Felicity Johnson (golfer)
| Felicity Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 February 1987 Birmingham, England |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2007) LPGA Tour (joined 2013) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| ALPG Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T34: 2015 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT: 2013 |
| Women's British Open | T72: 2019 |
| Evian Championship | T75: 2012 |
Felicity Johnson (born 26 February 1987) is an English professional golfer who has played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
Johnson started playing golf at five years old and left school at 16 to pursue an amateur career. This was successful and she was named the Daily Telegraph Lady Golfer of the Year in 2005 after winning the 2005 English Amateur Champion, was a member of the 2005 winning Vagliano Trophy team, and won 2005 Spirit International as part of the England Team.[1]
Johnson turned professional in 2006 in and finished third at the 2008 ANZ Ladies Masters, the 2008 Göteborg Masters and the 2009 SAS Ladies Masters before earning her maiden win at the 2009 Tenerife Ladies Open at Golf Costa Adeje. She shot 62 (−10) in the first round of 2008 Göteborg Masters at Lycke Golf Course, a Ladies European Tour record. She claimed her second win at the 2011 Lacoste Ladies Open de France, winning a playoff with Diana Luna, the second playoff loss at the tournament in a row for Luna who was beaten in identical circumstances by Trish Johnson the previous year. More recently she was runner-up at the 2015 Lalla Meryem Cup and 2016 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open.[1]
In 2018, the R&A-supported Golf Foundation named her an official Ambassador.[2]
Amateur wins
- 2005 Women's English Amateur[3]
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Sep 2009 | Tenerife Ladies Open | −14 (69-72-66-67=274) | 2 strokes |  Becky Brewerton
|
| 2 | 2 Oct 2011 | Lacoste Ladies Open de France | −14 (68-70-69-67=274) | Playoff |  Diana Luna
|
ALPG Tour wins
Team appearances
Amateur
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners)
- Spirit International (representing England): 2005 (winners)
Professional
- The Queens (representing Ladies European Tour): 2017
References
- ^ a b "Felicity Johnson Bio". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "'Fantastic' Felicity Johnson accepts Ambassador role with the Golf Foundation". Golf Foundation. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Felicity Johnson Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
External links
- Felicity Johnson at the LPGA Tour official site
- Felicity Johnson at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Felicity Johnson at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site