Trish Johnson
Name:
Patricia Mary "Trish" JohnsonCountry:
EnglandBorn:
Jan 17, 1966 in Bristol, England.Original/Home Club:
Royal North Devon GCOccupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1987Senior MAJORS (2): Senior LPGA Championship (2017, 2021: the first senior major championship for women). Curtis Cup player (1986). Solheim Cup player (1990, '92, '94, '96, '98, 2000, '05, '07). Multiple wins on the Ladies European Tour and US LPGA Tr. Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year (1987) and Order of Merit winner (1990).
Johnson's distinguished amateur career included a maximum-points (4-0-0) appearance in the 1986 Curtis Cup. After turning professional in 1987, her success continued with regular wins on the Ladies European Tour, and occasionally the US-based LPGA Tour. Between 1990 and 2005 she appeared on eight European Solheim Cup teams.
In 2017 Johnson won the Senior LPGA Championship on the Pete Dye course at the French Lick Resort in Indiana. This was the first ever senior major championship for women. She won it again in 2021.
Women
Old Natl Bank
Played as the Senior LPGA Championship presented by Old National Bank (4th) (Aug 26-29). Second-placed Becky Morgan (Wales) finished 1 shot behind Trish Johnson (Eng), who won this event for the second time in its four year history. [Pete Dye course, French Lick Resort, Indiana].
Women
Old Natl Bank
Played as the inaugural Senior LPGA Championship presented by Old National Bank (July 10-12; first major championship for senior women; replaced the Legend Tour Championship). Second-placed Michele Redman (USA) finished 3 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Johnson (Eng). [Pete Dye course, French Lick Resort, Indiana].
Women
Old Natl Bank
Played as the Legends Championship presented by Old National Bank (Aug 19-21; Legends Tr event; replaced in 2017 by the Senior LPGA Championship). Trish Johnson (Eng) beat defending champion Juli Inkster (USA) with a par at the sixth playoff hole. [Pete Dye course, French Lick Resort, Indiana].
Europe
Aberdeen Asset Mgt
Played as the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland (Aug 29-31). Second-placed Gwladys Nocera (Fra) finished 2 shots behind 48-year-old Johnson (Eng), who became the oldest winner on the Ladies European Tour. [Fidra course, Archerfield Links, East Lothian].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France Feminin (Sept 9-12). Johnson (Eng) beat Diana Luna (Italy) at the first playoff hole to claim her third French Open victory and 20th career title. [Paris International GC, Baillet-en-France, nr Paris].
Europe
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Played as the Tenerife Ladies Open (July 1-4). Second-placed Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) finished 1 shot behind Johnson (Eng). [Buenavista Golf, Buenavista del Norte, Tenerife].
Europe
VCI
Played as the inaugural VCI European Ladies Cup (April 3-6; two rounds of better-ball and two of a greensome Chapman variation). Second-placed Germany (Martina Eberl & Anja Monke) and Belgium (Lara Tadiotti & Ellen Smets) finished 5 shots behind England (Trish Johnson & Rebecca Hudson). [La Sella Resort, Jesus Pobre, Denia, Spain].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW Ladies Italian Open (May 23-26). Second-placed Bettina Hauert (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Johnson (Eng). [Parco de' Medici GC, Rome].
Europe
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Played as the Wales "Golf as it Should Be" Ladies Open (Aug 12-15). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng) and Iben Tinning (Den) finished 2 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Royal Porthcawl GC, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales].
Europe
Daily Telegraph
Played as the inaugural Daily Telegraph Ladies British Masters presented by Kellogg's (Aug 4-6). Second-placed Vibeke Stensrud (Nor) finished 2 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Mottram Hall, Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire].
Europe
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Played as the Marrakech Palmeraie Open (Oct 22-24; European Ladies' PGA Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Valerie Van Ryckeghen (Belg) finished 5 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Palmeraie Golf Palace, nr Marrakesh, Morocco].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France Dames (July 8-11). Second-placed Alison Nicholas (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Johnson (Eng). [Paris Intl GC, Baillet-en-France, nr Paris].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France Dames (Oct 10-13). Second-placed Raquel Carriedo-Tomás (Esp) finished 10 shots behind Johnson (Eng), who recorded her tenth win on the Women's Professional Golf European Tour. [Arras Golf Resort, Anzin-Saint-Aubin, nr Arras, Pas-de-Calais].
America
Fieldcrest Cannon
Played as the Fieldcrest Cannon Classic (Sept 26-29). Second-placed Kim Saiki (USA) finished 3 shots behind Johnson (Eng), who recorded the last of her three LPGA Tour wins. [Peninsula Club, Cornelius, North Carolina].
Europe
M&S
Played as the Marks & Spencer European Open (Sept 5-8). Second-placed Pernilla Sterner (Swe) and Anne-Marie Knight (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Hanbury Manor CC, Ware, Herts].
America
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Played as the Las Vegas LPGA. Second-placed Missie McGeorge (USA) finished 4 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Johnson (Eng). [Canyon Gate CC, Las Vegas, Nevada].
America
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Played as the Atlanta Women's Championship. Sherri Steinhauer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Eagle's Landing CC, Stockbridge, nr Atlanta, GA].
Europe
Skol
Played as the Skol Classic at La Manga (May 28-31). Second-placed Florence Descampe (Belg) and Catrine Nilsmark (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Johnson (Eng). [North course, La Manga Club, nr Cartagena, Murcia, Spain].
Europe
Expedier
Played as the Expedier Ladies European Open (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Michelle Estill (USA) and Pearl Sinn (S.Kor/USA) finished 2 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Kingswood GC, Tadworth, nr London].
Europe
Longines
Played as the Longines Classic (May 4-7). Second-placed Gillian Stewart (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Johnson (Eng). [Golf l'Esterel, Saint Raphaël, French Riviera].
Europe
Hennessy
Played as the Hennessy Ladies Cup (May 10-13). Second-placed Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (Fra) and Tammie Green (USA) finished 3 shots Johnson (Eng). [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].
Awards
WPG Eurpn Tr
Johnson (Eng) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the Women Professional Golfers' European Tour.
Awards
Woolmark
Johnson (Eng) won the WPG European Tour 1990 Woolmark Order of Merit, with earnings of £83,043 on the Tour. Alison Nicholas (Eng) was second with £63,199; Helen Alfredsson (Swe) was third with £63,079.
Europe
Bloor Homes
Played as the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic (July 12-15). Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Johnson (Eng). [Fleming Park GC, Eastleigh, Hants, England; course permanently closed in 2008].
Awards
WPGA Tr
Johnson (Eng) won the Women's PGA Tour 1987 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. She finished fifth on the Tour's (money-based) Order of Merit, with earnings of £35,718.
Europe
McEwans
Played as the McEwans Wirral Classic (June 3-6). Johnson (Eng) beat Karen Lunn (Aus) at the second playoff hole, to claim the win in only her fourth event since turning professional. [Caldy GC, Caldy, Wirral, England].
Europe
Bloor Homes
Played as the Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic (July 22-25). Second-placed Corinne Dibnah (Aus) finished 11 shots behind Johnson (Eng), who recorded rounds of 65-60-60-58 on the par-66 municipal course. [Fleming Park GC, Eastleigh, Hants, England; course permanently closed in 2008].
Europe
Woolmark
Played as the British Ladies Match Play Championship. Tour rookie Johnson (Eng) beat Marie-Laure Taya (Fra; née M-L de Lorenzi) in the final. [Combination of High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
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David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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