPG Eurpn Tr
Neumann (Swe) won the WPG European Tour 1994 Order of Merit, with earnings of £102,750 on the Tour. Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was second with £63,315; Laura Davies (Eng) was third with £59,384.
Awards
WPG Eurpn Tr
Neumann (Swe) won the Vivien Saunders Trophy, recording the season's lowest stroke average on the Women Professional Golfers' European Tour.
Europe
Hennessy
Played as the Hennessy Ladies Cup (July 1-4). Neumann (Swe) beat Laura Davies (Eng) in a playoff. [Golf & Land Club Köln, Refrath, nr Cologne].
Asia
Mazda
Played as the Mazda Japan Classic (LPGA & Jpn LPGA Trs event). Dottie Mochrie (née Pepper) and Caroline Keggi (USA) finished in second place behind Neumann (Swe). [Seta GC, Shiga, Japan].
Europe
IBM
Played as the IBM Ladies Open (Aug 15-18). Second-placed Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (Fra) finished 3 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [Haninge GC, nr Stockholm, Sweden].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (43rd) (July 21-24). Second-placed Patty Sheehan (USA) finished 3 shots behind Liselotte Neumann (Swe), who recorded her first and only major championship win. [East course, Baltimore CC - Five Farms, Lutherville, Maryland].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies German Open. Second-placed Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Taya (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Neumann (Swe). [Hubbelrath GC, nr Dusseldorf, Germany].
Awards
LPGA Tr
Neumann (Swe) won the LPGA Tour 1988 Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. Award based on a points accumulation for finishes in Tour events. Neumann finished 16th on the LPGA money list, with earnings of $147,104.
Europe
Letting
Played as the inaugural Letting French Open (May 14-17). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) finished 5 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [G&CC Fourqueux, Fourqueux, nr Paris].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies German Open. Second-placed Alison Nicholas (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [GC Olching, nr Munich, Germany].
Europe
IBM
Played as the IBM European Women's Open (Sept 4-7). Second-placed Cathy Panton (Scot) and Susan Moorcraft (Eng, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Neumann (Swe). [Kingswood GC, Tadworth, nr London].
Europe
Hoganas
Played as the Höganäs Sweden Open (Aug 22-25). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 19-year-old Neumann (Swe), who recorded her first win on the WPGA Tour. [Molle GK, Mölle, nr Helsingborg, Sweden].
Tournaments:
LPGA Tour Championship: the CME Group Tour Championship brings the curtain down on the LPGA Tour’s 2020 season at Tiburón Golf Club in Florida (Dec 17-20).
Race to Dubai: the European Tour’s season-long Order of Merit comes to its conclusion in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai (Dec 10-13).
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